Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

286. M.C.C. v Combined XI, Perth, October 24, 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c J.W.Rutherford b K.N.Slater 15 349 1 0 23 0 260 c R.C.W.Watson b N.C.O’Neill 8 257-4 287. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, October 31, November 1, 3 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) lbw b J.W.Martin 6 245 165 not out 63 115-1 194 1 288. M.C.C. v Victoria, Melbourne, November 7, 8, 10, 11 (M.C.C. won by 87 runs) lbw b I.Meckiff 116 396 252 run out 10 149-3d 206 3 289. M.C.C. v New South Wales, Sydney, November 14, 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) b G.F.Rorke 10 177 391-7d 1 c P.I.Philpott b R.Benaud 81 356-6 290. M.C.C. v Australian XI, Sydney, November 21, 22, 24, 25 (M.C.C. won by 345 runs) lbw b R.B.Strauss 19 319 128 c R.B.Simpson b R.B.Strauss16 257-3d 103 291. M.C.C. v Queensland, Brisbane, November 28, 29, December 1, 2 (Match drawn) c G.R.Reynolds b R.R.Lindwall 26 151 210 1 lbw b R.R.Lindwall 7 71-4 292. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, December 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (Australia won by eight wickets) b I.Meckiff 5 134 186 c A.T.W.Grout b A.K.Davidson 17 198 147-2 1 293. M.C.C. v Combined XI, Launceston, December 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) hit wkt b P.I.Philpott 85 384-9d 241 2 b N.C.O’Neill 15 162-4 294. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, December 24, 26, 27, 29 (Match drawn) hit wkt b R.A.Hitchcox 37 276 223 not out 14 195-9d 138-9 295. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c I.Meckiff b A.K.Davidson 8 219 357 c A.K.Davidson b R.Benaud 8 287-7d 54-2 296. M.C.C. v Victoria, Melbourne, January 17, 19, 20, 21 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) c L.F.Kline b C.E.J.Guest 1 313 286 1 retired hurt 35 156-1 180 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 4 0 38 17 9.50 - - 1 Other matches 10 20 3 620 116 36.47 1 3 10 Tour 12 24 3 658 116 31.33 1 3 11 Career 296 508 68 14898 163 33.85 22 77 383 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Other matches 4 0 33 0 - - - Career 1261.1 309 3266 66 5/64 49.48 1 1959 Milton was retained in the England team for the first two Test matches of 1959 against India. He had played for M.C.C. against the tourists at Lord’s and made 104 in his only innings. Scores of 9, 14, and 3 in the Test matches, though, meant he was omitted for the Third Test and he did not appear for England again. This helped his county for whom he appeared 24 times in the Championship contributing 1,568 runs at an average of 39.20 as Gloucestershire made a determined bid for the top position, one that they had not occupied since 1877. They eventually finished as runners-up to Yorkshire and, for this, they were greatly indebted to Milton and his opening partner Martin Young who both made six centuries and rarely failed together in any of the county matches. Milton’s 29