George Alan Campbell Pentland (3 October 1883 – 15 December 1952) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL).

Family

The son of William Christie Pentland (1844-1931), and Euphemia Craig Pentland (1848-1924), née Morison, George Alan Campbell Pentland was born on 3 October 1883. He married Queenie Australia Osborn (1888-1955) on 23 August 1913.

Football

Pentland was a defender who played in the

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for South Melbourne in their

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team which won the club's first ever premiership. He appeared in all 20 games in 1910 and the following season played finals football for the third successive year. His last game for South Melbourne came in 1912.

Cricket

He remained on the local sports scene as a cricketer. He played in 47 matches for the South Melbourne Cricket Club's First XI over 5 seasons (1909/10—1913/14); a batsman, who never bowled, he scored a total of 317 runs for South Melbourne, with an average of 11.74 (his highest score was 53). He toured

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with the South Melbourne Cricket Club in 1912/13.

Death

A retired coachbuilder, he died on 15 December 1952 at his home in

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.Deaths: Pentland, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.11Deaths: Pentland, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 18 December 1952), p.15.
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Footnotes

References

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VCA 1st XI Career Records 1889-90 to 2017-18; N-R, ''Cricket Victoria''.

External links

* * 1883 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans premiership players Leopold Football Club (MJFA) players South Melbourne cricketers 1952 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players People from South Melbourne Cricketers from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1883-stub