Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

c A.W.H.Rayment b D.Shackleton 1 115 135-3 1 106. Gloucestershire v Essex, Bristol, July 23, 24, 25 (Essex won by 29 runs) c and b R.Smith 60 198 8 1 29 0 267 c P.A.Gibb b R.Smith 7 249 4 0 18 0 209-3d 1 107. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, July 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c A.Wilson b A.Wharton 40 266 20 1 64 1 J.T.Ikin c A.E.Wilson 402-8d 4 not out 67 285-4d 108. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Bristol, July 30, 31, August 1 (Yorkshire won by four wickets) b R.Illingworth 16 190 4 1 13 0 378-8d lbw b J.H.Wardle 48 286 2 0 13 0 99-6 109. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, August 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b J.Lawrence 56 349-4d 2 0 5 0 131 1 did not bat - 38-1 3 1 13 0 265 1 110. Gloucestershire v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, August 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) lbw b T.E.Bailey 95 299-8d 12 2 37 1 P.A.Gibb c A.E.Wilson 377-8d 1 c and b F.H.Vigar 24 286-5d 111. Gloucestershire v Indians, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 9, 11, 12 (Indians won by six wickets) b D.G.Phadkar 0 198 - - - - 138 3 not out 14 47-7d 2 1 5 0 108-4 112. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c and b C.T.Spencer 61 274 3 1 3 0 204 1 b J.E.Walsh 10 96 - - - - 84-6 2 113. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b W.E.Hollies 24 91 5 1 12 1 N.F.Horner c J.F.Crapp 104 3 b C.W.C.Grove 63 132-6 - - - - 164-6d 1 114. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 20, 21, 22 (Gloucestershire won by eight wickets) b T.J.Goodwin 32 356-8d 12 5 11 2 J.E.Walsh c D.M.Young 178 1 M.A.J.Sargent lbw did not bat - 70-2 - - - - 246 1 115. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Buxton, August 23, 25, 26 (Derbyshire won by 29 runs) c D.B.Carr b C.Gladwin 34 94 - - - - 134 3 c D.C.Morgan b E.Smith 9 220 1 0 1 0 209 2 116. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Bristol, August 27, 28, 29 (Nottinghamshire won by 130 runs) c and b P.F.Harvey 30 323-7d 13 6 18 1 R.J.Giles b 311-6d c R.J.Giles b R.T.Simpson 11 122 - - - - 264-7d 1 117. Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, August 30, September 1, 2 (Match drawn) not out 75 328-7d 4 0 23 1 D.Barrick b 324 1 not out 53 155-5 - - - - 264-7d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 28 51 9 1881 146* 44.78 3 12 50 Other Glos matches 2 4 2 41 26* 20.50 - - 5 Season 30 55 11 1922 146* 43.68 3 12 55 Career 117 194 34 5351 146* 33.44 5 30 122 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 281 67 743 13 2/11 57.15 - Other Glos matches 11 2 33 1 1/12 33.00 - Season 292 69 776 14 2/11 55.42 - Career 982.2 242 2469 54 5/64 45.72 1 1953 By 1953 Milton’s progress had been noted by the England selectors and he was selected as twelfth man for two of the Test matches against Australia. That, plus a groin strain, meant that he missed a number of Gloucestershire games, appearing only 19 times in the Championship and in matches 15