George August

English cricketer (1917–1991)

Not to be confused with George August, Count of Erbach-Schönberg or George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein.

George August

Personal information

Full name|

George Lawrence Bagley August

Born| (1917-09-16)16 September 1917
Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died| 13 October 1991(1991-10-13) (aged 74)
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Batting| Right-handed
Relations| Philip August (son)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1935–1960| Bedfordshire
1950–1953| Minor Counties
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 2
Runs scored | 41
Batting average | 10.50
100s/50s | 0/0
Top score | 27
Catches/stumpings | 0/–

Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2011

George Lawrence Bagley August (16 September 1917 – 13 October 1991) was an English cricketer. August was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Mymensingh, then in the British Raj and was educated at Bedford School in England, where he played for the school cricket team.[1]

August made his debut for Bedfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1935 Minor Counties Championship, playing for the county until 1939. When World War II ended county cricket, he went on to serve in the war. He left the Officers' Training Corps with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in November 1940,[2] with the Royal Artillery.

Following the war, he continued to play Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1946 to 1960, making a total of 92 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[3] With Brian Disbury he set the county's record for the first-wicket twice in six days in 1947, scoring 235 against Cambridgeshire and then 246 against Buckinghamshire.[4]

He made his first-class cricket debut for the Minor Counties against the Marylebone Cricket Club in the 1950. In this match, he scored 27 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings before being dismissed by Fred Titmus, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Victor Ransom for 11 runs.[5] He made a further first-class appearance for the team in 1953 against the touring Australians.[6] He scored 3 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Johnston, while in the second-innings he was run out for a duck.[7]

In later life, August worked as a secretary at J. Gent & Son Limited,[8] by October 1967 he was the chairman of the company, which was by then in the process of being wound up.[9] He also served as secretary of Bedfordshire County Cricket Club from 1969 to 1984 and as chairman of the Minor Counties Cricket Association from 1982 until 1989.[10] He died at Bedford in Bedfordshire in October 1991. His son, Philip, also played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire.

## References

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1. ^ "Teams George August played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
2. ^ "No. 35034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 1941. p. 108.
3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by George August". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
4. ^ Caplow D (2017) 'Deaths in 2016' in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, pp.241–242. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
5. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Minor Counties, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
6. ^ "First-Class Matches played by George August". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
7. ^ "Minor Counties v Australians, 1953". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
8. ^ "No. 44419". The London Gazette. 29 September 1967. p. 10628.
9. ^ "No. 44436". The London Gazette. 24 October 1967. p. 11574.
10. ^ Pearce, A.J. (December 1991). "Obituaries". The Cricketer. Vol. 72, no. 12\. p. 52. Retrieved 16 October 2024 - via CricketArchive.

## External links

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George August at ESPNcricinfo