Arthur Symonds (cricketer)
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Edmund Symonds |
| Born | 8 May 1890 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Died | 20 April 1946 (aged 55) Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1926/27 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 May 2016 | |
Arthur Edmund Symonds (8 May 1890 – 20 April 1946) was a New Zealand sportsman. He played one first-class match for Otago during the 1926–27 season.[1][2]
Born at Dunedin in 1890, Symonds worked for railway companies.[3] He played rugby union for the Zingari-Richmond club in Dunedin and represented the Otago Rugby Football Union in seven matches between 1911 and 1912. He was described after his death as having "played a good, honest game of football"[4][5] and in 1930 he was considered to have been one of the club's most prominent players.[6] He was later one of its vice-presidents.[7]
Symonds played club cricket for Dunedin Cricket Club and represented the provincial side in a 1924 fixture against Southland. He scored 43 and 17 and was reported as having "played well", although "he had more than his share of luck".[8]
He played his only first-class match for Otago in February 1927. In the match, which was against Canterbury cricket team at Carisbrook in Dunedin, he kept-wicket, replacing Laurie Green who had broken a rib in the previous match against Auckland.[9] Symonds took one catch and scored five runs, although his wicket-keeping was poor and his performance behind the stumps described as "not too good" as he conceded too many byes.[10][11] He missed a "good stumping chance", although his keeping improved during the match.[12] He did not play for the representative side again.[2]
Symonds died at Lower Hutt in 1946. He was aged 55.[1]
