Famous Cricketers No 55 - Arthur Milton

592. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 24, 26, (27) (Match drawn) c T.J.Yardley b R.G.M.Carter 117 300-7d 302-7d 3 9-0 593. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Swansea, July 1, (3), 4 (Match drawn) c M.J.Llewellyn b R.C.Davis 44 217 201 1 594. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Bristol, July 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) lbw b G.R.J.Roope 2 134-8d 228-6d c S.J.Storey b Intikhab Alam37 121-5 126-6d 595. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Bristol, July 12, 14, 15 (Gloucestershire won by 9 runs) c and b I.N.Johnson 49 228 294-7d retired hurt 5 179 104 596. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 29, 31, August (1) (Match drawn) c and b R.G.D.Willis 3 312-7d 149-5 1 597. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) b D.P.Hughes 63 218 354-7d 1 c D.Lloyd b P.G.Lee 23 174-9 598. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 9, 10, 11 (Gloucestershire won by five wickets) b I.R.Buxton 3 303 176 c I.R.Buxton b R.S.Swindell 22 106-5 232 1 599. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 12, 14, 15 (Middlesex won by six wickets) b F.J.Titmus 18 260 288 run out 5 177 150-4 1 600. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, August 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) lbw b H.R.Moseley 6 94 331 1 c D.B.Close b H.R.Moseley 28 484-7 601. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Bristol, August 30, 31, September 1 (Nottinghamshire won by 42 runs) c J.B.Bolus b M.N.S.Taylor 21 201 217 1 b W.Taylor 46 152 178 2 602. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Bristol, September 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) lbw b D.L.Williams 10 168 273 1 b R.C.Davis 44 289-9d 105-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 14 24 1 637 117 27.69 1 1 17 Career 602 1050 124 31606 170 34.13 56 158 741 1973 Milton continued to occupy one of the opening batting positions at the start of the 1973 season but injuries limited his appearances to just six Championship games in which he scored 131 runs at an average of 14.55 and took two catches. He played in all Gloucestershire’s zonal games in the Benson and Hedges Cup scoring 61 runs at an average of 15.25 and he appeared in four of the John Player League games scoring 49 runs at an average of 16.33. His highest score in any of the competitions was only 38 and, for him, it was a most disappointing season although for Gloucestershire it was successful as the county won the Gillette Cup for the first time at Lord’s in September. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 603. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 2, (3), (4) (Match drawn) hit wkt b F.J.Titmus 13 224 71-1 604. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 16, 17, 18 (Gloucestershire won by eight wickets) lbw b G.G.Arnold 21 346-6d 360-8d lbw b R.D.Jackman 3 244-2 226-4d 52