# Arthur Pike

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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer
| name              = Arthur Pike
| image             = Arthur Pike.jpg
| caption           = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1862|12|25|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [Keyworth](/source/Keyworth)
| death_date        ={{death date and age|1907|11|15|1858|12|4|df=y}}
| death_place       = Keyworth
| batting           = Right-handed
| bowling           = 
| columns           = 1
| column1           = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| club1             = [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club)
| year1             = 1894–1899
| club2             = [MCC](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club)
| year2             = 1901 
| matches1          = 66
| runs1             = 1128
| bat avg1          = 13.92
| 100s/50s1         = 0/3
| top score1        = 66
| deliveries1       = -
| wickets1          = -
| bowl avg1         = -
| fivefor1          = -
| tenfor1           = -
| best bowling1     = -
| catches/stumpings1= 102/30
|role = [Wicket-keeper](/source/Wicket-keeper)-Batsman
| source            = https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18955.html CricInfo
| date              = 19 August
| year              = 2020
}}

'''Arthur Pike''' (25 December 1862 – 15 November 1907) was an English [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket)er active 1894–1901 who played for [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) as a [wicketkeeper](/source/wicketkeeper). He was born and died in [Keyworth](/source/Keyworth).<ref name=CA>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18955.html Arthur Pike at ESPNcricinfo]</ref>

Arthur Pike was a member of the Pike family from Keyworth which produced cricketers and footballers. These included [Harry Pike](/source/Harry_Pike) and [Horace Pike](/source/Horace_Pike).<ref name = "History of Keyworth United">{{cite web | url =https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5362034be4b055c269c46d4c/t/539574bae4b048e3205d131d/1402303674415/KUFC+History.pdf |title = The Pikes  |date=18 August 2020 }}</ref> On 4 January 1890, Horace, Arthur and Harry all played in the same Nottingham Forest side in a home match against Sheffield Wednesday. Forest lost 3-1.<ref name ="Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History" />

==Cricket==
Pike played cricket as a  [Wicket-keeper](/source/Wicket-keeper). Before playing for Nottinghamshire, he played for Keyworth CC, Nottingham Commercial CC, Notts Manufacturing CC  and Leyland CC in Lancashire.<ref name = "Trent Bridge-Arthur Pike">{{cite web | url =https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/arthur-pike.html |title = www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/arthur-pike.html  |date=19 August 2020 }}</ref> He made his [First-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) debut for Nottinghamshire in May 1894 at [Trent Bridge](/source/Trent_Bridge) against [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club).<ref name = "Trent Bridge-Arthur Pike" /> His highest score was 66 against [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) at [Trent Bridge](/source/Trent_Bridge) in August 1896.<ref name = "Trent Bridge-Arthur Pike" />

His best seasons behind the wicket were 1896 with 27 caught, 7 stumped and 1897 with 23 caught 12 stumped.<ref name ="Cricket A Weekly Record of the Game">{{cite book | title= Cricket A Weekly Record Of The Game Volume XXVI 2007|page=462|publisher= Merritt & Hatcher}}</ref>

He made 1 appearance for the [MCC](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club) at [Lord's](/source/Lord's) in May 1901 with 3 catches and 2 [stumpings](/source/stumpings).<ref name = "Trent Bridge-Arthur Pike" />

After his playing career, Pike went on to become an umpire between 1901 and 1905.<ref name = "Trent Bridge-Arthur Pike" />

==Football==
Pike also played football as a [Left Back](/source/Left_Back) and made 3 competitive appearances for [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest).<ref name ="Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History">{{cite book |author=Smales, Ken |date=2006 |title= Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History |publisher= Pineapple Books}}</ref> He made his non competitive debut on 25 October 1884 at home to [Blackburn Rovers](/source/Blackburn_Rovers)<ref name ="Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History" /> and his competitive debut in the FA Cup against Notts Swifts on 15 October 1887.<ref name ="Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History" /> He made over 30 non competitive appearances for Forest between 1884 and 1890. His last game for Nottingham Forest was the Football Alliance game on 4 January 1890 against [Sheffield Wednesday](/source/Sheffield_Wednesday).<ref name ="Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History" />

===Career statistics===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|Football Alliance
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest)<ref name ="Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History" />
||1887-88
|0|| 0||1 || 0||1|| 0
|-
||1888-89
|0|| 0||1 || 0||1 || 0
|-
||1889-90
|1|| 0||0 || 0||1 || 0
|-
!colspan="1"|Total
!1!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!1!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pike, Arthur}}
Category:1862 births
Category:1907 deaths
Category:English cricketers
Category:Nottinghamshire cricketers
Category:People from Keyworth
Category:Cricketers from Nottinghamshire
Category:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position

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