Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

53. Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Bristol, August (2), 3, 4 (Match drawn) b R.G.Garlick 14 200 - - - - 180 1 did not bat - 78-4 1 0 4 0 178-1d 54. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, August 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) st H.W.Stephenson b J.Lawrence 2 276 13 3 18 0 275 1 did not bat - 40-1 - - - - 261-6d 1 55. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Derby, August 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) not out 26 475-7d 329 1 did not bat - 123-4d 164-5 56. Gloucestershire v West Indians, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 19, 21 (West Indians won by an innings and 105 runs) c E.D.Weekes b S.Ramadhin 0 69 271 1 st R.J.Christiani b S.Ramadhin 2 97 57. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) not out 37 190-5d - - - - 188 3 1 8 0 197-6 58. Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, August 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) lbw b F.R.Brown 9 166 385-5d did not bat - 60-2 59. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bournemouth, September 2, 4, 5 (Gloucestershire won by nine wickets) b D.Shackleton 0 304-7d 1 0 2 0 133 did not bat - 18-1 3 1 7 0 188 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 26 38 9 791 77* 27.27 0 4 15 Other Glos matches 3 4 0 33 31 8.25 - - 1 Season 29 42 9 824 77* 24.96 - 4 16 Career 59 90 14 1855 92* 24.40 - 10 45 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 190.5 49 419 10 5/64 41.90 1 Other Glos matches 7 4 17 1 1/17 17.00 - Season 197.5 53 436 11 5/64 39.63 1 Career 468.5 126 1091 27 5/64 40.40 1 1951 The 1951 season saw Milton fulfilling his promise of the previous two years. He played in 25 games in the Championship and also played against the touring South Africans and home and away against Oxford Univeristy. He made more than 1,500 runs at an average of 39.35 and scored his first two centuries, both against Somerset. He was to make something of a habit of scoring centuries against Somerset. He took 13 wickets and held 22 catches. In the latter part of the season he moved up to open the innings with George Emmett following an injury to Martin Young. He shared with Emmett in three century opening partnerships, including one of 193 against Somerset at Bristol. The Cricketer noted about his performances:- “Cool and correct, Milton’s batting has about it an unmistakable air of class”. Other noteworthy performances included an unbroken stand of 158 with Jack Crapp to save the match against Hampshire at Gloucester, and an innings of 55 also at Gloucester against Surrey, resisting Lock and Laker in conditions helping them. In addition he made another six fifties, invariably when the side needed them most. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 60. Gloucestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) did not bat - 361-4d 4 0 10 0 215 1 not out 6 117-5d 9 6 8 2 C.E.Winn b 103-6 P.J.Whitcombe lbw 11