Arthur Cobley

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Arthur Cobley
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Cobley
Born(1874-10-05)5 October 1874
Barwell, Leicestershire, England
Died21 April 1960(1960-04-21) (aged 85)
Evington, Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897–1904Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 139
Batting average 7.72
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22
Balls bowled 238
Wickets 1
Bowling average 142.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/9
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 September 2012

Arthur Cobley (5 October 1874 – 21 April 1960) was an English cricketer. Cobley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Barwell, Leicestershire.

Cobley made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire in the 1897 County Championship at Headingley. He made two further appearances in that season's County Championship, against Surrey and Warwickshire, while the following season he made two appearances in that season's County Championship, against Essex and Warwickshire.[1] His next appearance for Leicestershire came in the 1903 County Championship against Derbyshire, while in that same season he also made a further first-class appearance against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia. His final two first-class appearances for the county came in the 1904 County Championship against Lancashire and Nottinghamshire.[1] He scored a total of 139 runs at an average of 7.72 from his nine matches, with a high score of 22.[2]

He died at Evington, Leicestershire, on 21 April 1960.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Cobley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Cobley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

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