George Vials
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Full name | George Alfred Turner Vials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Northampton, England | 18 March 1887||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 April 1974 Northampton, England | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tubby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1905 to 1922 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 February 2018 |
George Alfred Turner "Tubby" Vials (18 March 1887 – 26 April 1974) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire from 1905 to 1922 and was club captain from 1911 to 1913.
Vials was a right-handed batsman. His highest score was 129, against Hampshire in 1909 at Northampton, when Northamptonshire won by one wicket.[1] His other century came in 1910 at Sheffield, when he scored 100, easily the highest score in the match; in the absence of the regular captain, Thomas Manning, Vials captained Northamptonshire to their first victory over Yorkshire.[2][3] Under his captaincy in 1912 Northamptonshire finished a close second in the County Championship.[4]
A knee injury and his work as a solicitor in Northampton limited his cricket after 1912. However, he remained involved with the cricket club until his death. He was club president from 1956 to 1968.[3]
A native of Northampton who also died there, Vials attended Wellingborough School, not far from Northampton. He also played football for Northampton Town F.C. and hockey for Northamptonshire.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Northamptonshire v Hampshire 1909". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Yorkshire v Northamptonshire 1910". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b The Cricketer, June 1974, p. 27.
- ^ "County Championship 1912 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Wisden 1975, p. 1083.
External links
[edit]- George Vials at ESPNcricinfo
- George Vials at CricketArchive (subscription required)