Arthur Fernie
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| Full name | Arthur Ernest Fernie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 April 1877 Stone, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 July 1959 (aged 82) Bideford, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1897–1900 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898–1900 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Ernest Fernie (9 April 1877 – 24 July 1959) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
The son of James Fernie, he was born at Stone, Staffordshire in April 1877.[1] He was educated at Wellingborough School, before going up to Clare College, Cambridge in 1896.[1]
He made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1897 against CI Thornton's XI at Cambridge.[2] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1900, making a total of 21 appearances.[2] A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Fernie took 60 wickets for Cambridge, with came at an average of 24.81.[3] He took one five-wicket haul when he took 6 for 104 against AJ Webbe's XI in 1900.[3][4] He gained his Blues' in cricket in 1897 and 1900.[1] He played one first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1901 against London County.[2] In addition to playing at first-class level, Fernie also played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire in 1898 and 1900, and for Berkshire in two matches in 1907.[5]
After graduating from Cambridge, Fernie became a teacher. He was an assistant master at Lambrook School in Berkshire.[1] He died at Bideford in Devon in July 1959.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses: Abbas-Cutts. Vol. 4th volume. Cambridge University Press. p. 485.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Fernie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Fernie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Cambridge University v AJ Webbe's XI, 1900". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Arthur Fernie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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