Arthur Surridge Explained

Arthur Surridge
Fullname:Arthur Surridge
Birth Date:2 June 1884
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Club1:Eastern Suburbs
Year1start:1909
Appearances1:8
Tries1:3
Goals1:15
Fieldgoals1:1
Points1:41
Club2:Balmain
Year2start:1910
Appearances2:4
Tries2:1
Goals2:5
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:13
Teama:New South Wales
Yearastart:1909
Appearancesa:4
Triesa:3
Goalsa:4
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:17
Updated:14 February 2019
Source:[1]

Arthur 'Wicker' Surridge (1884–1963) was a rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership between 1909 and 1910.

Playing career

An Easts rugby junior, Surridge grew up at Paddington, New South Wales and played for the Eastern Suburbs club in the 1909 NSWRFL season. A forward, Surridge was an accomplished goal kicker, playing in 9 matches for the Tricolours, including that year's semifinal loss to Balmain in which he was a try scorer.[2]

Surridge represented the New South Wales rugby league team on four occasions in 1909. He is noted as the 31st Eastern Suburbs player. He joined Balmain for the 1910 NSWRFL season.

Surridge was a well-known police detective in Sydney and held numerous positions with the Eastern Suburbs club over many years. He died on 2 August 1963, aged 79 years.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Surridge - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: Men's Honour Roll. Sydney Roosters. 14 February 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/. dead.