Arnold Nesbitt
Arnold Stearns Nesbitt (16 October 1878 – 7 November 1914) was an English first-class cricketer who played one match for Worcestershire against Middlesex at Lord's in 1914. His contribution to the game, which Worcestershire lost by an innings, was small: he made only one dismissal (that of Jack Hearne off the bowling of Robert Borrows), and scored 2 not out and 3 with the bat.
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Nesbitt was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. He was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment on 24 January 1900.[1] He was killed in action at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium in the First World War, while serving as a captain in the Army.[2][3]
Notes
- "No. 27162". The London Gazette. 6 February 1900. p. 811.
- Obituaries in 1914. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1915.
- "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 4 of 5". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
- Arnold Nesbitt at ESPNcricinfo
- Statistical summary from CricketArchive
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