George Major

Cricketer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCricketer
PlacesAustralia
wasAthlete Cricketer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth20 March 1851, Langport, South Somerset, Somerset, United Kingdom
Death16 October 1921Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (aged 70 years)
Star signPisces
Sports Teams
Victoria cricket team
The details

Biography

George Major (20 March 1851 – 16 October 1921) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1879.

Major attended the Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne where he was successful in school cricket, football, gymnastics, and running, and in 1868 he began studying law at Melbourne University. In 1879 he represented Victoria in a game against an English touring side and he scored the winning runs. He worked in sports administration for many years serving as Vice-President of the South Melbourne Football Club, the South Melbourne Cricket Club, and the Victorian Cricketers Association. He was also a cricket selector for Victoria by the late 1880's.

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