Full Name

George Philip Balderson

Born

October 11, 2000, Manchester

Age

23y 190d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Playing Role

Allrounder

George Balderson captained England U19 to the Rising Stars Tri-Series final in Antigua in December 2019, leading the team with 15 wickets. A top-order batter for Lancashire's Second XI, Balderson was mainly employed as a bowler for the Young Lions and was made captain by coach Jon Lewis in the summer of 2019.

Balderson was one of a number of young players to benefit from the opportunities presented by the Covid pandemic's disruption on the 2020 domestic season. Lancashire were without several first-team regulars due to call-ups to enlarged England squads, creating a chance for him to play all five games in the Bob Willis Trophy. They struggled as a team but Balderson made a maiden first-class fifty against Derbyshire at Liverpool and even opened the bowling late in the season, winning further opportunities the following summer.

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George Balderson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC355081381116*32.88297446.4328185740
List A21174463106*35.6155583.421147740

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC355543992307665/146/2534.953.1466.6110
List A2118762648233/253/2528.175.1033.1000

Recent Matches of George Balderson

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Lancashire vs Hampshire380/60 & 0/312-Apr-2024SouthamptonFC
Lancashire vs Surrey21--05-Apr-2024ManchesterFC
Lancashire vs Kent54 & 14/6926-Sep-2023CanterburyFC
Lancashire vs Notts1--19-Sep-2023ManchesterFC
Lancashire vs Middlesex121/4010-Sep-2023ManchesterFC

Photos of George Balderson

Jordan Clark claimed four wickets to put Surrey in command
George Balderson flays one through the off side
George Balderson sets off for a run
George Balderson strides out after lunch
George Balderson and Jack Brooks shake hands after Lancashire's ten-wicket win
George Balderson drives through the off side