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Full name George Sharp
Born March 12, 1950, West Hartlepool, Co Durham
Current age 58 years 180 days
Major teams Northamptonshire
Nickname Blunt, Razor, Sharpie
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Umpire
Height
5 ft 11 in
Education Elwick Road, Hartlepool
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
306
396
81
6254
98
19.85
0
21
565
90
List A
285
203
52
2377
51*
15.74
0
1
242
50
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
306
114
70
1
1/47
70.00
3.68
114.0
0
0
List A
285
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Career statistics
First-class span
1968 - 1985
List A span
1970 - 1985
Umpiring statistics
Test debut
England v India at Nottingham, Jul 4-9, 1996 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Jan 31-Feb 4, 2002 scorecard
Test matches
15
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v Sri Lanka at Singapore, Apr 3, 1996 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Nov 4, 2001 scorecard
ODI matches
31
ODI statistics
Profile
George Sharp was signed by Northamptonshire as a wicketkeeper when 16 and he had to wait four years for his Championship debut - he had made three appearances against the universities - in August 1970. He impressed when given a chance and started 1971 as the first choice, although his season was cut short by a broken finger. Restored in 1972, his keeping against some talented seamers - such as Sarfraz Nawaz, Bob Cottam and John Dye - won praise and he regularly chipped in with valuable lower middle-order runs. In 1976 he made 785 runs, his best, and in 1983 he seemed set for a maiden hundred when dismissed for 98 - it was to be his career best. He retired at the end of 1985 after breaking his thumb and then a finger, but moved with ease into umpiring, standing in 15 Tests and 31 ODIs between 1995-96 and 2001-02 as one of the ICC's international umpires.
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