George Vautin

George Vautin
Born
George James Phillips Vautin

23 April 1869
Died9 January 1949(1949-01-09) (aged 79)

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team City (Hobart)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1892–1896 Essendon (VFA) 87 (13)
1897–1898 Essendon 26 (1)
Total 113 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Cricket career
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889/90Tasmania
1894/95Victoria
FC debut8 January 1890 Tasmania v Victoria
Last FC26 January 1895 Victoria v Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 55
Batting average 18.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 28 January 2023

George James Phillips Vautin (23 April 1869 – 9 January 1949) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL)[1] and first-class cricket for both Tasmania and Victoria.

Family

Vautin was born in Orielton, Tasmania and died in the Mercy Hospital in East Melbourne.[2]

Football

Vautin was from Tasmania and played at the City Football Club in Hobart. A rover, he represented his league in 1889 in an away series in Victoria, impressing the Essendon recruiters who signed him up for the 1892 VFA season and he was a key part of their premiership teams over the next three seasons. The VFL began in 1897 and Vautin was a member of Essendon's inaugural VFL premiership side.

Cricket

Vautin was also a cricketer, playing a first-class match for Tasmania in 1889/90[3] and another for Victoria in 1894/95.[4] He played club cricket for East Melbourne Cricket Club and St Kilda Cricket Club during the 1890s.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.909
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 31, 937. Melbourne, Victoria. 11 January 1949. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1889/90". Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1894/95". Cricinfo.
  5. ^ George Vautin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-01-28. (subscription required)

References