Arthur Skey

Arthur Richard Harrie Skey (13 February 1873 – 13 July 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer. Skey served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy from 1896, rising to the rank of surgeon rear-admiral. He also played first-class cricket for the Royal Navy.

Arthur Skey
Personal information
Full nameArthur Richard Harrie Skey
Born13 February 1873
Lucknow, North-Western Provinces,
British India
Died13 July 1942(1942-07-13) (aged 69)
Gosport, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Balls bowled 234
Wickets 6
Bowling average 19.50
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/27
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2019

Life and naval career

Skey was born at Lucknow in British India, before being educated in England at Dulwich College.[1] From there he trained to be a surgeon at St Bartholomew's Hospital.[2] After qualifying he joined the Royal Navy, where he was appointed as a surgeon in November 1896.[3] He was promoted to the rank of staff surgeon in November 1904.[4] Skey appeared in a single first-class cricket match for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1912.[5] In the Army's first-innings, he took figures of 5 for 27, while in their second-innings he took figures of 1 for 90.[6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 4 runs in the Royal Navy's first-innings by Francis Wyatt, while in their second-innings he was unbeaten without scoring.[6]

He served in the navy during the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches for actions during the Battle of Jutland.[7] He was awarded the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus by Italy in August 1917.[8] By July 1927, he held the rank of surgeon captain. It was in July 1927 that he was promoted to the rank of surgeon rear-admiral.[9] He died at Royal Hospital Haslar at Gosport in July 1942.

References
  1. "Player profile: Arthur Skey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. Onwhyn, J. (1897). The Lancet. p. 80.
  3. "No. 26795". The London Gazette. 17 November 1896. p. 6273.
  4. "No. 27826". The London Gazette. 11 August 1905. p. 5548.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Skey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  6. "Army v Royal Navy, 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. "No. 29751". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 September 1916. p. 9073.
  8. "No. 30227". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 August 1917. p. 8208.
  9. "No. 33291". The London Gazette. 5 July 1927. p. 4324.
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