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George Gill (cricketer)

English cricketer (1876-1937)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ5539719 ↗
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George Cooper Gill (18 April 1876 – 21 August 1937) was an English first-class cricketer who played in 171 matches for Somerset, Leicestershire and London County between 1897 and 1906.

A right-hand bat and right-arm fast medium, Gill scored 4,160 runs (including one century) and took 465 wickets at 25.36 runs per wicket.

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The public source identifies “George Gill (cricketer)” as english cricketer (1876-1937). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around George, Gill and cricketer.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1876, 1937, 1897, 1906—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1876-04-18. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with George, Gill and cricketer providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “George Gill (cricketer)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.