Sir George Wombwell, 2nd Baronet (14 March 1769 – 28 October 1846) was an English

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er with amateur status who played for the

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. He was the son of

Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet Sir George Wombwell, 1st Baronet (11 June 1734 – 2 November 1780) was Chairman of the Honourable East India Company and a Member of Parliament. He was the son of Roger Wombwell of Glasgow, Scotland, a merchant. He went into partnership with his ...

and succeeded his father in 1780. As a cricketer he was recorded in one first-class match in 1792, totalling 19 runs with a highest score of 19. He married twice: firstly Lady Anne Belasyse, daughter of

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of Newborough, Yorkshire with whom he had two sons, and secondly Eliza Little, daughter of T. E. Little with whom he had a son and a daughter. He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet.

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* 1769 births 1846 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Place of birth missing {{England-cricket-bio-1760s-stub