Arthur Rolleston

Arthur Cecil Rolleston (13 December 1867 – 28 September 1918) was a New Zealand cricketer and lawyer who played two matches of first-class cricket for Canterbury in 1890 and 1891.[1]

Life and career
Mary and William Rolleston and their children in 1888; Arthur Rolleston is seated at left.

One of the sons of the Hon. William Rolleston, a prominent New Zealand politician, Arthur Rolleston was educated in Christchurch at Christ's College and Canterbury College.[2] He was admitted as a solicitor in 1891 and as a barrister in 1900.[3]

Described by a contemporary newspaper as a "very dashing left-handed bat",[4] Arthur Rolleston had little success in his brief first-class career, totalling only 16 runs in his two matches. However, his score of 9 not out in his second match was the top score in Canterbury’s first innings of 50.[5]

Rolleston worked as a lawyer, mostly in Christchurch but also later in the Chatham Islands. He died aged 50 after striking his head when he fell in the street while visiting Wellington.[6] He was married to one of the daughters of the politician George Buckley, but at the time of his death she had been living in England for some time.[2]

References
  1. "Arthur Rolleston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "Fatal Fall: Death of Mr. A. C. Rolleston". Star. 30 September 1918. p. 6.
  3. "A Street Fatality". Evening Post. 30 September 1918. p. 8.
  4. "Cricket". New Zealand Mail. 27 March 1891. p. 12.
  5. "Wellington v Canterbury 1890-91". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. "A Fatal Fall". Evening Post. 1 October 1918. p. 2.
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