George Wallace (English cricketer)

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George Wallace
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Full nameGeorge Henry Wallace
Born(1854-09-18)18 September 1854
Great Budworth, Cheshire, England
Died24 November 1927(1927-11-24) (aged 73)
Notting Hill, London, England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 June 2016

George Henry Wallace (18 September 1854 24 November 1927) was an English cricketer. He was educated at the Clergy Orphan School and Jesus College, Cambridge, [1] and played one first-class match for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1876. [2] After graduating from Cambridge, Wallace became a barrister and was appointed a King's Counsel and a Bencher. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "Wallace, George Henry (WL872GH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. "George Wallace". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2016.