Arthur Crichton
Personal information
Full name
Arthur William Crichton
Born25 June 1833
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Died4 February 1882(1882-02-04) (aged 48)
Westminster, London, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsLord Lilford (nephew)
Walter Powys (nephew)
Horatio Powys-Keck (great-nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1856Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 9.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2021

Arthur William Crichton JP DL (25 June 1833 – 4 February 1882) was an English first-class cricketer and naturalist.

The son of William John Crichton, he was born in June 1833 at Bushey, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Radley College, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Cambridge University Cricket Club at Cambridge in 1856.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs in the MCC first innings by Matthews Kempson, while in their second innings he remained unbeaten on 7.[3] Crichton was a naturalist who was a Fellow of the London Zoological Society and the Linnean Society of London.[4] Resident in Shropshire at Broadward Hall, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Shropshire in April 1880 and also served as a justice of the peace.[5] Crichton died at Westminster in February 1882.[6] His nephews, Lord Lilford and Walter Powys, both played first-class cricket, as did his great-nephew Horatio Powys-Keck.

References

  1. ↑ Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 178.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Crichton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1856". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ↑ The Ibis. British Ornithologists' Union. 1879. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "No. 24833". The London Gazette. 13 April 1880. p. 2513.
  6. ↑ Lady Adelaide Law. The Illustrated London News. 18 February 1882. p. 26
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