Arthur Poole (cricketer, born 1878)

Arthur Valentine Poole (28 April 1878 – 11 April 1955) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Southland from 1915 to 1921.

Arthur Poole

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Valentine Poole
Born	28 April 1878 Aston, Warwickshire, England
Died	11 April 1955 (aged 76) Invercargill, New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1914–15 to 1920–21	Southland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 223 Batting average 20.27 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 77 Balls bowled 274 Wickets 7 Bowling average 21.85 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/104 Catches/stumpings 3/0
Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2017

A middle-order batsman and occasional bowler, Arthur Poole played in six of the eight matches Southland played in their brief period as a first-class team. He made their highest-ever score, 77 in the first innings against Otago in 1914–15, as well as top-scoring with 38 in the second innings.[1] In the first innings he hit two sixes and 11 fours and reached his 50 in 40 minutes.[2] He also top-scored for Southland in their last first-class match, against the touring Australians in 1920–21.[3]

His matches for Southland in non-first-class cricket extended from the match against Lord Hawke's XI in 1902–03 to the match against the touring Australians in 1927–28 just before he turned 50.

He married Ella Maude Sheppard at St John's Church in Invercargill on 12 November 1902.[4]

References

1. "Otago v Southland 1914–15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
2. "Southland v Otago. Southerners' Splendid Stand". Southland Times (17476): 3. 3 April 1915. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
3. "Southland v Australians 1920–21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
4. "Marriage". Southland Times (18013): 2. 8 December 1902. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

External links

• Arthur Poole at ESPNcricinfo