Arthur Knowles (10 April 1858 – 10 July 1929) was an English industrialist and cricketer, active from 1888 to 1896, who played for Lancashire.[1] He was born in Manchester and died in Cheshire. He appeared in five first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 83 runs with a highest score of 16, and held two catches.[2] On 26 March 1902, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Lancashire. In 1896, he opened Alvaston Hall