George Beet, Sr.

George Beet snr. (April 24, 1886 – December 13, 1946) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who represented Derbyshire between 1910 and 1925. Beet was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire.

Beet's son, George Beet and grandson, Gordon Beet, were also cricketers.

Beet's cricketing career began as a player during the 1910 season, in a loss against Kent, as a tailender batsman. It wasn't until nearly two years later that he appeared in his next first-class match, despite Derbyshire's low position in the 1912 County Championship table. He played more regularly in 1913 and started appearing as a first-team player in 1914.

It was perhaps unfortunate that his rise through the team was curtailed with the First World War, though upon his return in 1919, he played more matches than during any other season, and scored five half-centuries, including his career high score of 92 not out. He played occasionally during the first half of the 1920 season, and from then on appeared in just two further matches for the first team, including his last at the age of 39.

Throughout his career, Beet was an upper-middle-order batsman. Beet later umpired one Test match, during the 1946 season, as well as 289 first-class matches between 1926 and 1946. On his way home from the one Test match where he stood as umpire, he was taken ill on a train and despite an operation he died at home at Somercotes later that same year at the age of 60.

External links

* [http://cricketarchive.com/Players/27/27795/27795.html George Beet] at Cricket Archive