George Sharp

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George Sharp

Personal information
Full name	George Sharp
Born	(1950-02-12) 12 February 1950 West Hartlepool, England
Nickname	Blunt, Razor, Sharpie
Height
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Left–arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper, Umpire
International information
National side	England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1968-1985	Northamptonshire CCC
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	15 (1996–2002)
ODIs umpired	31 (1996–2001)
FC umpired	301 (1992–present)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 306 285 Runs scored 6254 2377 Batting average 19.85 15.74 100s/50s –/50 –/1 Top score 98 51* Balls bowled 114 – Wickets 1 – Bowling average 70 – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 1/47 – Catches/stumpings 565/90 242/50
Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2009

George Sharp (born 12 March 1950 in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England) is an English former first class cricketer who is currently a first class umpire.

Playing career

Sharp spent 17 years at Northamptonshire and played more than 300 games, as a wicketkeeper batsman.

Umpiring career

Sharp umpired 15 Tests and 31 One Day Internationals. He umpired over 300 matches in both First class and List A cricket.

See also

• List of Test cricket umpires
• List of One Day International cricket umpires

External links

• Player profile: George Sharp from ESPNcricinfo