George Yates (21 August 1858 – 21 July 1933) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1883. Yates was born at Bolsover, Derbyshire and became a coal miner. Yates played one first-class match for Derbyshire in the 1883 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club in July, which finished in a draw. He was a right-handed batsman and scored no runs in his only first-class innings. He was a right-arm round-arm bowler and did not take a wicket in the three overs he bowled. Yates died at Bolsover at the age of 74.