Arthur Sellers (Scottish cricketer)
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| Full name | Arthur Ernest Sellers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1876 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 February 1949 (aged 72) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920–1922 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Ernest Sellers (23 February 1876 — 9 February 1949) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and groundskeeper.
Sellers was born at Mansfield in February 1876. He moved to Scotland as a young child when his father, Tom Sellers, moved there to take up a groundskeeping job at The Grange Club.[1] A club cricketer for Carlton Cricket Club, he played two first-class matches for Scotland in 1920 and 1922; he was a late debutant in first-class cricket, being aged 44 in 1920. His appearance in 1920 came against Ireland at Edinburgh, with his 1922 appearance coming against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler in the Scottish side, Sellers took 8 wickets at an average of 19.12;.[3] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 22 against Ireland.[4] A knee injury later ended his club career while he was still engaged as a professional at Carlton.[5]
Outside of cricket, Sellers was a groundsman. He was employed by Scottish Rugby Union and was responsible for preparing all of Scotland's home international rugby pitches at Inverleith and Murrayfield.[5] Sellers died at Edinburgh in February 1949.
References
[edit]- ^ A Stockbridge landmark. Edinburgh Evening News. 27 February 1932. p. 17
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Sellers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Sellers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1920". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b The man who prepares the pitches. Edinburgh Evening News. 27 February 1932. p. 17