George Tapscott

{{Short description|South Africa.cricketer (1889–1940)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = George Tapscott

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| fullname = George Lancelot Tapscott

| birth_date = 7 November 1889

| birth_place = Barkly West, Cape Colony

| death_date = 13 December 1940

| death_place = Kimberley, South Africa

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| family = Lionel Tapscott (brother)

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 5

| bat avg1 = 2.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 4

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1= 1/–

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 21

| runs2 = 934

| bat avg2 = 26.68

| 100s/50s2 = 2/5

| top score2 = 111

| deliveries2 = 1,785

| wickets2 = 47

| bowl avg2 = 21.40

| fivefor2 = 2

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/47

| catches/stumpings2= 12/–

| international = true

| onetest = true

| country = South Africa

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 86

| testdebutdate = 13 December

| testdebutyear = 1913

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/363/363.html CricketArchive

| date = 8 October

| year = 2019

}}

George Lancelot "Dusty" Tapscott (7 November 1889 – 13 December 1940) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test match in 1913.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/363/363.html| title = George Tapscott | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2012-01-15}} His brother, Lionel, also played Test cricket for South Africa and his sister Billie was a tennis player who reached the quarterfinals at the French Championships and Wimbledon.

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