Arthur Bartholomew (cricketer)

Arthur Churchill Bartholomew (21 February 1846 – 29 March 1940) was an English cricketer and schoolmaster.

Arthur Bartholomew

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Churchill Bartholomew
Born	21 February 1846 Lympstone, Devon, England
Died	29 March 1940 (aged 94) Reading, Berkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1866–1868	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 158 Batting average 15.80 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 54 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2018

He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford.[1] He played a few first-class matches for Oxford University over three seasons from 1866 to 1868, with a highest score of 54 in the victory over Surrey in 1867.[2] He was regarded as one of the best cover point fieldsmen of the day.[1]

He became an assistant master at Brighton College, and later was headmaster of preparatory schools at Great Marlow and Reading. At the time of his death he was the oldest surviving Oxbridge cricket Blue.[3][1]

References

1. "Obituaries in 1940". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
2. "Surrey v Oxford University 1867". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
3. "Oxford's Oldest Cricket Blue", The Cricketer, 23 May 1936, p. 100.

External links

• Arthur Bartholomew at ESPNcricinfo
• Arthur Bartholomew at CricketArchive (subscription required)