31:
308:. In the interim he played for Birkenhead Park in 1882, for Wigan in 1883 and 1884, for Lowerhouse in 1885, for Grimsby in 1886 and for Longsight, Manchester from 1887 to 1889. In 1888 he played three games for Derbyshire who were by then outside the County Championship, and one game in the
362:
Porter was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and took 130 first-class wickets at an average of 21.50 and a best performance of 7 for 49. He was a right-hand batsman and played 56 innings in 37 first-class matches with a top score of 93 and an average of 9.41.
285:. He spent his winters as a sweep, but being a capable cricketer spent the summers as a professional cricketer. His first recorded cricket match was with the Northwood Club,
359:
Porter took 5–50 against MCC, but during the season he had to undergo surgery after straining himself, bringing his first-class career to an end.
343:
he achieved 7–52 in the first innings and 7–49 in the second inning in an innings victory. He took 5–67 against
Leicestershire, 5–80 against
355:
after being moved up the batting order in a follow-on for a drawn match. Derbyshire ended the season fifth in the points table. In the
389:
356:
336:
328:
313:
309:
305:
297:
488:
483:
352:
332:
478:
366:
Porter played for
Lowerhouse again in 1897. He was then an umpire in first-class matches between 1899 and 1903.
281:, the son of John Porter a brickyard worker, and his wife Sarah Brentnall and was apprenticed to his uncle as a
468:
301:
271:
340:
317:
473:
321:
348:
344:
146:
440:
250:
304:
in which he took a wicket in the first innings, but did not play for the club again until the
463:
458:
426:
393:
339:
the club competed in the County
Championship and Porter had six 5 wicket innings. Against
8:
278:
123:
59:
172:
372:
Porter married
Elizabeth Ann Mayne who was born at West Cowes, Isle of Wight in 1880.
203:
331:, Derbyshire matches again qualified as first-class, and Porter took 5–14 against
193:
452:
282:
30:
286:
436:
434:
296:, Derbyshire and was with the South Derbyshire Club. Also in the
293:
267:
230:
78:
431:
183:
316:
he played regularly for
Derbyshire and from 1890 to 1892 for
369:
Porter died at
Spondon, Derbyshire at the age of 45.
422:
420:
417:
450:
266:(3 December 1861 – 15 July 1908) was an English
390:"A Village Remembered – The Porters of Spondon"
351:. He also achieved a top score of 93 against
292:In 1881 Porter was living at Chapel Street,
347:, 5–55 against Lancashire and 5–67 against
300:he played one match for Derbyshire against
427:Don Ambrose Brief profile of George Porter
29:
451:
270:who played first-class cricket for
13:
14:
500:
90:6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
441:George Porter at Cricket Archive
408:
382:
1:
375:
16:English cricketer (1861–1908)
35:Porter pictured in the 1890s
7:
489:Midland Counties cricketers
10:
505:
484:Cricketers from Derbyshire
289:, Isle of Wight in 1880.
247:
243:
115:
110:
102:
94:
86:
67:
45:
40:
28:
479:People from Amber Valley
274:between 1881 and 1896.
469:Derbyshire cricketers
106:Right-arm fast-medium
204:5 wickets in innings
41:Personal information
414:British Census 1881
279:Kilburn, Derbyshire
277:Porter was born at
213:10 wickets in match
60:Kilburn, Derbyshire
25:
474:English cricketers
21:
396:on 5 January 2010
261:
260:
239:
238:
111:Career statistics
496:
443:
438:
429:
424:
415:
412:
406:
405:
403:
401:
392:. Archived from
386:
256:
117:
116:
82:
74:
63:
55:
53:
33:
26:
20:
504:
503:
499:
498:
497:
495:
494:
493:
449:
448:
447:
446:
439:
432:
425:
418:
413:
409:
399:
397:
388:
387:
383:
378:
353:Nottinghamshire
257:
255:7 November 2010
254:
194:Bowling average
147:Batting average
77:
76:
72:
58:
57:
56:3 December 1861
51:
49:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
502:
492:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
445:
444:
430:
416:
407:
380:
379:
377:
374:
333:Leicestershire
259:
258:
251:CricketArchive
248:
245:
244:
241:
240:
237:
236:
233:
226:
225:
222:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
206:
200:
199:
196:
190:
189:
186:
180:
179:
176:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
149:
143:
142:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
121:
113:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
75:(aged 46)
69:
65:
64:
47:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
501:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
456:
454:
442:
437:
435:
428:
423:
421:
411:
395:
391:
385:
381:
373:
370:
367:
364:
360:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
325:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
290:
288:
284:
283:chimney sweep
280:
275:
273:
269:
265:
264:George Porter
252:
246:
242:
234:
232:
228:
227:
223:
220:
219:
215:
212:
211:
207:
205:
202:
201:
197:
195:
192:
191:
187:
185:
182:
181:
177:
174:
171:
170:
166:
163:
162:
158:
155:
154:
150:
148:
145:
144:
140:
137:
136:
132:
129:
128:
125:
122:
119:
118:
114:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
80:
70:
66:
61:
48:
44:
39:
32:
27:
23:George Porter
19:
410:
398:. Retrieved
394:the original
384:
371:
368:
365:
361:
326:
291:
276:
263:
262:
221:Best bowling
98:Right-handed
73:(1908-07-15)
71:15 July 1908
18:
464:1908 deaths
459:1861 births
357:1896 season
337:1895 season
329:1894 season
314:1890 season
312:. From the
310:1889 season
306:1888 season
298:1881 season
138:Runs scored
124:First-class
120:Competition
453:Categories
376:References
302:Lancashire
287:West Cowes
272:Derbyshire
52:1861-12-03
341:Hampshire
335:. In the
318:Broughton
268:cricketer
231:stumpings
164:Top score
81:, England
62:, England
400:23 April
249:Source:
229:Catches/
156:100s/50s
327:In the
322:Salford
294:Spondon
184:Wickets
130:Matches
103:Bowling
95:Batting
79:Spondon
349:Surrey
175:bowled
87:Height
345:Essex
198:21.50
178:7,245
173:Balls
402:2009
235:26/–
224:7/49
151:9.41
68:Died
46:Born
188:130
159:0/2
141:386
455::
433:^
419:^
324:.
320:,
253:,
167:93
133:37
404:.
216:1
208:8
54:)
50:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
