Arthur Pike (25 December 1862 – 15 November 1907) was an English first-class cricketer active 1894–1901 who played for Nottinghamshire as a wicketkeeper. He was born and died in Keyworth.[1]

Arthur Pike
Personal information
Born(1862-12-25)25 December 1862
Keyworth
Died15 November 1907(1907-11-15) (aged 48)
Keyworth
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894–1899Nottinghamshire
1901MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 66
Runs scored 1128
Batting average 13.92
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 66
Balls bowled -
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 102/30
Source: CricInfo, 19 August 2020

Arthur Pike was a member of the Pike family from Keyworth which produced cricketers and footballers. These included Harry Pike and Horace Pike.[2] On 4 January 1890, Horace, Arthur and Harry all played in the same Nottingham Forest side in a home match against Sheffield Wednesday. Forest lost 3-1.[3]

Cricket

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Pike played cricket as a Wicket-keeper. Before playing for Nottinghamshire, he played for Keyworth CC, Nottingham Commercial CC, Notts Manufacturing CC and Leyland CC in Lancashire.[4] He made his First-class cricket debut for Nottinghamshire in May 1894 at Trent Bridge against Yorkshire.[4] His highest score was 66 against Middlesex at Trent Bridge in August 1896.[4]

His best seasons behind the wicket were 1896 with 27 caught, 7 stumped and 1897 with 23 caught 12 stumped.[5]

He made 1 appearance for the MCC at Lord's in May 1901 with 3 catches and 2 stumpings.[4]

After his playing career, Pike went on to become an umpire between 1901 and 1905.[4]

Football

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Pike also played football as a Left Back and made 3 competitive appearances for Nottingham Forest.[3] He made his non competitive debut on 25 October 1884 at home to Blackburn Rovers[3] and his competitive debut in the FA Cup against Notts Swifts on 15 October 1887.[3] He made over 30 non competitive appearances for Forest between 1884 and 1890. His last game for Nottingham Forest was the Football Alliance game on 4 January 1890 against Sheffield Wednesday.[3]

Career statistics

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Club Season Football Alliance FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest[3] 1887-88 0 0 1 0 1 0
1888-89 0 0 1 0 1 0
1889-90 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 2 0 3 0
Career total 1 0 2 0 3 0

References

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  1. ^ Arthur Pike at ESPNcricinfo
  2. ^ "The Pikes" (PDF). 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  4. ^ a b c d e "www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/arthur-pike.html". 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ Cricket A Weekly Record Of The Game Volume XXVI 2007. Merritt & Hatcher. p. 462.