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| Full name | George Kirwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1830 England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 July 1899 (aged 68–69) Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1853 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Kirwan (c. 1830 – 23 July 1899) was an English cricketer. Kirwan's batting style is unknown.
Kirwan made his first-class debut for England against the Marylebone Cricket Club in July 1853 at Lord's. In England's first-innings he was run out for a single run, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by William Hillyer. The Marylebone Cricket Club won by 80 runs. He made his only first-class appearance for Sussex in September 1853 against Nottinghamshire at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove. In Sussex's first-innings, Kirwan scored 11 runs before being dismissed by William Clarke, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 6 runs by James Grundy. Nottinghamshire won the match by an innings and 8 runs. He made his final first-class appearance in September 1853 for the Gentlemen of England against the United England Eleven at the Royal Brunswick Ground. In the Gentlemen's first-innings, Kirwan scored 4 runs before being dismissed by John Hyde, while in their second-innings he finished not out on 18. The United England Eleven won the match by 7 wickets.
He died on 23 July 1899 at Bedford, Bedfordshire.