Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

1957 Unable to play, because of an injured wrist, until 26th June Milton appeared in only 17 Championship games for Gloucestershire in 1957. His steadiness was greatly missed as the county slumped from third position in 1956 to twelfth in 1957. When he did play Milton contributed 758 runs at an average of 42.11 and, altogether, this season he made 943 at an average of 42.86. He did not score a century but he made 10 fifties including four against Nottinghamshire. As mentioned earlier, he liked Trent Bridge. In this season he reverted to the middle of the batting order as Emmett and Young had taken the opening positions in his absence in the early part of the season and the county needed to bolster a fragile lower order. He bowled very little, only nine overs all season for no wickets, but his fielding was as sharp as ever as he held 27 catches which included four in an innings for an England XI v Commonwealth XI at Hastings in September. He captained Gloucestershire, in Emmett’s absence, against Yorkshire at Scarborough. Typically he made top score - 84 not out. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 237. Gloucestershire v Cambridge University, Bristol, June 26, 27 (Cambridge University won by an innings and 33 runs) st B.T.Swift b G.Goonesena 51 178 6 0 18 0 351 b P.I.Pieris 28 140 238. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Swansea, June 29, July 1, 2 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 57 runs) not out 59 422-8d 138 227 239. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, July 6, 8, 9 (Derbyshire won by two wickets) c G.O.Dawkes b H.L.Jackson 5 101 313 3 lbw b H.L.Jackson 4 276 63-8 240. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, July 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c W.J.Edrich b R.J.Hurst 2 268 132 did not bat - 43-1 241. Gloucestershire v Kent, Maidstone, July 13, 15, 16 (Kent won by eight wickets) lbw b D.V.P.Wright 6 184 296 1 lbw b A.Brown 7 187 76-2 242. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Scarborough, July 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) not out 84 212-5d 122 117-5 1 243. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Worcester, July 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) not out 18 192-6d - - - - 189-7d 3 2 1 0 151-6d 244. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, July 24, 25, 26 (Gloucestershire won by five wickets) not out 59 254 350 not out 58 211-5 112 1 245. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Bristol, July 27, 29, 30 (Gloucestershire won by 38 runs) b D.Gibson 61 249 263-9d not out 19 243-8d 191 2 246. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Bristol, July 31, August 1, 2 (Gloucestershire won by 266 runs) lbw b W.Wooller 25 318 178 lbw b L.N.Devereux 17 209-5d 83 1 247. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, August 3, 5 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 5 runs) lbw b C.L.McCool 4 352 125 222 1 248. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 7, 8, (9) (Match drawn) c J.Firth b R.C.Smith 28 241 140 2 75-1 249. Gloucestershire v Sussex, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 10, 12, (13) (Match drawn) not out 1 19-4 169 250. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 14, 15 (Gloucestershire won by seven wickets) c P.J.Sainsbury b M.D.Burden 14 177 125 2 not out 0 15-3 66 2 25