George Ricardo Codrington (26 November 1966) is a Canadian former

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er and former ODI captain, who played in five ODIs from 17 May 2006 to 21 August 2006.

International career

On his debut, he top scored for

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with 45 not out against

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. He also appeared in the

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. He is a right-hand batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was made captain of the Canadian team for their matches in

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in late 2006 owing to the absence of usual captain John Davison.

Domestic career

After captaining

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in an inter-island under 21 competition in the

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, George Codrington first travelled to England in 1986 as part of a

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scholarship with

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and Samuel Skeete. All three played in the

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, Codrington with Birkenhead Park,

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with Chester Boughton Hall and Skeete with Oxton. After playing at

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in 1987, Codrington returned to the

in 1988 with Chester Boughton Hall.

Coaching career

Codrington has taken a coaching position for the Canada Women's national cricket team.

References

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