George Eric Borwick

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(2 April 1896 at Pyrmont,

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– 1 August 1981 at

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) was a cricket Test match umpire. He umpired twenty-four Test matches, between 1931 and 1948. He made his debut in the second Test match played between

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and the

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, played at

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on 1 January to 5 January 1931. In this match Borwick was partnered by another debutant umpire, Walter French. Borwick's last match was played between Australia and

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, played at

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on 23 January to 28 January 1948. In this match, in spite of a century in each innings by

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, Australia won by an innings with Bradman scoring a double century. Borwick's partner in this match was Ron Wright, standing in his first match. Moyes remarked that Borwick had the confidence of all Australian players and "ranks among the best we have seen". Standing in all the "

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" Tests with

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, Borwick was later critical of the tactics used by

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's captain,

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. He was appointed

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(MBE) in the 1971 Birthday Honours for services to sport.United Kingdom list:

References

* Moyes, A. G., ''Australian Cricket: A History'', Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1959. * '' Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack'', 1982 edition (obituary)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borwick, George 1896 births 1981 deaths Australian Test cricket umpires Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire

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