Arthur Wilmot Explained

Arthur Wilmot should not be confused with Arthur Wilmott.

Arthur Wilmot
Country:England
Fullname:Arthur Alfred Wilmot
Birth Date:14 February 1845
Birth Place:Derby, England
Death Place:Morley, Derbyshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Year1:1871
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:17 August
Debutyear1:1871
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Lancashire
Onetype1:true
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:0
Bat Avg1:0.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:0
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/0
Date:16 December
Year:2010
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Players/33/33928/33928.html CricketArchive

Arthur Alfred Wilmot (14 February 1845 - 12 May 1876) was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1871.

Life

Wilmot was born in Chaddesden Hall, Derby the son of Sir Henry Sacheverel Wilmot and his wife Maria Mundy, sister of Edward Miller Mundy.[1] He was educated at Repton School[2] and University College, Oxford. He took Holy Orders and became a clergyman. He also played club cricket for a number of sides including Free Foresters, Old Oxonians, Staffordshire, Burton and Gentlemen of Derbyshire. He became rector of Morley, Derbyshire in 1871.[3] Wilmot appeared in the second match Derbyshire played as a county side, in the 1871 season, in which he failed to score in either innings but took a catch.[4]

Wilmot continued playing for club sides until 1874. He died at Morley at the age of 31.

Wilmot married Harriet Cecilia FitzHerbert in 1872 and their son Ralph Wilmot succeeded his brother Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet to the Baronetcy as the 6th Baronet.

Notes and References

  1. http://thepeerage.com/p30730.htm the Peerage.com
  2. http://www.reptonpilgrims.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55:repton-school-1st-class-cricketers&catid=37:1st-class-cricketers&Itemid=60 Repton Pilgrims
  3. [John Charles Cox]
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/33/33928/33928.html Arthur Wilmot at Cricket Archive