George David Panayi (born 23 September 1997) is an English cricketer.[1] He played for Warwickshire.[2]

George Panayi
Personal information
Full name
George David Panayi
Born (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27)
Enfield, Middlesex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2019Warwickshire (squad no. 33)
First-class debut26 June 2017 Warwickshire v Lancashire
List A debut17 June 2018 Warwickshire v West Indies A
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 2 8
Runs scored 17 90
Batting average 5.66 30.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 16 26
Balls bowled 231 360
Wickets 4 5
Bowling average 35.25 77.80
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/41 2/44
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 June 2024

Early life

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Panayi was born in Enfield, London, and completed his schooling at Shrewsbury School at Birmingham, where he captained the school cricket team.[1] In 2016 and 2017 he played for the England under-19 cricket team.[3][4][5]

Career

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In June 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Warwickshire,[6] At the age of 19, he made his first-class debut on 26 June 2017 for Warwickshire against Lancashire as a part of 2017 County Championship.[1][7] He made his List A debut for Warwickshire against West Indies A in a tri-series warm-up match on 17 June 2018.[8] He was released at the end of the 2019 season.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "George Panayi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Player profile: George Panayi". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka tail maintains ascendancy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ "1st Youth Test, Cambridge, July 26 - 29, 2016, Sri Lanka Under-19s tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ "3rd Youth ODI (D/N), Canterbury, August 16, 2016, Sri Lanka Under-19s tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Warwickshire: George Panayi, Liam Banks and Ryan Sidebottom sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Warwickshire v Lancashire, (D/N), Birmingham, June 26 - 29, 2017, Specsavers County Championship Division One". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Tour Match, Birmingham, June 17, 2018, West Indies A tour of England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Warwickshire release Alex Mellor and George Panayi". BBC Sport. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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