George Berkeley (cricketer)

George Berkeley

Personal information
Full name	George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley
Born	(1870-01-29)29 January 1870 Dublin, Ireland
Died	Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890–1893	Oxford University
First-class debut	19 May 1890 Oxford University v Australians
Last First-class	14 May 1906 H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI v Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 32 Runs scored 324 Batting average 10.12 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 38 Balls bowled 6,288 Wickets 131 Bowling average 20.75 5 wickets in innings 9 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 8/70 Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 November 2012

George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley (29 January 1870 – 14 November 1955) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University in the 1890s. He also played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire between 1904 and 1906. A left-arm medium pace bowler, he took 131 wickets in 32 first-class appearances at an average of 20.75. He best bowling performance occurred on his debut, when he took eight wickets for Oxford University in the first innings against the touring Australians. Berkeley was awarded his Blue, appearing against Cambridge in the University match, in each of his four years at Oxford. He was Oxford leading wicket-taker during his first three years at the university, but in the third, he was unable to play in all the matches, but maintained a strong bowling average.

He served in the Worcestershire Regiment from 1898 to 1901 and in the First World War he was a brigade musketry officer with the 3rd Cavalry reserve and a member of the Claims Commission in France and Italy.

He was married twice and died at his home, Hanwell Castle, near Banbury, Oxfordshire.