George Attfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1826
Place of Birth: Bath, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 16-Jan-1925
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About George Attfield
- George Cooke Attfield (27 January 1826 – 16 January 1925) was an English first-class cricketer.
- Attfield's batting style is unknown.
- He was born at Bath, Somerset. Attfield made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the West of England in 1845 at Cricket Down, Bath.
- His next first-class appearance came six years later in 1851 for the Surrey Club against the MCC at Lord's, with him making further first-class appearances for the Surrey Club, with two against the MCC in 1855 and a further two against the same opposition in 1855.
- He made two further first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex in 1856, both against the Gentlemen of England.
- Attfield made a total of eight appearances in first-class cricket, scoring 61 runs at an average of 4.35, with a high score of 11.Outside of cricket, Attfield was a doctor, obtaining his qualification as a medical practitioner at St Bartholomew's Hospital, from where he qualified in 1850.
- He was for a number of years the medical officer at Millbank Prison, and later became the chief medical officer of prisons in Western Australia.
- While living in Australia, he was invited to join a touring All England Eleven, however he declined the invite.
- Prior to obtaining his medical qualification, Attfield served as a special constable during the bread riots of 1848.
- Eventually returning to England and settling at Hove, Sussex, Attfield died at the town on 16 January 1925, just short of his 99th birthday.
- He was at the time of his death believed to be the oldest medical practitioner in England.
- His brother, William Attfield, also played first-class cricket.
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