Arnold Rutherford

Arnold Page Rutherford (2 September 1892 — 23 July 1980) was an English first-class cricketer.

Arnold Rutherford

Personal information
Full name	Arnold Page Rutherford
Born	(1892-09-02)2 September 1892 Highclere, Hampshire, England
Died	23 July 1980(1980-07-23) (aged 87) Weybridge, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	John Rutherford (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 18 Batting average 18.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 18 Balls bowled 36 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2010

The son of the soldier J. A. Rutherford,^[1] he was born in July 1892 at Highclere, Hampshire. He was educated at Repton School,^[2] where he captained the school cricket team in 1911.^[3] Rutherford made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University at Southampton in 1912.^[4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 18 runs by Eric Kidd.^[5] Following the First World War, he was employed as an accountants clerk in Highclere.^[6] Rutherford died at Weybridge in July 1980.^[3] His elder brother, John, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

1. "Announcements". Northampton Mercury. 6 August 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. Repton School Register, 1557–1910. Repton: A. J. Lawrence. 1910. p. 459.
3. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Arnold Rutherford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
5. "Hampshire v Cambridge University, University Match 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
6. "Windfall for clerk left large estate". Langport & Somerton Herald. Langport. 25 September 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Arnold Rutherford at ESPNcricinfo