Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

529. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Bristol, June (22), 23, 24 (Match drawn) lbw b D.J.Halfyard 2 175-4d 42-0 530. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Bradford, June 26, 27, (28) (Match drawn) c J.G.Binks b R.A.Hutton 3 143 219 1 1-0 531. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, June 29, 30, July 1 (Derbyshire won by nine wickets) c D.H.K.Smith b A.B.Jackson 5 199 249 1 c D.C.Morgan b E.Smith 26 119 70-1 532. Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, July 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) lbw b M.K.Kettle 2 329 244 not out 10 22-1 533. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bournemouth, July 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) b A.T.Castell 41 206-9d 180-9d c P.J.Sainsbury b D.W.White10 149-9d 534. Gloucestershire v Australians, Bristol, July 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b N.J.N.Hawke 16 172 351-5d 1 b R.J.Inverarity 155 389-6 535. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Leicester, July, 20, 21, 22 (Leicestershire won by four wickets) lbw b J.Cotton 8 310-7d 251-4d b C.T.Spencer 1 151-8d 211-6 536. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Hove, July 24, 25, 26 (Gloucestershire won by four wickets) lbw b A.Buss 122 485-6d 252 1 did not bat - 129-6 361 537. Gloucestershire v Essex, Bristol, July 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) b R.E.East 53 324-8d 267-8d c and b J.K.Lever 5 170-5d 135-8 538. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b G.R.J.Roope 26 120 312 c A.Long b G.R.J.Roope 120 293-2 539. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 10, 11, 12 (Worcestershire won by 53 runs) c A.R.P.Barker b N.Gifford 35 179 224 c and b R.G.M.Carter 9 158 166 540. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 21, 22 (Nottinghamshire won by nine wickets) c G.St A.Sobers b M.N.S.Taylor 23 152 149 1 lbw b C.Forbes 0 125 129-1 541. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 24, 25, 26 (Lancashire won by four wickets) lbw b K.Shuttleworth 19 163 206 retired hurt 3 250-7d 208-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 21 38 4 1016 122 29.88 3 4 7 Other Glos matches 2 4 1 202 155 67.33 1 - 2 Other matches 1 2 0 92 69 46.00 - 1 3 Season 24 44 5 1310 155 33.58 4 5 12 Career 541 943 113 28610 170 34.46 52 142 690 1969 The 1969 season saw Gloucestershire make another determined bid for the Championship, the county finally finishing second after losing two crucial matches to the eventual Champions, Glamorgan. Milton was no longer captain. At 40 the Committee could be excused for looking for a longer-term leader. They were not to know that Milton would carry on playing for another six years. Milton took part in 22 matches scoring 1,059 runs at an average of 30.25, his lowest aggregate for some time. He scored two centuries against Somerset and Surrey. Mostly he batted in the number three position although his century against Somerset was made as an opener. He held twelve catches. In the Gillette 47