Godfrey Firbank
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| Godfrey Firbank | ||||
 England |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Godfrey Christopher Firbank | |||
| Born | 19 June 1895 | |||
| Wrington, Somerset, England | ||||
| Died | 8 July 1947 (aged 52) | |||
| King's Somborne, Hampshire, England | ||||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| Bowling style | Left-arm orthodox spin | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1927 | Army | |||
| 1922 | Combined Services | |||
| First-class debut | 10 May 1922: Combined Services v Essex | |||
| Last First-class | 16 July 1927: Army v Royal Navy | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| First-class | ||||
| Matches | 2 | |||
| Runs scored | 0 | |||
| Batting average | 0.00 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | |||
| Top score | 0* | |||
| Balls bowled | 372 | |||
| Wickets | 5 | |||
| Bowling average | 35.40 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
| Best bowling | 3/67 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 0/0 | |||
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As of 10 May 2008 |
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Godfrey Christopher Firbank ((19 June 1895–8 July 1947) was an English cricketer.[1] A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played first-class cricket for the Army and for the Combined Services in addition to international matches for Egypt.[2]
[edit] Biography
Born in Somerset in 1895,[2] Godfrey Firbank made his first-class debut in May 1922, playing for the Combined Services against Essex.[3] He also played for the Household Brigade team against Eton College the same month.[4]
After playing for I Zingari against the Royal Engineers in July 1925 he went on a tour of Egypt in April 1925 with the Free Foresters, playing two matches against the Egyptian national side.[4] Back in England, he played for the Army against the Royal Navy at Lord's that summer, his last first-class match.[3]
He later returned to Egypt, this time playing for the national side in three matches against HM Martineau's XI between 1929 and 1930.[4] He died in Hampshire in 1947, aged 52.[2]
