George Cole (cricketer)

George Lamont Cole (5 September 1885 — 14 October 1964) was an English cricketer and clergyman.

George Cole
Personal information
Full name
George Lamont Cole
Born(1885-09-05)5 September 1885
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Died14 October 1964(1964-10-14) (aged 79)
Boughton Street, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908Cambridge University
19091911Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 122
Batting average 11.09
100s/50s –/–
Top score 33
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 January 2010

The son of The Reverend George Lamont Cole senior, he was born at St Leonards-on-Sea in September 1885. He was educated at Sherborne School, where he played for both the cricket and rugby elevens.[1] From there, he matriculated to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club against Kent at Fenner's in 1908. The following season, he made one first-class appearance for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Portsmouth.[2] After graduating from Cambridge, he was ordained into the Church of England in 1911,[1] and served as curate at South Farnborough prior to the First World War.[3] His ecclesiastical duties coincided with him making further appearances for Hampshire in first-class cricket, with five appearances in the 1911 County Championship.[2] In seven first-class matches, he scored 122 runs at an average of 11.09;[4] his highest score of 33 came against Leicestershire in 1911.[5]

During the First World War, Cole was a chaplain with the Royal Army Chaplains' Department on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918. He was later appointed rector at Ash in Surrey in 1925, before being appointed vicar of South Holmwood in 1930. His appointment at Holmwood lasted until 1936, when he was appointed vicar at Oatlands. Cole was later appointed an honorary canon at Guildford Cathedral in 1946.[1] He died in October 1964 at Boughton Street, Kent.[5]

References

  1. The Sherborne Register: 1550-1950 (PDF) (4 ed.). Warren & Son Ltd. 1950. p. 224.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by George Cole". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "Advent Ordination". Surrey Advertiser. Guildford. 27 December 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Cole". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1964". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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