Arthur Upton (South African cricketer)
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| Full name | Arthur Louis Upton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1923 Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 July 2015 (aged 91) KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 to 1956-57 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Louis Upton (20 August 1923 – 16 July 2015) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1949 to 1956.
A left-handed middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler, Upton was a regular in the Natal side for the four seasons from 1951–52 to 1954–55. He made his only century in 1954–55, scoring 126 and adding 249 for the fifth wicket with Roy McLean when Natal defeated Orange Free State by an innings.[1]
Upton died in KwaZulu-Natal on 16 July 2015, at the age of 91.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Natal v Orange Free State 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Arthur Louis Upton". Daily News. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Upton at ESPNcricinfo
- Arthur Upton at CricketArchive
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