Arthur Fortescue

Arthur Trosse Fortescue (7 April 1848 – 21 November 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Arthur Fortescue

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Trosse Fortescue
Born	7 April 1848 Fallapit, Devon, England
Died	21 November 1899 (aged 51) Marylebone, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1868–1871	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 19 Runs scored 480 Batting average 15.00 100s/50s –/1 Top score 68 Balls bowled 686 Wickets 15 Bowling average 19.40 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/28 Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 August 2019

The son of William Blundell Fortescue, he was born in April 1848 at the Fallapit Estate near East Allington, Devon.[1] He was educated at Marlborough College,[2] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1868. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1871, making a total of sixteen appearances.[4] He scored 420 runs in his sixteen matches, at an average of 14.48 and a high score of 68.[5] With the ball, he took 15 wickets at a bowling average of 19.40, with best figures of 3 for 28.[6] In 1872, he appeared once for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University,[4] before taking holy orders and becoming a Church of England clergyman in 1876. He held various curacies until 1883, at which point he became the vicar of Hainton with Sixhills in Lincolnshire.[3] He later toured North America in September–October 1886 with a team formed by the Devon amateur E. J. Sanders, making two first-class appearances on the tour against Philadelphia at Germantown.[4] Fortescue married Clara Harriet Pease in 1894, before passing away at Marylebone in November 1899.[1]

References

1. "Reverend Arthur Trosse Fortescue". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
2. James, L. Warwick (1952). Marlborough College Register: 1843-1952 (9 ed.). The College. p. 92.
3. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 480.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Fortescue". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Fortescue". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
6. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Fortescue". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

External links

• Arthur Fortescue at ESPNcricinfo