Arthur Longden
 | (March 2024) |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1856 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 1 July 1924 (aged 67) Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1883/84–1885/86 | Canterbury |
Source: Cricinfo, 17 October 2020 | |
Arthur Longden (11 November 1856 – 1 July 1924) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for Canterbury between the 1883–84 season and 1885–86.[1][2]
Longden was born at Christchurch in 1856 but grew up in England where he was educated at Clifton College.[3][4] He returned to New Zealand where his family owned a sheep station at Mount Torlesse in Canterbury. A "prominent" cricketer in Christchurch, where he played for the United Canterbury club, and South Canterbury and Otago,[3][5] Longden played six first-class matches for the representative side in the 1880s. He scored a total of 120 runs, including scores of 42 on debut against Wellington and 51 against a touring Tasmania side, both in 1883–84.[2][6]
Soon after returning to New Zealand, Longden left the family farm and joined the Union Bank of Australia. He served as the bank's sub-manager at Christchurch and its manager at Wellington, before moving to work in Australia. He was sub-manager at Sydney from 1899 to 1908 before becoming manager at Ballarat in Victoria and later at Launceston in Tasmania where he worked until his retirement in 1919.[3][7]
Longden was married and had two daughters.[5] He spent his retirement at Christchurch where he died following a short illness in 1924 at the age of 67.[1][3][5] An obituary was published in the 1925 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arthur Longden". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Arthur Longden". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Obituary: Mr Arthur Longden, Evening Star, issue 18675, 2 July 1924, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 November 2024.)
- ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 81. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b c Obituary: Mr A Longden, The Press, volume LX, issue 18114, 2 July 1924, p. 11. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 November 2024.)
- ^ a b Longden, Mr Arthur, Obituaries in 1924, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1925. (Available online at CricInfo. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Personal, Manawatu Standard, volume XLIV, issue 1061, 7 July 1924, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 8 November 2024.)
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