Arthur Shrewsbury (4 July 1874 – 6 October 1917) was an English cricketer. Shrewsbury was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Nottingham.
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| Full name | Arthur Shrewsbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1874 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1917 (aged 43) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Shrewsbury (father), Arthur Shrewsbury (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1892 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shrewsbury made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Sussex in the 1892 County Championship. He played 2 further first-class matches for the county in 1892, which came against Gloucestershire and Somerset.[1] In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 63 runs at a batting average of 31.50, with a high score of 31*. In the field he took a single catch.[2]
He died in Nottingham on 6 October 1917 and was buried at All Hallows Church in Gedling.
Family
editHis father William played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire, as did his uncle Arthur who also played Test cricket for England.
References
editExternal links
edit- Arthur Shrewsbury at Cricinfo (paywall)
- Arthur Shrewsbury at CricketArchive