Arthur Bartholomew (cricketer)

Arthur Churchill Bartholomew (21 February 1846 – 29 March 1940) was an English cricketer and schoolmaster.

Arthur Bartholomew
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Churchill Bartholomew
Born(1846-02-21)21 February 1846
Lympstone, Devon, England
Died29 March 1940(1940-03-29) (aged 94)
Reading, Berkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1866–1868Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 158
Batting average 15.80
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 54
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2018

He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Oxford.[1] He played a few first-class matches for Oxford University over three seasons from 1866 to 1868, with a highest score of 54 in the victory over Surrey in 1867.[2] He was regarded as one of the best cover point fieldsmen of the day.[1]

He became an assistant master at Brighton College, and later was headmaster of preparatory schools at Great Marlow and Reading. At the time of his death he was the oldest surviving Oxbridge cricket Blue.[3][1]

References
  1. "Obituaries in 1940". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "Surrey v Oxford University 1867". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "Oxford's Oldest Cricket Blue", The Cricketer, 23 May 1936, p. 100.
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