George Edward Tribe was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1946 to 1947, as well as an Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL.
10 Facts About George Tribe
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George Tribe joined Milnrow in the Central Lancashire League and took 136 scalps in his first season.
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George Tribe followed that performance with a record 148 wickets the following year and 150 in 1950, when he moved to Rawtenstall for two seasons.
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George Tribe proved an immediate success and played for the county for nine seasons, achieving "the double" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in seven of those seasons.
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George Tribe took a record 175 wickets for the county in 1955.
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George Tribe was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1955.
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In 1940 George Tribe made his debut with the Footscray Football Club in the then-Victorian Football League.
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George Tribe played as a forward and was considered to be a dangerous goalkicker.
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George Tribe went on to play 66 games and kick 80 goals for Footscray before he playing his last game in 1946.
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George Tribe then returned to cricket with the Lancashire League in England.