Arthur Cobb
English cricketer
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Arthur Rhodes Cobb (12 March 1864 – 6 November 1886) was an English first-class cricketer.
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Bodicote, Oxfordshire, England
Bodicote, Oxfordshire, England
Arthur Cobb, 1886 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arthur Rhodes Cobb | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1864 Bodicote, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 November 1886 (aged 22) Bodicote, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Cobb (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1884–1886 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||
The son of Timothy Cobb and his wife, Ellen Cobb (née Newbery), he was born at Cotefield House at Bodicote, Oxfordshire in March 1864. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to New College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the touring Australians at Oxford in 1884. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1886, making thirteen appearances.[3] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he scored a total of 246 runs for Oxford at an average of 11.18 and a highest score of 50. Behind the stumps he took 12 catches and made 4 stumpings.[4] While studying at Oxford, he went on two tours to North America in September 1885 and September–October 1886 with a team formed by the Devon amateur E. J. Sanders. He made four first-class appearances across the tours against the Philadelphian cricket team at Germantown.[3] Across both tours, he scored a total of 77 runs in the tours first-class matches, with a high score of 51.[4] He died from typhoid fever at Cotefield House in November 1886, aged 22.[1] His brother, Charles, also played first-class cricket.
