| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Fullname | George Lankham |
| Birth date | September 6, 1830 |
| Birth place | Perth, Scotland |
| Death date | November 4, 1908 (aged 78) |
| Death place | Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Bowling | Right-arm slow |
| Family | William Lankham (son) |
| Club 1 | Auckland |
| Year 1 | 1873/74 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | FC |
| Matches 1 | 3 |
| Runs 1 | 2 |
| Bat avg 1 | 0.50 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 1* |
| Deliveries 1 | 49 |
| Wickets 1 | 3 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 10.66 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 3/18 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 2/0 |
| Date | 15 December |
| Year | 2025 |
| Source | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22284/22284.html Cricketarchive |
George Lankham (6 September 1830 – 4 November 1908) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland in 1873/74.[1][2]
Lankham was born in Ireland in 1830 before the family moved to Scotland. He went to New Zealand in the 1850s.[3] A round-arm medium-pace bowler, he was a member of Auckland's first first-class team, which toured the country in November-December 1873, winning all three first-class matches.[3][4]
Lankham and his son William both played in the Auckland team against the touring Australians in February 1881.[5] William had a short but successful cricket career for Auckland before dying of tuberculosis aged 24.
Lankham died after an illness at his son-in-law's house in Devonport, Auckland, in November 1908, aged 78.[3]
References
- ^ "George Lankham". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "George Lankham". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Notes and Comments". New Zealand Herald. 7 November 1908.
- ^ T. W. Reese, New Zealand Cricket: 1841–1914, Simpson & Williams, Christchurch, 1927, pp. 169–71.
- ^ "Auckland v Australians 1880-81". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2023.