Arthur Pike was a member of the Pike family from Keyworth which produced cricketers and footballers. These included Harry Pike and Horace Pike.[2] On 4 January 1890, Horace, Arthur and Harry all played in the same Nottingham Forest side in a home match against Sheffield Wednesday. Forest lost 3-1.[3]
Pike played cricket as a Wicket-keeper. Before playing for Nottinghamshire, he played for Keyworth CC, Nottingham Commercial CC, Notts Manufacturing CC and Leyland CC in Lancashire.[4] He made his First-class cricket debut for Nottinghamshire in May 1894 at Trent Bridge against Yorkshire.[4] His highest score was 66 against Middlesex at Trent Bridge in August 1896.[4]
His best seasons behind the wicket were 1896 with 27 caught, 7 stumped and 1897 with 23 caught 12 stumped.[5]
He made 1 appearance for the MCC at Lord's in May 1901 with 3 catches and 2 stumpings.[4]
After his playing career, Pike went on to become an umpire between 1901 and 1905.[4]
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Pike also played football as a Left Back and made 3 competitive appearances for Nottingham Forest.[3] He made his non competitive debut on 25 October 1884 at home to Blackburn Rovers[3] and his competitive debut in the FA Cup against Notts Swifts on 15 October 1887.[3] He made over 30 non competitive appearances for Forest between 1884 and 1890. His last game for Nottingham Forest was the Football Alliance game on 4 January 1890 against Sheffield Wednesday.[3]
^ abcdefSmales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
^ abcde"www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/arthur-pike.html". 19 August 2020.
^Cricket A Weekly Record Of The Game Volume XXVI 2007. Merritt & Hatcher. p. 462.
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arthur, pike, december, 1862, november, 1907, english, first, class, cricketer, active, 1894, 1901, played, nottinghamshire, wicketkeeper, born, died, keyworth, personal, informationborn, 1862, december, 1862keyworthdied15, november, 1907, 1907, aged, keyworth. Arthur Pike 25 December 1862 15 November 1907 was an English first class cricketer active 1894 1901 who played for Nottinghamshire as a wicketkeeper He was born and died in Keyworth 1 Arthur PikePersonal informationBorn 1862 12 25 25 December 1862KeyworthDied15 November 1907 1907 11 15 aged 48 KeyworthBattingRight handedRoleWicket keeper BatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1894 1899Nottinghamshire1901MCCCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 66Runs scored 1128Batting average 13 92100s 50s 0 3Top score 66Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 102 30Source CricInfo 19 August 2020Arthur Pike was a member of the Pike family from Keyworth which produced cricketers and footballers These included Harry Pike and Horace Pike 2 On 4 January 1890 Horace Arthur and Harry all played in the same Nottingham Forest side in a home match against Sheffield Wednesday Forest lost 3 1 3 Contents 1 Cricket 2 Football 2 1 Career statistics 3 ReferencesCricket editPike played cricket as a Wicket keeper Before playing for Nottinghamshire he played for Keyworth CC Nottingham Commercial CC Notts Manufacturing CC and Leyland CC in Lancashire 4 He made his First class cricket debut for Nottinghamshire in May 1894 at Trent Bridge against Yorkshire 4 His highest score was 66 against Middlesex at Trent Bridge in August 1896 4 His best seasons behind the wicket were 1896 with 27 caught 7 stumped and 1897 with 23 caught 12 stumped 5 He made 1 appearance for the MCC at Lord s in May 1901 with 3 catches and 2 stumpings 4 After his playing career Pike went on to become an umpire between 1901 and 1905 4 Football editPike also played football as a Left Back and made 3 competitive appearances for Nottingham Forest 3 He made his non competitive debut on 25 October 1884 at home to Blackburn Rovers 3 and his competitive debut in the FA Cup against Notts Swifts on 15 October 1887 3 He made over 30 non competitive appearances for Forest between 1884 and 1890 His last game for Nottingham Forest was the Football Alliance game on 4 January 1890 against Sheffield Wednesday 3 Career statistics edit Club Season Football Alliance FA Cup TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsNottingham Forest 3 1887 88 0 0 1 0 1 01888 89 0 0 1 0 1 01889 90 1 0 0 0 1 0Total 1 0 2 0 3 0Career total 1 0 2 0 3 0References edit Arthur Pike at ESPNcricinfo The Pikes PDF 18 August 2020 a b c d e f Smales Ken 2006 Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History Pineapple Books a b c d e www trentbridge co uk trentbridge history players arthur pike html 19 August 2020 Cricket A Weekly Record Of The Game Volume XXVI 2007 Merritt amp Hatcher p 462 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Pike amp oldid 1164062658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
