Famous Cricketers No 75 - Arthur Haygarth

Amateurs of Middlesex, Gentlemen of Surrey, Lord Stamford’s side, United England Eleven, and Old Harrovians, in matches not considered first-class. Record against Each Opponent (Batting and Fielding) M I NO R HS Ave 50 Ct Bury and Suffolk 1 2 0 26 23 13.00 - - Cambridge Town 1 2 0 65 47 32.50 - 1 Cambridge University 9 16 2 258 71 18.42 2 4 England 4 6 0 110 40 18.33 - - N.Felix’s XI 1 2 0 8 7 4.00 - - Gentlemen of England 3 6 0 89 53 14.83 1 6 Gentlemen of Kent 13 24 5 384 57 20.21 1 8 Gentlemen of Kent & Surrey 1 2 0 57 49 28.50 - - Gentlemen of Kent & Sussex 1 1 0 81 81 81.00 1 - Gentlemen of the North 4 7 0 62 17 8.85 - - Hampshire 3 5 2 132 46 44.00 - - Kent 8 14 0 167 29 11.92 - 8 Kent and Surrey 1 1 0 17 17 17.00 - - Kent and Sussex 1 2 0 15 15 7.50 - - M.C.C. 2 4 1 25 20* 8.33 - 1 Manchester 1 2 0 25 20 12.50 - 1 Married 2 4 0 82 34 20.50 - - Middlesex 1 2 0 9 8 4.50 - - The North 10 19 0 182 45 9.57 - 6 Nottinghamshire 1 2 0 15 9 7.50 - 1 The Old 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - 1 Oxford and Cambridge 1 2 1 24 23* 24.00 - - Oxford University 5 10 0 99 45 9.90 - 5 Petworth 1 2 0 3 3 1.50 - 1 Players 16 30 1 299 53* 10.31 1 5 Slow Bowlers 1 2 0 7 7 3.50 - - Surrey 9 16 0 152 34 9.50 - 3 Surrey Club 13 22 1 200 40 9.52 - 4 Surrey Club and County Gentlemen 2 3 0 104 97 34.66 1 - Sussex 15 27 1 276 35 10.61 - 7 Sussex and Surrey 2 4 0 38 20 9.50 - 2 West of England 1 2 0 5 3 2.50 - 1 Western Counties 1 2 0 26 23 13.00 - - Totals 136 247 14 3042 97 13.05 7 65 In other matches, not now considered first-class, Haygarth played against Harrow Town, Haileybury, Hon.S.Ponsonby’s XI, Winchester, Eton, Clifton, W.B.Bolland’s XI, H.Beauclerk’s side, St.John‘s Wood, L to Z, Lincoln’s Inn and Temple, R.Kynaston’s side, Clapton, Harrow, Rugby, Norfolk, Lord Burghley’s side, Montpelier, Earl of Strathmore’s side, Bramshill, Roundarm, Worcester, The England XI, Earl Winterton’s side, Hon.Col.Liddell’s side, Players of Surrey, Gentlemen of Leicestershire, Lord Guernsey’s side, M.C.C. Players, The Old, R.Grimston’s side, XV Gentlemen of Oxford and Cambridge, XVI Undergraduates and Old Cambridge Men, XVIII of Household Brigade, XVI Undergraduates of Cambridge, XVI Undergraduates of Oxford, All Ireland, Old Etonians, XVIII Veterans, Southgate, Colts or Professionals who had never appeared at Lord’s, and Gentlemen of Hampshire. Record on Each Ground (Batting and Fielding) M I NO R HS Ave 50 Ct Kennington Oval 20 35 0 332 34 9.48 - 5 Leamington 1 2 0 5 5 2.50 - - Lord’s 115 210 14 2705 97 13.80 7 60 Totals 136 247 14 3042 97 13.05 7 65 Haygarth only appeared in first-class matches on three grounds but in other games he played at Harrow, Clapton, Great Malvern and Bath. Why A.H. rarely left London to play remains a mystery. 23