Country: | Scotland |
Fullname: | Arthur Ernest Sellers |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1876 |
Birth Place: | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
Death Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Club1: | Scotland |
Year1: | 1920 - 1922 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 2 |
Runs1: | 29 |
Bat Avg1: | 9.66 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 17 |
Deliveries1: | 369 |
Wickets1: | 8 |
Bowl Avg1: | 19.12 |
Fivefor1: | 1 |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 5/22 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 28 July |
Year: | 2022 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/arthur-sellers-25342 Cricinfo |
Arthur Ernest Sellers (23 February 1876 — 9 February 1949) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and groundskeeper.
Sellers was born at Mansfield in February 1876. He moved to Scotland as a young child when his father, Tom Sellers, moved there to take up a groundskeeping job at The Grange Club.[1] A club cricketer for Carlton Cricket Club, he played two first-class matches for Scotland in 1920 and 1922; he was a late debutant in first-class cricket, being aged 44 in 1920. His appearance in 1920 came against Ireland at Edinburgh, with his 1922 appearance coming against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler in the Scottish side, Sellers took 8 wickets at an average of 19.12;.[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 22 against Ireland.[4] A knee injury later ended his club career while he was still engaged as a professional at Carlton.[5]
Outside of cricket, Sellers was a groundsman. He was employed by Scottish Rugby Union and was responsible for preparing all of Scotland's home international rugby pitches at Inverleith and Murrayfield.[5] Sellers died at Edinburgh in February 1949.