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George Ubsdell (4 April 1845 – 15 October 1905) was an English first-class cricketer. Ubsdell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, but was primarily a wicketkeeper.

George Ubsdell

Personal information
Born	(1845-04-04)4 April 1845 Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died	15 October 1905(1905-10-15) (aged 60) Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1864–1870	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 15 Runs scored 170 Batting average 6.80 100s/50s –/– Top score 29 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 4/13
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2009

Ubsdell made his first-class debut in 1864 for Hampshire against local rivals Sussex. The match was Hampshire's first match with first-class status. Ubsdell played in fifteen first-class matches for the club between 1864 and 1870, the last of which came against Lancashire.

In his fifteen matches Ubsdell scored 170 runs at an average of just 6.80. Ubsdell has the unusual statistic for a wicketkeeper of having more stumpings (13) than he had catches (4).

Ubsdell died in Liverpool, Lancashire on 15 October 1905.

External links

• George Ubsdell at Cricinfo
• George Ubsdell at CricketArchive
• Matches and detailed statistics for George Ubsdell

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