| Arthur Fernie | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Ernest Fernie |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1877 |
| Birth Place: | Stone, Staffordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Bideford, Devon, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1897–1900 |
| Club2: | Staffordshire |
| Year2: | 1898–1900 |
| Club3: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year3: | 1901 |
| Club4: | Berkshire |
| Year4: | 1907 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 22 |
| Runs1: | 121 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.56 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 24 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,897 |
| Wickets1: | 61 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.54 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/104 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
| Date: | 6 February |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13031.html Cricinfo |
Arthur Ernest Fernie (9 April 1877 – 24 July 1959) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
The son of James Fernie, he was born at Stone, Staffordshire in April 1877.[1] He was educated at Wellingborough School, before going up to Clare College, Cambridge in 1896.[1]
He made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1897 against CI Thornton's XI at Cambridge.[2] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1900, making a total of 21 appearances.[2] A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Fernie took 60 wickets for Cambridge, with came at an average of 24.81.[3] He took one five-wicket haul when he took 6 for 104 against AJ Webbe's XI in 1900.[3] [4] He gained his Blues' in cricket in 1897 and 1900.[1] He played one first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1901 against London County.[2] In addition to playing at first-class level, Fernie also played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire in 1898 and 1900, and for Berkshire in two matches in 1907.[5]
After graduating from Cambridge, Fernie became a teacher. He was an assistant master at Lambrook School in Berkshire.[1] He died at Bideford in Devon in July 1959.