George Barton Rock (24 May 1936 – 11 February 2022) was a Barbadian cricketer who played eight matches of first-class cricket for Barbados between 1961 and 1969. He later emigrated to Bermuda and coached the Bermuda national cricket team.
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| Full name | George Barton Rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1936-05-24)24 May 1936 Bragg's Hill, Saint Joseph, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 February 2022(2022-02-11) (aged 85) Warwick Parish, Bermuda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 to 1968-69 | Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rock was a fast bowler who played for Barbados at a time when the leading Barbadian fast bowlers were the West Indies Test opening pair Wesley Hall and Charlie Griffith. In his first match for Barbados, against Trinidad in 1960-61, he took 6 for 63 in the first innings.[1] The next season he took 5 for 86 and 4 for 8 when Barbados beat Jamaica by an innings.[2] After 1961-62 he did not play for Barbados again until 1968-69, when Hall and Griffith were touring Australia. That season he was one of the most successful bowlers in the Shell Shield, with 18 wickets at an average of 16.05, including 3 for 80 and 6 for 18 against Trinidad.[3][4]
Rock studied radio announcing in New York City in 1965.[5] He represented the US in the annual match against Canada in 1964.[6] He obtained a coaching certificate in England and returned to New York in 1969 to coach cricket.[7]
In the 1970s, Rock relocated to Bermuda where he played club cricket for Bailey's Bay in the Eastern Counties league. He coached national teams at both senior level and youth level.[8]
Rock died in Bermuda on 11 February 2022, at the age of 85.[9]