Ed Arthurton Explained

Ed Arthurton
Country:Australia
Birth Date:1947
Nickname:"Gooner"[1]
Birth Place:Charlestown, Nevis
Role:All-rounder
Club1:Leeward Islands
Year1:1969–1971
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:4
Runs1:102
Bat Avg1:17.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:45*
Deliveries1:667
Wickets1:10
Bowl Avg1:28.20
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/35
Catches/Stumpings1:1/-
Date:10 February
Year:2013
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23223/23223.html CricketArchive

Ed Arthurton (born 1947) is a former Nevisian cricketer.

Arthurton was born in Charlestown, the island's capital, and was a regular player for Nevis in inter-island matches from the late 1960s onwards.[2] He made his first-class debut for the Leeward Islands during the 1968–69 Shell Shield season, playing two matches in January 1969.[3] A fast bowler, Arthurton opened the bowling with Donald Richards in both innings, and in the second match, against Guyana, took five wickets, including career-best figures of 3/35 in the side's first innings.[4] [5] His two further matches at first-class level both came during the 1970–71 season, against the Windward Islands and the touring Indians.[3] In what was to be his final match for the Leewards, Arthurton opened the bowling with Andy Roberts in both innings, who went on to take over 200 wickets for the West Indies.[6] Arthurton continued to play representative cricket for Nevis into the early 1980s,[2] and has been noted as "responsible for lifting the standards of Nevis cricket to a new and positive high".[7] In a contest held by a local radio station in December 2010 to name an "all-time Nevis cricket team", he was named captain of the side.[8]

Notes and References

  1. "…no other captain but Ed 'Gooner' Arthurton."The debate continues... – Nevis Pages. Published 3 September 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23223/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Edward Arthurton (6)
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23223/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Edward Arthurton (4)
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29895.html Barbados v Leeward Islands
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29918.html Leeward Islands v Guyana
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/31/31455.html Leeward Islands v Indians
  7. http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2008/09/19/comment3a.html Nevis cricketers through the years
  8. http://m.sknvibes.com/news/newsdetails.cfm/16156 Nevis All time Cricket team Released