County cricketer George Hankins, from Keynsham, charged with drink-driving

George Hankins, who plays for Gloucestershire Country Cricket Club, has been charged with drink driving after an incident in Surrey on Sunday (April 19).

Hankins, 23, from Keynsham, was arrested after a collision in Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Gloucestershire Live reports.

Hankins is due to appear at Guildford Magistrates’ Court on July 21.

A statement from Gloucestershire County Cricket Club said: “Gloucestershire Cricket has been made aware of an incident – being investigated by Surrey Police – regarding one of its players.

“The club is in touch with the player concerned and has initiated a full internal investigation.

“As this is a police matter, the club will not be commenting further at the present time.”

Hankins attended Millfield School in Somerset where in his final year in 2015 he captained the first eleven and scored exactly 1,000 runs.

A right-handed batsman who also bowls right-arm off breaks he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Durham MCCU in March 2016.

He made his first List A debut in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup in May 2017 and his 2020 debut for Gloucestershire in the following July.

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