Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

1967 Milton enjoyed a wonderful season in 1967, scoring over 2000 runs for the only time in his career, including seven centuries, also the most he scored in any one season. He finished sixth in the national batting averages with 2,089 runs at an average of 46.42. No one scored more runs and, of those above him in the averages, only Boycott had as few not out innings. He was still opening the Gloucestershire batting and his score of 125 not out against Glamorgan at Lydney was made out of 276-8dec whilst his 138 against Warwickshire at Coventry was made out of 253-9dec. He topped the Gloucestershire averages by more than 17 runs per innings and shared many good opening partnerships with Ron Nicholls. He also found time to take another 39 catches. In his fortieth year he was playing as well as ever. In the Gillette Cup, Milton scored 45 and took one catch in a second round defeat by Lancashire. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 489. Gloucestershire v Kent, Dartford, May 3, (4), (5) (Match drawn) not out 26 59-2 199 1 490. Gloucestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 6, 8, 9 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 6 runs) b G.N.S.Ridley 46 299 1 1 0 0 112 1 181 1 491. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Bristol, May 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) b K.Ibadulla 119 324-9d 268 2 b D.J.Brown 1 169 18-0 492. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May (17), 18, (19) (Match drawn) c R.Swetman b C.Forbes 31 99-9 493. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Pontypridd, May 20, (22), (23) (Match drawn) 62-3 494. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, May (27), 29, (30) (Match drawn) c P.J.Robinson b W.E.Alley 42 234-9 495. Gloucestershire v Essex, Bristol, June 3, 4, 5 (Gloucestershire won by five wickets) b R.E.East 112 275 81 1 run out 56 155-5 345-6d 496. Gloucestershire v Essex, Romford, June 7, 8, 9 (Essex won by nine wickets) lbw b B.E.A.Edmeades 32 135 334 1 b K.D.Boyce 16 286 90-1 497. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Portsmouth, June 10, 11, 12 (Hampshire won by 85 runs) c K.J.Wheatley b D.Shackleton 11 170 304 run out 20 190 141-3d 498. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Bristol, June 17, 19, 20 (Yorkshire won by nine wickets) c D.Wilson b R.Illingworth 38 356-8d 227-7d 1 not out 25 63-1d 193-1 499. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Bristol, June 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c M.J.Edwards b G.G.Arnold 10 223 182 141-6 500. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Lydney, June 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) not out 125 276-8d 277-3 501. Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 28, 29, 30 (Northamptonshire won by 104 runs) c R.M.Prideaux b M.K.Kettle 17 206 292 1 b B.S.Crump 13 126 144 2 502. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, July 1, 3, 4 (Leicestershire won by 103 runs) c C.T.Spencer b G.A.R.Lock62 218 236 2 c C.T.Spencer b J.Birkenshaw 30 130 215 2 503. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, July 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c and b M.N.S.Taylor 127 354 291 1 152-9 44