Arthur Surridge

Arthur 'Wicker' Surridge (1884–1963) was a rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership between 1909 and 1910.

Arthur Surridge

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Surridge
Born	2 June 1884 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	2 August 1963 (aged 79) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909 Eastern Suburbs 8 3 15 1 41 1910 Balmain 4 1 5 0 13 Total 12 4 20 1 54 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1909 New South Wales 4 3 4 0 17
As of 14 February 2019 Source: [1]

Playing career

An Easts rugby junior, Surridge grew up at Paddington, New South Wales and played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the 1909 NSWRFL season. A forward, Surridge was an accomplished goal kicker, playing in 9 matches for the Tricolours, including that year's semifinal loss to Balmain in which he was a try scorer.[2]

Surridge represented the New South Wales rugby league team on four occasions in 1909. He is noted as the 31st Eastern Suburbs player. He joined Balmain for the 1910 NSWRFL season.

Surridge was a well-known police detective in Sydney and held numerous positions with the Eastern Suburbs club over many years. He died on 2 August 1963, aged 79 years.

References

1. "Arthur Surridge - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.

External links

• The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
• History Of The New South Wales Rugby League; Steve Haddan