Coles made only three known appearances in first-class matches[1] but was a very successful bowler using a right-handed underarm style.
In 1820, his tally of 17 was the highest by any first-class bowler that season.
[2] Educated at Eton and Peterhouse, Cambridge, George Coles later became ordained as a Church of England clergyman.
He was Vicar of St James, Croydon from 1829 to 1865.
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