Dolphin was born in Wilsden, Bingley, Yorkshire, England, and became the first Bradford League player chosen to represent Yorkshire. Dolphin was 14 years old when he first played for Wilsden Britannia, and 19 when he made his county debut in 1905. After playing for the Yorkshire Second XI, he took over as Yorkshire's first choice wicket keeper in 1910, and retained his position for seventeen years.[1]
He served in World War I alongside his county colleagues, Roy Kilner and Major Booth, with the Leeds Pals but returned to Yorkshire's ranks in 1919, and enjoyed his most successful season with the gloves claiming 82 dismissals in the first post-war summer. Dolphin could defend with the bat when needed, as exemplified by his vigil against Essex at Leyton in 1919. He scored 62 not out, and with E. Smith put on 103 for the last wicket, so saving their side from following-on when Yorkshire were in danger of doing so. He had previous form against Essex in 1914, going into bat as the nightwatchman, he added 124 for the second wicket with Benjamin Wilson. His one Test match came in 1920–21 in the Fourth Test against Australia.[2]
He was remarkably consistent once he had won his first team place, but when he was injured it came about in unusual circumstances. Playing against Middlesex at Lord's, he fell off a chair in the dressing-room as he reached for his clothes and broke his wrist, missing the remainder of the summer of 1921. His benefit match in 1922 against Kent at Headingley, Leeds raised £1,891 and he hit the winning runs, after scoring 20 of the 24 required to win, to secure victory by ten wickets. He suffered from sciatica in the latter part of his career, and he played his last match for Yorkshire in 1927.[1]
Herbert Sutcliffe observed Dolphin and wrote: "His quick brain and exceptionally keen eyesight were responsible for disposing of large numbers of batsmen from chances which many keepers would have missed without even affecting their reputations". Nearly a third of Dolphin's dismissals were stumpings.[1]
After retiring as a player, Dolphin became an umpire for a decade and officiated in six Tests.
Dolphin died in Lilycroft, Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire, at the age of 56 in October 1942.
Referencesedit
^ abcdWarner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 367. ISBN978-1-905080-85-4.
^"A gentle giant". ESPNcricinfo. 24 December 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
arthur, dolphin, december, 1885, october, 1942, english, first, class, cricketer, kept, wicket, yorkshire, county, cricket, club, between, 1905, 1927, part, tradition, yorkshire, wicket, keepers, stretching, from, stephenson, george, pinder, hunter, david, hun. Arthur Dolphin 24 December 1885 23 October 1942 was an English first class cricketer who kept wicket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1905 and 1927 1 He is part of a tradition of Yorkshire wicket keepers stretching from Ned Stephenson George Pinder Joe Hunter and David Hunter before him to Arthur Wood Jimmy Binks David Bairstow plus Richard Blakey to the present day The successor to David Hunter as Yorkshire s wicket keeper he served the county for twenty two years Arthur DolphinPersonal informationFull nameArthur DolphinBorn 1885 12 24 24 December 1885Wilsden Bingley Yorkshire EnglandDied23 October 1942 1942 10 23 aged 56 Lilycroft Heaton Bradford Yorkshire EnglandBattingRight handedInternational informationNational sideEnglandOnly Test cap 188 11 February 1921 v AustraliaDomestic team informationYearsTeam1905 1927YorkshireUmpiring informationTests umpired6 1933 1938 FC umpired249 1926 1939 Career statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 1 449Runs scored 1 3 402Batting average 0 50 11 30100s 50s 0 0 0 7Top score 1 66Balls bowled 66Wickets 1Bowling average 28 005 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 1 18Catches stumpings 1 0 610 272Source CricketArchive 16 June 2013He also played first class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC Career editDolphin was born in Wilsden Bingley Yorkshire England and became the first Bradford League player chosen to represent Yorkshire Dolphin was 14 years old when he first played for Wilsden Britannia and 19 when he made his county debut in 1905 After playing for the Yorkshire Second XI he took over as Yorkshire s first choice wicket keeper in 1910 and retained his position for seventeen years 1 He served in World War I alongside his county colleagues Roy Kilner and Major Booth with the Leeds Pals but returned to Yorkshire s ranks in 1919 and enjoyed his most successful season with the gloves claiming 82 dismissals in the first post war summer Dolphin could defend with the bat when needed as exemplified by his vigil against Essex at Leyton in 1919 He scored 62 not out and with E Smith put on 103 for the last wicket so saving their side from following on when Yorkshire were in danger of doing so He had previous form against Essex in 1914 going into bat as the nightwatchman he added 124 for the second wicket with Benjamin Wilson His one Test match came in 1920 21 in the Fourth Test against Australia 2 He was remarkably consistent once he had won his first team place but when he was injured it came about in unusual circumstances Playing against Middlesex at Lord s he fell off a chair in the dressing room as he reached for his clothes and broke his wrist missing the remainder of the summer of 1921 His benefit match in 1922 against Kent at Headingley Leeds raised 1 891 and he hit the winning runs after scoring 20 of the 24 required to win to secure victory by ten wickets He suffered from sciatica in the latter part of his career and he played his last match for Yorkshire in 1927 1 Herbert Sutcliffe observed Dolphin and wrote His quick brain and exceptionally keen eyesight were responsible for disposing of large numbers of batsmen from chances which many keepers would have missed without even affecting their reputations Nearly a third of Dolphin s dismissals were stumpings 1 After retiring as a player Dolphin became an umpire for a decade and officiated in six Tests Dolphin died in Lilycroft Heaton Bradford Yorkshire at the age of 56 in October 1942 References edit a b c d Warner David 2011 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club 2011 Yearbook 113th ed Ilkley Yorkshire Great Northern Books p 367 ISBN 978 1 905080 85 4 A gentle giant ESPNcricinfo 24 December 2006 Retrieved 12 April 2018 External links editArthur Dolphin at ESPNcricinfo Sportsmen Soldiers Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Dolphin amp oldid 1190711855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
