George Levick was one of the leading all-rounders in cricket in South Wales during the 1860s and 1870s, besides appearing in county cricket for Glamorganshire, Monmouthshire and Breconshire.
Born in Staffordshire in 1841 he was the second son of Frederick Levick, a very capable entrepreneur with good business skills, who had learnt the iron trade in the Black Country before moving to South Wales to work as the deputy manager of the Blaina, Cwm Celyn and Coalbrook Dale ironworks, and in 1844 he became the Works manager, before purchasing the works with John Simpson in 1846.
The Levick’s lived at Wain Wern House near Pontypool, with George inheriting his father’s fondness for cricket, besides training as an engineer. In September 1862 he made his county debut for Monmouthshire against Breconshire at Brecon and claimed seven wickets. He did the same the following year when chosen for the encounter at Brecon on 17 and 18 August 1863, before also appearing for Breconshire against Carmarthenshire at Dolgarreg on 23 and 24 June 1864.
George then worked as an engineer in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, during which time he also played for the Northumberland club. He returned to South Wales in the early 1870s and in his new guise as an opening batter, he played for Glamorganshire against Monmouthshire at Usk, scoring 11 and 10. He played again on 6 and 7 August for Glamorganshire against Breconshire at Brecon, besides acting as a guest during early August 1874 in the Bute Household team which met the All-England Eleven in Copper’s Field in Cardiff. He bagged a pair in the match but returned to form the following week scoring 23 batting at number eight for the Gentlemen of South Wales against the Players.
LEVICK, George David
Born: Staffordshire, November 1841.
Died: Steyning, Sussex, 7 January 1927.