George Augustus Frederick Liddell (28 July 1812 – 14 December 1888) was an English

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er. Liddell was the son of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth. Educated at Eton College, Liddell later married Cecil Wellesley, daughter of

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. Liddell made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the Cambridge Town Club in 1840. From 1840 to 1851, he played 18 first-class matches for the club; he scored 311 runs at a batting average of 11.10, with a single half century score of 52. Liddell also represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1844, against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In addition to playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Hampshire, he also played first-class cricket for the Slow Bowlers (suggesting Liddell himself was a slow bowler), N Felix's XI, the Gentlemen of England and for England against

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in 1849. In his overall first-class career he scored 386 runs at a batting average of 9.41, with a single half century score of 52. In the field he took 6

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. Liddell was also a watercolor artist.COLONEL GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK LIDDELL (1812-88) , Richmond: the Rose Garden at White Lodge , 34.7 x 49.0 cm (whole object) , RCIN 919724
/ref> Liddell died on 14 December 1888 at

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, Berkshire.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Liddell, George 1812 births 1888 deaths Cricketers from Greater London People educated at Eton College English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Hampshire cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers Fast v Slow cricketers Younger sons of barons Nicholas Felix's XI cricketers Non-international England cricketers Liddell family