George Talbot (New Zealand cricketer)
George Logan Talbot (2 April 1907 – 15 December 1943) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer and soldier. He appeared in one Plunket Shield match for Canterbury in 1930 and was killed during the Second World War in 1943.
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| Full name | George Logan Talbot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1907 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 December 1943 (aged 36) Orsogna, Fascist Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1930 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and military career edit
Talbot was born on 2 April 1907 in Christchurch.[1] He appeared in one first-class Plunket Shield match for Canterbury against Otago between 28 February and 1 March 1930.[2] During the match, which took place at Lancaster Park, Talbot used his right-arm medium bowling to score 3 wickets.[3]
Talbot worked as a storeman before enlisting in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Second World War.[4] Rising to the rank of corporal in the New Zealand Armoured Corps, he was killed in action on 15 December 1943 when his tank was knocked out by a German 8.8 cm anti-tank gun.[1][5] Talbot is buried at the Sangro River War Cemetery.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b McCrery, Nigel (2017). The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. pp. 411–415. ISBN 978-1-52670-695-9.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by George Talbot". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Canterbury v Otago in 1929/30". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Public Notices". Press. Vol. LXXX, no. 24192. 26 February 1944. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Pringle, Dave; Glue, W.A. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington: Historical Publications Branch. p. 331.
- ^ "Casualty Details: George Logan Talbot". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 4 August 2020.