George Hibberd (8 February 1845 — 24 August 1911) was an English

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er. He was a right-arm fast bowler who played for

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. He was born in

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and died in

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, near

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. Hibberd made his sole first-class appearance for Lancashire against

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in 1867. Batting eleventh, he scored no runs in the two innings in which he batted, though he took one wicket with the ball. Later in his professional career, Hibberd became a stonemason.

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George Hibberd
at Cricket Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Hibberd, George 1845 births 1911 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers Cricketers from Sheffield English cricketers of 1864 to 1889