George Earnshaw (cricketer)

George Russell Bell Earnshaw (5 May 1857 – 29 December 1894) was an English cricketer. Earnshaw was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Clapham, Surrey.

George Earnshaw

Personal information
Full name	George Russell Bell Earnshaw
Born	(1857-05-05)5 May 1857 Clapham, Surrey, England
Died	29 December 1894(1894-12-29) (aged 37) Merano, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Alfred Earnshaw (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1881	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 31 Batting average 10.33 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 13* Balls bowled 8 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2012

Earnshaw made two first-class appearances for Surrey in 1880, against Middlesex and Yorkshire, with both matches played at The Oval.^[1] In his first match, Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat first, making 179 all out. Surrey responded in their first-innings by making just 80 all out, with Earnshaw being dismissed for 5 runs by Augustus Ford. Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Surrey were dismissed for 69, with Earnshaw ending the innings not out on 13. Middlesex won the match by an innings and 30 runs.^[2] In his second match, Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 398 all out. Surrey responded in their first-innings by making 176 all out, with Earnshaw being dismissed for 13 runs by Allen Hill. Forced to follow-on in their second-innings, Surrey were dismissed for 99, with Earnshaw being dismissed by Hill for a duck. Yorkshire won the match by an innings and 123 runs.^[3]

He died at Merano in Austria-Hungary on 29 December 1894. His father, Alfred Earnshaw, also played first-class cricket.