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George Thomas McConnell (3 January 1938 – 9 April 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1961 to 1971.

George McConnell's family moved from Australia to New Zealand when he was a boy, and he attended Hutt Valley High School. A tall off-spin bowler and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, McConnell had his best first-class season in 1961–62, when he took 20 wickets at an average of 13.30. In Wellington's first match that season he took 3 for 13 and 6 for 41 (his best bowling figures) and made 38 (his highest score) in an innings victory over Otago.

McConnell also played Hawke Cup cricket for Hutt Valley from 1960 to 1975. In 1967–68 he played a leading part in Hutt Valley's title-winning victory over Nelson, when he took 6 for 21 and 6 for 57 and, batting at number eight, made 60, the only fifty on either side in the match.

References

1. "Obituaries", Cricket Wellington Annual Report 2018-19, p. 80.
2. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by George McConnell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
3. "Wellington v Otago 1961-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
4. "Nelson v Hutt Valley 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

External links

• George McConnell at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• George McConnell at ESPNcricinfo

• 1938 births
• 2019 deaths
• People educated at Hutt Valley High School
• New Zealand cricketers
• Wellington cricketers
• People from Innisfail, Queensland