Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

against the Australians, Oxford University and Combined Services. Naturally his aggregate dropped, to 1,244 runs at an average of 35.54. He made three centuries, against Somerset at Taunton, Combined Services at Bristol and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. As usual he played some of his best innings when the team was struggling: 56 out of 185 all out against Nottinghamshire at Gloucester, 51 out of 123 against Warwickshire at Bristol, and 59 out of 206 against Essex at Bristol. He did not bowl much this season, taking only two wickets, but his fielding was as sharp as ever and he held 36 catches including six against Middlesex at Lord’s and five against Worcestershire at Cheltenham. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 118. Gloucestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 2, 4, 5 (Gloucestershire won by 274 runs) b H.W.Joynt 4 297 190 1 not out 10 259-4d 92 1 119. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Portsmouth, May 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) lbw b R.A.Dare 26 355-9d 290 1 not out 26 104-8 213 1 120. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Bristol, May 9, 11, 12 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) b J.E.Walsh 8 198 243 1 lbw b J.E.Walsh 33 304-4 256-8d 121. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, May 16, 18, (19) (Match drawn) lbw b A.Jepson 56 185 181 1 did not bat - 47-1 122. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c A.V.Bedser b W.S.Surridge 8 220 245 1 c E.A.Bedser b J.C.Laker 47 281-7d 65-1 123. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, May 23, 25, 26 (Gloucestershire won by 191 runs) c H.Gimblett b H.F.T.Buse 52 275 189 1 not out 117 242-4d 137 1 124. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 27, 28, 29 (Leicestershire won by four wickets) c J.Firth b T.J.Goodwin 22 192 217-9d c V.E.Jackson b D.Goodson 40 213-7d 189-6 125. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bristol, May 30, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) c J.R.Gray b D.Shackleton 16 393 - - - - 375 2 8 3 20 0 62-2 126. Gloucestershire v Combined Services, Bristol, June 3, 4, 5 (Gloucestershire won by 32 runs) b C.T.Spencer 0 231 9 6 12 1 R.Swetman b 116 1 c M.L.Y.Ainsworth b A.C.Shirreff 119 223-8d 5 1 27 0 306 1 127. Gloucestershire v Kent, Gillingham, June 6, 8, 9 (Gloucestershire won by eight wickets) not out 57 505-5d 12.2 5 23 1 B.R.Edrich c T.W.Graveney 331 not out 3 49-2 5 0 11 0 221 3 128. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Bristol, June 20, 22, 23 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) lbw b F.J.Titmus 18 104 201-6d lbw b F.J.Titmus 3 274-4 176-7d 129. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Bristol, June 24, 25 (Warwickshire won by an innings and 64 runs) c A.Townsend b K.R.Dollery 51 123 243 lbw b J.D.Bannister 6 56 130. Gloucestershire v Australians, Bristol, July 1, 2, 3 (Australians won by nine wickets) c R.N.Harvey b R.R.Lindwall 15 137 402-9d 2 c A.R.Morris b R.Benaud 19 297 33-1 131. Gloucestershire v Essex, Bristol, July 22, 23, 24 (Gloucestershire won by 136 runs) lbw b R.Smith 59 206 112 c L.A.Savill b W.T.Greensmith 14 220 178 132. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Bristol, July 25, 27, 28 (Gloucestershire won by 97 runs) c K.F.Barrington b T.H.Clark 35 269 213 1 not out 21 152-5d 111 16