George Ernest Cording (1 January 1878 – 2 February 1946) was a Welsh cricketer. Cording was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Tredegar, Monmouthshire.
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| Full name | George Ernest Cording | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1878-01-01)1 January 1878 Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 1946(1946-02-02) (aged 68) Llanrumney, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900–1923 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cording made his debut in county cricket for Glamorgan against Berkshire in the 1900 Minor Counties Championship. His appearances for Glamorgan were limited in his capacity as a full-time school teacher.[1] Before World War I, his teaching commitments limited his appearances in the Minor Counties Championship to just seventeen.[2] Glamorgan were afforded first-class status for the 1921 season, with Cording, aged 43 at this time, keeping-wicket in Glamorgan's inaugural County Championship match against Sussex at Cardiff Arms Park.[3] Cording assisted Glamorgan for two further seasons, making eighteen further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.[3] In his nineteen first-class appearances, he scored a total of 498 runs at an average of 16.60, with a high score of 101.[4] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Worcestershire at St Helens, Swansea, in 1921.[5]
After retiring from cricket, Cording continued to promote cricket in South Wales, helping raise war funds with friendly matches during World War II.[1] Cording served during the war with the National Fire Service. He died at Llanrumney, Glamorgan, on 2 February 1946.