{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = George Drissell | image = | country = England | fullname = George Samuel Drissell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bristol, England | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = Bowler | club1 = Gloucestershire | year1 = {{nowrap|2017–2020}} | clubnumber1 = 20 | club2 = Somerset | year2 = 2021 | club3 = Durham | year3 = {{nowrap|2022–present}} | clubnumber3 = 8 | type1 = First-class | debutdate1 = 6 August | debutyear1 = 2017 | debutfor1 = <br />Gloucestershire | debutagainst1 = Northamptonshire | type2 = List A | debutdate2 = 6 June | debutyear2 = 2018 | debutfor2 = <br />Gloucestershire | debutagainst2 = Middlesex | columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 21 | runs1 = 553 | bat avg1 = 20.48 | 100s/50s1 = 0/3 | top score1 = 82 | deliveries1 = 3,128 | wickets1 = 35 | bowl avg1 = 56.25 | fivefor1 = 1 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 5/59 | catches/stumpings1 = 12/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 30 | runs2 = 300 | bat avg2 = 16.66 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 46 | deliveries2 = 1,242 | wickets2 = 27 | bowl avg2 = 43.44 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/38 | catches/stumpings2 = 18/– | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 6 | runs3 = 0 | bat avg3 = 0.00 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 0 | deliveries3 = 73 | wickets3 = 2 | bowl avg3 = 50.50 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 1/20 | catches/stumpings3 = 3/– | date = 24 August 2025 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1012835.html Cricinfo }} '''George Samuel Drissell''' (born 20 January 1999) is an English cricketer.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1012835.html |title=George Drissell |accessdate=9 August 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in the 2017 County Championship on 6 August 2017.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1068627.html |title=Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Northampton, Aug 6-9, 2017 |accessdate=7 July 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his List A debut for Gloucestershire in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 6 June 2018.<ref name="LA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1127828.html |title=South Group (D/N), Royal London One-Day Cup at Bristol, Jun 6 2018 |accessdate=6 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
Drissell was released by Gloucestershire in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gloscricket.co.uk/news/george-drissell-released-by-gloucestershire/ |title=George Drissell released by Gloucestershire |date=25 September 2020 |accessdate=6 April 2022 |work=Gloucestershire County Cricket Club}}</ref> He subsequently joined Somerset for the 2021 One-Day Cup, playing five matches in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/news/club-news/royal-london-cup-preview-somerset-v-glamorgan/ |title=ROYAL LONDON CUP PREVIEW: SOMERSET V GLAMORGAN |date=27 July 2021 |accessdate=6 April 2022 |work=Somerset County Cricket Club |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929203313/https://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/news/club-news/royal-london-cup-preview-somerset-v-glamorgan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He signed a contract with Durham in November 2021, having played in the club's second XI in September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-and-media/jack-campbell-and-george-drissell-sign-deals-with-durham-cricket/ |title=Jack Campbell and George Drissell sign deals with Durham Cricket |date=4 November 2021 |accessdate=6 April 2022 |work=Durham County Cricket Club}}</ref> He made his Twenty20 debut on 29 May 2022, for Durham in the 2022 T20 Blast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1297809.html |title=North Group, Birmingham, May 29, 2022, Vitality Blast |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 May 2022}}</ref>
In June 2025, Drissell conceded the most runs in an innings in the history of the County Championship, finishing with figures of 1 for 247 off 45 overs against Surrey at The Oval.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/clylnp2k215o|title=Surrey smash club-record 820 against Durham|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2025-1461819/surrey-vs-durham-42nd-match-1461865/match-report|title=Sibley triple-hundred piles pain on Durham as Surrey notch 820-9 dec|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=1 July 2025}}</ref>
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