Arthur Blunden
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| Born | 5 September 1906 East Malling, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 July 1984 (aged 77) Skinburness, Cumbria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931–1933 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 10 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Blunden (5 September 1906 – 27 July 1984) was a professional English
in 1906.Blunden was a fast-medium paced bowler who made his debut for
Foxgrove Road, Beckenham. He made his first-class cricket debut for the county against MCC at Lord's in 1931, his only senior appearance for the county that season. Blunden made a total of 11 first-class appearances for Kent, nine in 1932 and one in his final season with the county in 1933, again against MCC at Lord's.[1] In his 11 first-class matches for Kent, he took 18 wickets at an average of 32.55, with best figures of 4/31.[2] Blunden also appeared a total of 45 times for Kent Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.[1][3]
After leaving Kent Blunden became the professional player at Wearmouth Cricket Club in
Sunderland, playing in the Durham Senior League.[4] He played two matches for Durham County Cricket Club in 1938 and appeared twice for the county in the Minor Counties Championship in the 1939 season.[1] He died in Skinburness in Cumbria in 1984 aged 77.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Arthur Blunden, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-07-01.)
- ^ Blunden, Arthur, Obituaries in 1984, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1985. Retrieved 2017-04-03.