Geoffrey Cormack

Geoffrey Cormack
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Fairhurst Cormack
Born(1929-02-26)26 February 1929
Melbourne, Australia
Died12 November 2021(2021-11-12) (aged 92)
Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break and googly
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951/52–1953/54Victoria
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 5
Runs scored 72
Batting average 10.28
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 22
Balls bowled 1,102
Wickets 22
Bowling average 22.63
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/32
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2025

Geoffrey Fairhurst Cormack (26 February 1929 – 12 November 2021) was an Australian cricketer.

A leg-spin bowler, Cormack played five first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1952 and 1954. He took 6 for 32 against Tasmania in February 1952. He had a long career with Hawthorn-East Melbourne in Melbourne district cricket, taking 412 wickets in 211 matches between 1945 and 1967, and playing in two premiership teams.

Cormack died at his home on the Mornington Peninsula on 12 November 2021, at the age of 92.

References

  1. ↑ "Geoffrey Cormack". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Victoria vs Tasmania, at Melbourne, Feb 05 1952". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Geoffrey Cormack". Memories. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Geoffrey Fairhurst Cormack". My Tributes. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Geoffrey Cormack". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 November 2025.