George Bird (30 July 1849 – 28 October 1930) was an English

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er with amateur status who was active from 1872 to 1880. He was born in

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and died in

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. He made his first-class debut in 1872 and appeared in 21 matches as a right-handed

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who kept wicket, playing for

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(MCC) and

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, as well as for some all-amateur elevens. He scored 447 runs with a highest score of 75 and held six catches with five stumpings.

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