Archibald Fargus
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Eastville, Bristol, England
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| Full name | Archibald Hugh Conway Fargus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1878 Clifton, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1963 (aged 84) Eastville, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1904 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900–1901 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900–1901 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 April 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rev. Archibald Hugh Conway Fargus MA (15 December 1878 – 6 October 1963) was an English cricketer who was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was also a scholar and clergyman and served in the Royal Navy.[1]
Born in Clifton, Bristol,[2] Fargus was the son of novelist Frederick John Fargus and Amy Spark.[1] He was later educated at Clifton College and Haileybury before attending Pembroke College, Cambridge.[3]
Fargus made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in the 1900 County Championship against Middlesex. In that same season he also made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey.[4] Fargus played first-class cricket for both teams in 1900 and 1901, typically playing for Cambridge University in the months of June and July and for Gloucestershire in August.[4] He played 12 matches for the University, from whom he won a Cambridge Blue in 1900 and 1901,[3][5] and 15 for Gloucestershire, plus one match for the Gentlemen in 1900.[6]
Overall, Fargus was a superior batsman while playing for Cambridge University, scoring 292 runs at a batting average of 16.22, plus scoring his only half century in first-class cricket, a score of 61. For Gloucestershire he batted in 27 innings, scoring 210 runs at an average of 9.13.[7] With the ball, the reverse was true; his bowling with Gloucestershire was more successful. For the county he took 33 wickets at a bowling average of 26.54, with best figures of 7/55, one of two five wicket hauls he took.[8] His best figures came in his debut match against Middlesex, with the 7/55 coming in the Middlesex second-innings and following on from the 5/32 in their first-innings.[9] These figures were the best by any player on debut in the County Championship at that time, it would be a record which would stand for 14 years, until it was beaten by Cec Parkin who took match figures of 14/99 on his Lancashire County Cricket Club debut in 1914[10] In contrast, for the University he took 27 wickets at an average of 41.66, with best figures of 4/35.[8]
His first-class career ended at the end of the 1901 season. However, in 1904 he represented Devon in that season's Minor Counties Championship, playing a single match against Glamorgan.[11]