Arthur Arthur

Arthur Arthur
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Samuel Arthur
Born16 March 1877
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Died9 September 1930(1930-09-09) (aged 53)
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1918/19–1919/20Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2023

Arthur Samuel Arthur OBE (16 March 1877 — 9 September 1930) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son Samuel Arthur,[1] he was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in March 1877. After completing his studies in medicine, Arthur was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1894.[2] Arthur was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) as a lieutenant in February 1904.[3] He served in the First World War with the RAMC, holding the rank of captain at the start of the war. He was promoted to major in May 1915,[4] before being temporarily appointed a lieutenant colonel whilst in command of field ambulances.[5] Shortly after the conclusion of the war, Arthur served in British India, where he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team against the Indians at Madras in the 1918–19 and 1919–20 Madras Presidency Matches.[6] He scored 26 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 21.[7] He was made an OBE in September 1921.[8] He retired from active service in July 1922, at which point he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.[9] Arthur died at Blackhall Woods near Carlisle in September 1930; it was noted by his obituary that he had previously acted as medical officer at the Border Regiment depot at Carlisle.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Interesting Ealing wedding". Ealing Gazette and West Middlesex Observer. 10 November 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ List of the Fellows, Members, Extra-Licentiates and Licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians of London. London: Anatiposi Verlag. 2023. p. 61. ISBN 9783382304645.
  3. ^ "No. 27645". The London Gazette. 12 February 1904. p. 942.
  4. ^ "No. 29237". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 July 1915. p. 7159.
  5. ^ "No. 29451". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 January 1916. p. 1087.
  6. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Arthur". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Arthur". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  8. ^ "No. 13742". The Edinburgh Gazette. 13 September 1921. p. 1256.
  9. ^ "No. 32733". The London Gazette. 28 July 1922. p. 5610.
  10. ^ "Death of Border Regiment's Medical Officer". Lancashire Evening Post. Preston. 10 September 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.