George Frederick Tarrant (7 December 1838 in

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– 2 July 1870 in Cambridge) was an English professional

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er who played

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from 1860 to 1869. Mainly associated with

Cambridge Town Club Cambridge Town Club (CTC) was a first-class cricket club established in Cambridge before 1817. Among notable players who represented CTC were Tom Hayward senior, Robert Carpenter and George Tarrant. It co-existed with Cambridge University Cri ...

(''aka'' Cambridgeshire), Tarrant made 71 known appearances in first-class matches. Tarrant was a member of the second All England XI to tour Australia, travelling out on the

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in 1863. The team played several matches in Australia before travelling to New Zealand where they played five games. They returned to Australia to complete the remainder of the 19 tour matches. Tarrant was a right arm

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who was for a time rated the second fastest bowler in England after

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. He bowled

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around the wicket from a "long, lively run-up".Frith, p.46. Tarrant took 421 wickets at 11.89 with a best analysis of 10/40. He took five wickets in an innings 41 times and

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16 times.

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* 1838 births 1870 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 English cricketers of 1864 to 1889 Cambridge Town Club cricketers Players cricketers North v South cricketers Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire cricketers All-England Eleven cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1830s-stub