George Grimshaw (January 26, 1839 — January 21, 1898) was an English cricketer. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries He played first-class cricket for Lancashire. Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic He was born in Audenshaw and died in Grafton. Audenshaw is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England.
Grimshaw played club cricket with Ashton-under-Lyne from 1863 onwards. Grimshaw made his first and only first-class appearance in 1868 against Marylebone Cricket Club. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Grimshaw scored a duck in the first innings as a lower-order batsman, and when moved up to the opening order, scored 11 in the second innings.