Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

hundreds were made against Somerset (2), Warwickshire, Lancashire, Glamorgan and Oxford University. He also made 99 in an exciting tied match with Essex at Clacton-on-Sea. He took three wickets in the 41 overs he bowled and took 56 catches, second only to Glamorgan’s Peter Walker in the fielding statistics. The haul included four in an innings against Glamorgan at Swansea and Surrey at Gloucester. There were only three games for Gloucestershire in which he failed to take a catch. Altogether he played in 30 games scoring 1,984 runs at an average of 40.48. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 297. M.C.C. v Yorkshire, Lord’s, April 29, 30, May 1 (M.C.C. won by 19 runs) c W.B.Stott b F.S.Trueman 2 77 154 c J.V.Wilson b R.Illingworth39 212 116 298. Gloucestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 2, 4, 5 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 24 runs) c Javed Burki b J.D.Piachaud 111 349-6d 157 168 1 299. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Bristol, May 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c J.M.Parks b E.R.Dexter 15 350 238 1 b D.L.Bates 53 195-5d 189-5 1 300. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, May 16, 18, 19 (Gloucestershire won by four wickets) lbw b K.D.Biddulph 103 321-8d - - - - 314 lbw b W.E.Alley 45 220-6 1 1 0 0 226-7d 301. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Derby, May 20, 21, 22 (Gloucestershire won by 48 runs) c G.O.Dawkes b D.C.Morgan 34 288-7d 190-4d c D.C.Morgan b H.J.Rhodes 10 124-7d 174 1 302. M.C.C. v Indians, Lord’s, May 23, 25, 26 (M.C.C. won by 147 runs) c P.L.Roy b S.P.Gupte 104 374-4d 211 1 did not bat - 120-1d 136 1 303. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Stroud, May 30, June 1, 2 (Warwickshire won by four wickets) lbw b R.G.Thompson 2 257 115 1 b W.B.Bridge 27 175 318-6 2 304. ENGLAND v INDIA, Trent Bridge, June 4, 5, 6, 8 (England won by an innings and 59 runs) b R.Surendranath 9 422 206 157 305. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Bristol, June 10, 11 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 56 runs) b B.S.Boshier 10 271 5 1 11 0 135 2 - - - - 80 306. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Swansea, June 13, 14 (Glamorgan won by 119 runs) b W.Wooller 1 98 181 2 c W.G.A.Parkhouse b A.J.Watkins 9 127 163 4 307. ENGLAND v INDIA, Lord’s, June 18, 19, 20 (England won by eight wickets) c R.Surendranath b R.B.Desai 14 226 168 c P.G.Joshi b R.B.Desai 3 108-2 165 308. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Bristol, June 24, 25, 26 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 45 runs) b D.C.Morgan 44 309 152 1 112 1 309. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 27, 29, 30 (Warwickshire won by ten wickets) c R.T.Spooner b R.G.Thompson 8 92 11 1 35 1 A.Townsend c and b 325 2 b T.W.Cartwright 111 277 47-0 310. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, July 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) b J.Cotton 6 323-5d 187 1 st G.Millman b M.Morgan 96 222-3d 284-8 311. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, July 4, 6, 7 (Lancashire won by 111 runs) c A.Wharton b K.Higgs 115 265 326 1 st G.Clayton b M.J.Hilton 19 125 175 1 30