Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere thanks to those who have assisted me in the preparation of this book: (1) Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for granting access to their original scorebooks, and, in particular, Bert Avery for his kind assistance at Bristol. (2) Messrs Mike Fatkin, Secretary, Glamorgan County Cricket Club and Jeff Hancock, Librarian Archivist, Surrey County Cricket Club, for their help in resolving queries. (3) Mr Ray Spiller of the Association of Football Statisticians for supplying details of Arthur Milton’s footballing career. (4) Arthur Milton, himself, for supplying biographical details and reminiscences about his career that I have been able to use in the text. (5) The staff of Warrington and Manchester public libraries for their assistance with newspaper research. Sources The following sources have been used in the preparation of this book: (1) Gloucestershire County Cricket Club original scorebooks together with records compiled by Bert Avery (2) Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 1949-1975 (3) The Cricketer Magazine 1948-1975 (4) Playfair Cricket Monthly 1960-1973 (5) Gloucestershire Road by Grahame Parker, Pelham Books, 1983 (6) From Grace to Botham by David Foot, Redcliffe Press, 1980 (7) Wisden Book of Test Cricket by Bill Frindall, Headline, 1995 (8) Playfair Cricket Annual 1949-1975 (9) Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Yearbooks 1949-1975 (10) The Times 1948- 1975 3