Arthur Fortescue
CountryEngland
FullnameArthur Trosse Fortescue
Birth date7 April 1848
Birth placeFallapit, Devon, England
Death date21 November 1899 (aged 51)
Death placeMarylebone, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
Club 1Oxford University
Year 11868–1871
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 119
Runs 1480
Bat avg 115.00
100s/50s 1–/1
Top score 168
Deliveries 1686
Wickets 115
Bowl avg 119.40
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 13/28
Catches/stumpings 112/–
Date14 August
Year2019
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13144.html Cricinfo

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

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 dying at Marylebone in November 1899.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Reverend Arthur Trosse Fortescue". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  2. ^ James, L. Warwick (1952). Marlborough College Register: 1843-1952. 9 ed. The College. p. 92.
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  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Fortescue". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Fortescue". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  6. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Fortescue". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-08-15.