George Nevile Wyatt (25 August 1850 – 16 February 1926) was an English first-class

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er. He was a right-handed batsman and a roundarm right arm medium pace bowler who played mainly for

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from 1871 to 1876 and later for

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(MCC),

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and

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before retiring in 1886. Wyatt was born at Champaran,

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. Wyatt made 72 first-class appearances, scoring 2,015 runs at 16.38 with a highest innings of 112, which was his only century, in addition to 10 half-centuries. He held 38 catches in his career and took 3 wickets at 42.33 with a best analysis of 1–4. He was club

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at Sussex in the 1885 season. Wyatt died at

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on 16 February 1926.

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