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George Dennett (in full
Edward George Dennett and sometimes erroneously just
Edward Dennett) was a
left arm spinner for
Gloucestershire between 1903 and 1926, and from his figures could be considered one of the best
bowlers never to play
Test cricket. In fact, owing to the strength of the competition at the time, Dennett was never able to progress even to lower representative levels. Dennett failed even to be nominated as a
Wisden Cricketer of the Year, though he'd have been a strong candidate to be chosen in 1913. But
the almanack picked
John Wisden that year, 29 years after his death, to commemorate the 50th year of its publication.
Born on
27 April 1879 (until recently it was thought he was born in
1880), Dennett first played for Gloucestershire in
1903. In his first season, despite exceptionally helpful pitches due to a very wet summer, Dennett fared only moderately, but in
1904, he rose remarkably rapidly to one of the leading bowlers of the day. Cunning and with brilliant ability to flight the ball, Dennett was deadly when the pitch helped him but could be effective even on firm, hard pitches.
Throughout the period from 1904 to 1914, Dennett never failed to take 100 wickets for Gloucestershire. At times, they were as dependent on him as Kent were on
Tich Freeman in the early 1930s, and he accomplished some amazing feats, the best of which (taking into account the state of the wicket and the batting) was his 15 wickets against
Worcestershire at Cheltenham in 1906 and his taking of all 10
Essex wickets in a single innings at Bristol in the same year. In
1907, Dennett was the leading wicket-taker in all first-class matches with 201, whilst in 1913, he took 15 wickets against a very strong Surrey batting side including
Jack Hobbs.
Joining the military to meet the demand for
officers caused by
World War I, Dennett wasn't released until
1920, and never really recovered his pre-war form - being helped to take 100 wickets again in 1921 by some abysmal county batting sides. In
1926, Dennett retired from the game to take up cricket coaching, though he did play three games for the county in august that year. His career of 2,147 first-class wickets puts him 23rd on the all-time list of wicket-takers.
An all-round sportsman, he also excelled at soccer, fives, billiards and shooting. In retirement, his health soon deteriorated. He died at
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire on
15 September,
1937.
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