George Cyril Learmond (4 July 1875 – 2 March 1918) was a West Indian cricketer who toured with both of the first two touring sides to England in 1900 and 1906.
From 1896–97 he played for British Guiana making his debut against Jamaica and later that season played against Lord Hawke's team.
He was described before the 1900 tour as "(Demerara) Twenty four years of age. Learned his cricket in Barbados. Splendid bat, rapid run-getter, with sound defence. Good wicket-keeper, and excellent field anywhere. Average for G.C.C. last year, 60.2".[1] However he proved "quite a failure".[2] He scored 52 against the Gentlemen of the M.C.C. at Lord's but ended the tour with a batting average of only 9.10.
Returning from the 1900 tour to England he then played for Trinidad and was chosen for the combined West Indies team against Bennett's side in 1901–02 and Lord Brackley's team in 1904–05 with little success. He made his only first class century for Trinidad against a weak Jamaica side in 1905–06.
George Learmond in 1906
He was again disappointing on the 1906 tour to England averaging just 12.91 in first class matches with a top score of 31 against Scotland. Before the tour he was described as "good bat, fine field, though a comparative failure in the last West Indian Team. If he plays up to his known form will be of great service"[3] and "a splendid bat, who having to keep wicket, failed to do himself justice on the previous tour. He has now cultivated cutting, is a useful slow change bowler and a capital field in the slips".[4]
His final matches were against M.C.C. team of 1910–11. He had played in the Inter-Colonial Tournament on 10 consecutive occasions representing all three teams at various times.
In his first class career of 45 matches he scored 1700 runs at an average of 22.66. Although he performed reasonably well in domestic cricket his performances for the West Indian teams were poor. He died 2 March 1918 in St. Vincent.
^Cricket – A Weekly Record of the Game, 1906 page 178
^The West Indian Tour of England 1906 by Gerry Wolstenholme, page 7
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george, learmond, cricketer, george, cyril, learmond, july, 1875, march, 1918, west, indian, cricketer, toured, with, both, first, touring, sides, england, 1900, 1906, george, learmondpersonal, informationfull, namegeorge, cyril, learmondborn, 1875, july, 1875. George Cyril Learmond 4 July 1875 2 March 1918 was a West Indian cricketer who toured with both of the first two touring sides to England in 1900 and 1906 George LearmondPersonal informationFull nameGeorge Cyril LearmondBorn 1875 07 04 4 July 1875Georgetown Demerara Mahaica British Guiana now Guyana Died2 March 1918 1918 03 02 aged 42 Saint VincentBattingRight handedRoleWicket keeperRelationsAngus Learmond son George Camacho son in law Steve Camacho grandson Domestic team informationYearsTeam1900 01 1910 11Trinidad1897 98Demerara1896 97 1899 1900British Guiana1894 95 1895 96BarbadosCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 45Runs scored 1 700Batting average 22 66100s 50s 1 10Top score 120Balls bowled 100Wickets 2Bowling average 34 505 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 1 4Catches stumpings 26 2Source CricketArchive 14 October 2011Biography editBorn on 4 July 1875 in Georgetown Demerara British Guiana Learmond made his debut in important matches for Barbados against Slade Lucas s team in 1894 95 scoring an impressive 86 in his second match The next season he made his debut in the Inter Colonial Tournament for Barbados scoring 59 From 1896 97 he played for British Guiana making his debut against Jamaica and later that season played against Lord Hawke s team He was described before the 1900 tour as Demerara Twenty four years of age Learned his cricket in Barbados Splendid bat rapid run getter with sound defence Good wicket keeper and excellent field anywhere Average for G C C last year 60 2 1 However he proved quite a failure 2 He scored 52 against the Gentlemen of the M C C at Lord s but ended the tour with a batting average of only 9 10 Returning from the 1900 tour to England he then played for Trinidad and was chosen for the combined West Indies team against Bennett s side in 1901 02 and Lord Brackley s team in 1904 05 with little success He made his only first class century for Trinidad against a weak Jamaica side in 1905 06 nbsp George Learmond in 1906 He was again disappointing on the 1906 tour to England averaging just 12 91 in first class matches with a top score of 31 against Scotland Before the tour he was described as good bat fine field though a comparative failure in the last West Indian Team If he plays up to his known form will be of great service 3 and a splendid bat who having to keep wicket failed to do himself justice on the previous tour He has now cultivated cutting is a useful slow change bowler and a capital field in the slips 4 His final matches were against M C C team of 1910 11 He had played in the Inter Colonial Tournament on 10 consecutive occasions representing all three teams at various times In his first class career of 45 matches he scored 1700 runs at an average of 22 66 Although he performed reasonably well in domestic cricket his performances for the West Indian teams were poor He died 2 March 1918 in St Vincent His son Angus Learmond and son in law George Camacho both played for British Guiana George s son Steve Camacho played Test cricket for the West Indies References edit Cricket A Weekly Record of the Game 1900 p 44 Wisden 1901 p xcvii Cricket A Weekly Record of the Game 1906 page 178 The West Indian Tour of England 1906 by Gerry Wolstenholme page 7External links editCricketArchive stats Cricinfo player profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Learmond cricketer amp oldid 1201480206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
