George Burton (1 May 1851 – 7 May 1930) was an English

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er. He was born at Hampstead, London and dies at

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. He began in North London club cricket, before appearing with the Middlesex Colts in 1875. He made his

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debut for

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in 1881 and played in 111 matches until 1893. From 1883 until 1904 he was a member of the

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(MCC) groundstaff and appeared in several matches between 1883 and 1892. He took 608 wickets at an

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of 17.18, with a personal best of 10/59. He was awarded two benefit matches at

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in 1892 and 1905. He acted as the official scorer for Middlesex for a number of years and also stood as a first-class umpire between 1898 and 1899.Profile by Don Ambrose
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-10-26. By occupation he was a master coachsmith. His son Frederick Alfred (1885–1978) also played cricket for Hertfordshire and MCC, and married a daughter of Herbert Hearne.

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