| Arthur Rees | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Westland Rees |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Hokitika, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Family: | William Lee Rees (father) Grace family |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Auckland |
| Year1: | 1889–90 |
| Club2: | Hawke's Bay |
| Year2: | 1896–97 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 13 |
| Bat Avg1: | 1.85 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 6 |
| Deliveries1: | 1400 |
| Wickets1: | 41 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 13.02 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | 2 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 6 May 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38297.html ESPNcricinfo |
Arthur Westland Rees (9 September 1866 – 1 January 1921) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland and Hawke's Bay between 1889 and 1897.[1] In his first two first-class matches he took 25 wickets.
Rees's father was William Lee Rees, who was a cousin of W. G. Grace and other members of the Grace and Gilbert families.[1] Arthur Rees was born in Hokitika and educated at Auckland Grammar School before going to Caius College, Cambridge. He returned to New Zealand in 1889 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1890.[2] He established a law practice in Gisborne in 1893.[2] A left-arm slow bowler, Rees took 32 wickets for 226 in the three matches of Auckland's southern tour in 1889–90.[3] He began with 6 for 27 and 8 for 36 against Otago, bowling unchanged on his first-class debut,[4] and a few days later he took 7 for 35 and 4 for 63 against Canterbury.[5] He was the leading bowler in New Zealand that season, with 38 wickets at an average of 10.94.[6]
Rees married Mabel Margaret Crawford in Gisborne in May 1893.[7] He died at his home in Gisborne early on New Year's Day 1921 after a short illness. His wife, a son and three daughters survived him.[2]