Arthur Shrewsbury (cricketer, born 1874)

English cricketer

Arthur Shrewsbury

Personal information

Full name|

Arthur Shrewsbury

Born| (1874-07-04)4 July 1874
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died| 6 October 1917(1917-10-06) (aged 43)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm medium
Relations| William Shrewsbury (father), Arthur Shrewsbury (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1892| Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

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Matches | 3
Runs scored | 63
Batting average | 31.50
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 31*
Balls bowled | 70
Wickets | –
Bowling average | –
5 wickets in innings | –
10 wickets in match | –
Best bowling | –
Catches/stumpings | 1/–

Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2010

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.

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

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His father William played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire, as did his uncle Arthur who also played Test cricket for England.

## References

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1. ^ First-Class Matches played by Arthur Shrewsbury
2. ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Shrewsbury

## External links

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* Arthur Shrewsbury at Cricinfo (paywall)
* Arthur Shrewsbury at CricketArchive