Arthur Lupton
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Full name | Arthur William Lupton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England | 23 February 1879||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 April 1944 Carlton Manor, Guiseley, Yorkshire | (aged 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1908 to 1927 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2016 |
Major Arthur William Lupton (23 February 1879 – 14 April 1944) was an English soldier and
Military career
Lupton was commissioned a
Cricket career
Born in Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, Lupton had a modest overall record, despite the large number of games that he played. A left-handed batsman, he scored 724 runs at 10.34 with a highest score of 43 not out against Nottinghamshire in 1926.[4] He took 14 wickets (none of them for Yorkshire)[1] at 32.50 with his occasional right-arm fast-medium, with a best analysis for 4 for 109 for Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University in 1910.[5]
His chief contribution was as Yorkshire's captain. Having playing only one game for the county, back in 1908, he was appointed captain for the 1925 season at the age of 46. Yorkshire won the County Championship that year with 21 wins and no losses. He then led the side to second place in 1926 and third in 1927. He wanted to continue in 1928, but the Yorkshire committee, after at first deciding to appoint a professional captain, changed their minds and chose the amateur William Worsley.[6]
Lupton died in April 1944 at Carlton Manor, Guiseley, Yorkshire.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ "No. 27432". The London Gazette. 9 May 1902. p. 3091.
- ^ "No. 27436". The London Gazette. 23 May 1902. p. 3382.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire 1926". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Gentlemen of England v Cambridge University 1910". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Stephen Chalke, Summer's Crown: The Story of Cricket's County Championship, Fairfield Books, Bath, 2015, pp. 132-33.
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