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Arthur Fenton (cricketer)
Arthur Fenton (27 February 1870 – 20 May 1950) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1896, and after moving to New Zealand in 1903 he played for Hawke's Bay and Wellington.[1] Cricket careerAn off-spin bowler, useful tail-end batsman and brilliant fielder, Fenton played club cricket in Melbourne and Sydney before being engaged as a professional coach by the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association in late 1903.[2][3] His best bowling performances were 5 for 78 for Hawke's Bay against Auckland in 1904–05[4] and 6 for 41 and 3 for 91 against Otago in 1908–09.[5] As well as coaching, he was the caretaker at the Napier Recreation Ground.[6] Fenton left Hawke's Bay in October 1911 to take up a groundsman's position at Athletic Park rugby ground in Wellington.[6][7] He carried out drainage works that made a great improvement to the condition of the ground in wet weather.[8] Playing for the University club in Wellington senior cricket, he took three hat-tricks during the 1916–17 season, and finished with 44 wickets at an average of 11.22.[9] Personal lifeFenton married in Melbourne in 1898. The marriage produced one child, but Fenton went to Sydney without them in 1902, intending to qualify as a dentist. His wife Rhoda divorced him in 1911 on the grounds of desertion.[10] Fenton returned to Australia in 1920.[11][12] He died in 1950 in Melbourne, where he lived in Power Street, Hawthorn, with his wife Charlotte.[13] References
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