George Locks
English cricketer (1889-1965)
George Melbourne Locks (24 May 1889 – 17 September 1965) was an English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Leytonstone and died in Redbridge.
Locks made two first-class appearances for Essex during the 1928 season, the first, a heavy defeat by Lancashire in which, in the only innings in which Locks played, he finished not out at the bottom of the order. Locks' second and final first-class match saw his team suffer an innings defeat at the hands of Yorkshire, in which Locks failed to put a run on the board.
Locks was a tailend batsman who picked up three wickets with the ball during his two games.
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