Arthur Blackman

Arthur Blackman
Personal information
Full name Arthur Blackman
Born 13 October 1853
Dartford, Kent
Died 6 April 1908(1908-04-06) (aged 54)
Preston, Sussex
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm roundarm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878 Surrey
1879–1880 Kent
1881–1887 Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 399
Batting average 11.73
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 73
Balls bowled 672
Wickets 7
Bowling average 37.57
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/20
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 July 2013

Arthur Blackman (13 October 1853 – 6 April 1908) was an English cricketer active in the 1870s and 1880s. A right-handed batsman and right-arm roundarm medium pace bowler, Blackman made twenty appearances in first-class cricket, playing for three counties.

Career

Born at Dartford in Kent, Blackman made his first-class debut for Surrey against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1878, in what was his only first-class appearance for that county.[1] The following season he began playing for Kent, making his debut for the county against Sussex. He made two more appearances for the county, one in 1879 and one in 1880 as well as playing for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Gentlemen of England.[1]

Blackman began playing for Sussex in 1881, making his debut for the county against Nottinghamshire at the County Ground, Hove, making a further appearance in that season against Surrey.[1] He didn't feature in first-class cricket in 1882, but did return to play for Sussex in 1883, making three appearances, following this up with one appearance in 1884, and four in both 1885 and 1886. He made a final first-class appearance for the county in 1887 against Lancashire at Old Trafford.[1] Fifteen of Blackman's twenty first-class appearances came for Sussex, for whom he scored 287 runs, averaging 11.95, with a high score of 73 against Hampshire in 1885.[2][3] As a bowler he took seven wickets in his first-class career, averaging 37.57, with best figures of 2/20.[4] He was also described by Wisden as "a good field at cover-point".[5]

Outside of cricket, Blackman was a school master. He died at Preston, Sussex on 6 April 1908.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Blackman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Blackman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Hampshire v Sussex, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Player profile: Arthur Blackman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1908". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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