George Beslee

George Prior Beslee (27 March 1904 – 3 November 1975) was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1925 and 1930. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Beslee played 63 first-class cricket matches for Kent.

Early life Beslee was born in March 1904 in Cliffe, a village on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent.

Cricket career Beslee made his debut for Kent Second XI in July 1924 against Sussex Second XI. He played for Kent in the Minor Counties Championship through August 1924.

Beslee was called up to the Kent First XI during the 1925 County Championship and made his first-class cricket debut against Middlesex in June. He played in three more County Championship matches that season, and continued to play for the second team.

In 1926 he again appeared only sporadically for the First XI and took only 11 wickets in the season before taking 32 wickets at a bowling average of 29.65 in 1927 and 21 wickets in 1928.

Later life Beslee died in Tonbridge in Kent in 1975 at the age of 71.