Arthur Blackman

Arthur Blackman (13 October 1853 – 6 April 1908) was an English amateur cricketer active in the 1870s and 1880s. A right-handed batsman and right-arm roundarm medium pace bowler, Blackman made twenty appearances in first-class cricket, playing for three counties.

Arthur Blackman
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Blackman
Born13 October 1853
Dartford, Kent
Died6 April 1908(1908-04-06) (aged 54)
Preston, Sussex
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878Surrey
1879–1880Kent
1881–1887Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 399
Batting average 11.73
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 73
Balls bowled 672
Wickets 7
Bowling average 37.57
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/20
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 July 2013

Cricket career

Born at Dartford in Kent,[1] Blackman made his first-class cricket debut for Surrey against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1878, in what was his only first-class appearance for that county.[2] The following season he began playing for Kent, making his debut for the county against Sussex. He made two more appearances for the county, one in 1879 and one in 1880, as well as playing for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England.[2][3]

Blackman began playing for Sussex in 1881, making his debut for the county against Nottinghamshire at Hove. He played sporadically for the county until 1887, with 15 of his first-class matches coming for the county.[4] He was also described in his Wisden obituary as "a good field at cover-point, and a useful medium-paced bowler".[5]

Later life

Outside of cricket, Blackman was a teacher, living in Sussex from 1881 with his wife Sarah.[4] He was related to Kent bowler Fred Martin whom he recommended to the county.[4][5][6] He died at Preston in Sussex in 1908 aged 54.

References
  1. Arthur Blackman, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  2. Arthur Blackman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 63. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  4. Ambrose D (2003) Brief profile of Arthur Blackman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  5. Blackman, Mr Arthur, Obituaries in 1908, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1909. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  6. Fred ‘Nutty’ Martin – An Underrated Great, Kent Cricket Heritage Trust, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-13.

Arthur Blackman at ESPNcricinfo

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