| Arthur Coomb | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Arthur Grenfell Coomb |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Kempston, Bedfordshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Club1: | Norfolk |
| Year1: | 1956–1963 |
| Club2: | Minor Counties |
| Year2: | 1951–1953 |
| Club3: | Bedfordshire |
| Year3: | 1947–1955 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 55 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.16 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 16 |
| Deliveries1: | 628 |
| Wickets1: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 40.12 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/61 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 17 November |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11296.html Cricinfo |
Arthur Grenfell Coomb (3 March 1929 - 29 June 2022) was a former English cricketer who was active in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, making five appearances in first-class cricket.[1] He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast and who played most of his cricket at minor counties level for Bedfordshire and Norfolk.[1]
Arthur Grenfell Coomb was born at Kempston, Bedfordshire, on 3 March 1929. He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1938 and 1947 where he was in the First XI in 1944 and 1945 being made Captain in 1946.[2] [3] He was also a keen rugby player and was made Captain of the First XV in 1946.[2]
Coomb undertook National Service between 1947 and 1949, and thereafter studied at agricultural college, later working in the agricultural supply industry for an American firm.[2]
Coomb made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire, a season in which he made three further appearances for the county.[4] While serving in the Royal Navy, Coomb was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team in a first-class match against Worcestershire in 1948, and made two further first-class appearances for the team in 1949 against Kent and Hampshire.[5] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire during this period, and was selected to play a first-class match for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against Kent in 1951.[5] He played a second first-class match for the Minor Counties against the touring Australians in 1953.[5]
In five appearances in first-class cricket, Coomb took 8 wickets at an average of 40.12, with best figures of 3/16, and he scored 55 runs with a high score of 16.[1] He played for Bedfordshire until 1955, making a total of 40 appearances for them in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He joined Norfolk for the 1956 Minor Counties Championship, making his debut for the county against Buckinghamshire.[4] He played for Norfolk until 1963, making 42 appearances.[5]