George Cummings
CountryNew Zealand
FullnameGeorge Buck Cummings
Birth date21 September 1882
Birth placeDunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Death date30 December 1943 (aged 61)
Death placeAuckland, New Zealand
FamilyEdwin Cummings (brother)
Club 1Otago
Year 11902/03–1904/05
Club 2Auckland
Year 21907/08–1922/23
Date8 May
Year2016
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36793.html ESPNcricinfo

George Buck Cummings (21 September 1882 – 30 December 1943) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Otago and Auckland between the 1902–03 and 1922–23 seasons.[1]

Cummings was born at Dunedin in 1882 and was the older brother of Edwin Cummings who also played for Otago. He worked as a warehouseman.[2] He made his senior debut for Otago in the Christmas Day fixture against Canterbury in 1902. He played four matches for Otago, including one against a touring English team led by Lord Hawke in February 1903. Between the 1907–08 season and 1922–23 he played occasionally for Auckland, making a total of 10 first-class appearances for the team. He scored a total of 495 runs and took eight wickets in his 14 first-class matches.[3]

Cummings died at Auckland in December 1943. He was aged 61.[1]

References

  1. ^ "George Cummings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 40. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. ^ George Cummings, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2023. (subscription required)