Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

341. Gloucestershire v South Africans, Bristol, June 29, 30 (Gloucestershire won by three wickets) retired hurt 16 81 116 did not bat - 87-7 49 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 11 16 2 376 75 26.85 - 3 15 Other Glos matches 3 5 2 199 65 66.33 - 2 5 Other matches 1 2 1 29 29* 29.00 - - 4 Season 15 23 5 604 75 33.55 - 5 24 Career 341 582 75 17486 163 34.48 29 90 463 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 10 6 9 3 2/6 3.00 - Other Glos matches 16 5 31 2 1/14 15.50 - Season 26 11 40 5 2/6 8.00 - Career 1328.1 330 3417 72 5/64 47.54 1 1961 Milton was granted a well deserved benefit in 1961, taking as his benefit match the game against Yorkshire at Bristol in June. With the departure of Tom Graveney, Gloucestershire had a new amateur captain, Tom Pugh, and a new senior professional in Arthur Milton. Pugh was injured in the game with Northamptonshire at Peterborough in May so Milton found himself leading the side for the next seventeen matches five of which were won and six lost. As a batsman he played 52 innings this summer scoring 1,474 runs at an average of 30.70. His two hundreds were scored in the same match against Sussex at Eastbourne. At Peterborough he steered the side to victory in partnership with David Allen when, set 304 to win and lacking the injured Pugh, Gloucestershire were 137-5 when these two joined forces. He had a good double of 48 and 65 against Derbyshire at Gloucester, run out by Gloucestershire’s Harold Jarman fielding as substitute for Derbyshire as they sought victory on the last afternoon only to be deprived of a vital half hours’ play by a sudden rain shower. He bowled little, only eleven overs all season, and fielded as well as ever taking 47 catches including four in an innings against Warwickshire at Coventry. The 48th catch, (missed), off Ian Bedford of Middlesex has already been referred to in the biographical note. Milton’s benefit brought him the sum of £3,235 gross. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 342. Gloucestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, April 29, May 1, 2 (Match drawn) b D.B.Pithey 33 195 179 1 not out 37 127-3 343. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Bristol, May 3, (4), 5 (Match drawn) b B.S.Boshier 37 113-8 119 1 344. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Bristol, May 6, 8, 9 (Gloucestershire won by four wickets) lbw b J.D.Bannister 32 213 161 b R.G.Thompson 22 217-6 265-4d 2 345. Gloucestershire v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 13, 15, 16 (Gloucestershire won by 129 runs) run out 7 241 199-5d 1 c J.T.Murray b C.T.Spencer 15 237 150 2 346. Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Peterborough, May 17, 18, 19 (Gloucestershire won by four wickets) c K.V.Andrew b J.D.F.Larter 1 216 295 c P.D.Watts b J.G.Williamson 80 304-6 224-7d 347. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bath, May 20, 22, 23 (Somerset won by 97 runs) c C.R.M.Atkinson b K.E.Palmer 32 170 225 c and b W.E.Alley 0 197 239-8d 33