George Balderson

George Balderson

Personal information
Full name	George Philip Balderson
Born	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 24) Manchester, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020–present	Lancashire (squad no. 10)
FC debut	1 August 2020 Lancashire v Leicestershire
LA debut	25 July 2021 Lancashire v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 47 29 3 Runs scored 1,776 655 76 Batting average 28.64 31.19 38.00 100s/50s 2/8 1/3 0/0 Top score 116* 106* 37* Balls bowled 6,161 1,134 42 Wickets 102 26 3 Bowling average 32.58 34.69 21.00 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/14 3/25 2/15 Catches/stumpings 6/– 5/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024

George Philip Balderson (born 11 October 2000) is an English professional cricketer.^[1] Balderson signed his first professional contract with Lancashire in 2018.^[2] Having captained England at Under-19 level, his deal was extended in November 2019.^[3] A month later he was named as the captain of England's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[4] Balderson made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Lancashire in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.^[5] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Lancashire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.^[6]

References

1. "George Balderson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
2. "Lancashire pair sign first professional contracts". Lancashire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
3. "Lancashire give seven youngsters contracts for 2020". The Cricketer. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. "England squad named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
5. "North Group, Worcester, Aug 1-4 2020, Bob Willis Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
6. "Group 2, Bristol, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

External links

• George Balderson at ESPNcricinfo