Arthur Fenton (cricketer)
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Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Australia
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| Born | 27 February 1870 Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 1950 (aged 80) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895/96 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903/04–1910/11 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911/12–1914/15 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Fenton (27 February 1870 – 20 May 1950) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1896, and after moving to New Zealand in 1903 he played for Hawke's Bay and Wellington.[1]
An off-spin bowler, useful tail-end batsman and brilliant fielder, Fenton played club cricket in Melbourne and Sydney before being engaged as a professional coach by the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association in late 1903.[2][3] His best bowling performances were 5 for 78 for Hawke's Bay against Auckland in 1904–05[4] and 6 for 41 and 3 for 91 against Otago in 1908–09.[5] As well as coaching, he was the caretaker at the Napier Recreation Ground.[6]
Fenton left Hawke's Bay in October 1911 to take up a groundsman's position at Athletic Park rugby ground in Wellington.[6][7] He carried out drainage works that made a great improvement to the condition of the ground in wet weather.[8] Playing for the University club in Wellington senior cricket, he took three hat-tricks during the 1916–17 season, and finished with 44 wickets at an average of 11.22.[9]