Arthur Motley

Arthur Motley (5 February 1858 – 28 September 1897) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1879.[1]

He was born in Osmondthorpe, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, and was a right arm fast bowler. For Yorkshire he took seven wickets at 19.28 and, as a right-handed batsman, he scored 10 runs at 10.00. Motley took one catch in the field.[1] He also played five times for Wellington cricket team, in a first-class career that spanned 1879 to 1889. In total, Motley took seven first-class wickets at 19.28, and scored 106 runs at an average of 13.25.[2]

Motley died in September 1897 in Canning Town, Essex, aged 39.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Warner, David (2013). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2013 Yearbook (115th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-9572951-8-6.
  2. 1 2 "Arthur Motley | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2013-04-15.


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