- George Tribe
Infobox Historic Cricketer
nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = George Tribe
picture = GeorgeTribe.jpg
batting style = Left-hand bat
bowling style = Slow left-arm chinaman
tests = 3
test runs = 35
test bat avg = 17.50
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 25*
test balls = 760
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 165.00
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 2/48
test catches/stumpings = 0/0
FCs = 308
FC runs = 10177
FC bat avg = 27.35
FC 100s/50s = 7/48
FC top score = 136*
FC balls = 63651
FC wickets = 1378
FC bowl avg = 20.55
FC 5s = 93
FC 10s = 23
FC best bowling = 9/43
FC catches/stumpings = 242/0
debut date = 29 November
debut year = 1946
last date = 28 February
last year = 1947
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7968.htmlGeorge Edward Tribe (born 4 October 1920,
Yarraville, Victoria ), [According to his Cricinfo profile, despite the fact that he was known as George Edward Tribe, the name George James Tribe was entered on his birth certificate.] is anAustralia ncricket er who played in 3 Tests from 1946 to 1947, as well as anAustralian rules football er with theFootscray Football Club in the VFL.Cricket career
Tribe played with great success for Victoria immediately after the
Second World War and took part in three Test matches underDonald Bradman in 1946-47. Anall-rounder , he bowled slow left-arm orthodox and chinamen and batted doggedly and left-handedly, mostly at number six or seven.After failing to achieve further recognition in Australia, Tribe moved to the Lancashire League in 1947, and in 1951 joined Northamptonshire, playing for nine seasons and achieving "the double" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in seven of those seasons. His value to Northamptonshire as the county moved from being the perpetual back-markers to challenge seriously for the
County Championship was immense.As of 2007, Tribe still holds the Northamptonshire record for best bowling in a first-class match, returning figures of 15-31 (made up of 7-22 and 8-9) against Yorkshire in 1958. [cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Northamptonshire/Bowling_Records/Best_Match_Bowling_For.html | title=Most Wickets in a Match for Northamptonshire | accessdate=2007-05-17 | publisher=
CricketArchive ]He was a
Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1955.Australian rules career
In 1940 Tribe made his debut with the
Footscray Football Club in the then-Victorian Football League. He played as a forward and was considered to be a dangerous goalkicker. He went on to play 66 games and kick 80 goals for Footscray before he playing his last game in 1946. He then returned to cricket with the Lancashire League in England. [His brother Tom also played 101 games of football for Footscray. [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tom_Tribe.html] ]Footnotes
External links
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7968.html Cricinfo Player Profile: George Tribe]
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/296109.html Brydon Coverdale, "Australia's Winter Allrounders: XI Test Cricketers who played Australian Rules football at the highest level", "Cricinfo", 28 May 2007]
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/G/George_Tribe.html AFL Statistics: George Tribe]
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