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Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1882)

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Arthur Morton
Personal information
Born(1882-03-27)27 March 1882
Salford, Lancashire, England
Died21 February 1970(1970-02-21) (aged 87)
Sheffield, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901Derbyshire
Only FC15 August 1901 Derbyshire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, April 2012

Arthur Morton (27 March 1882 – 21 February 1970) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1901.

Morton was born in Salford, Lancashire. He made one appearance for Derbyshire in the 1901 season, at the age of nineteen appearing against Warwickshire. He scored ducks in both innings and bowled three overs without taking a wicket in a game that Warwickshire won by an innings. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[1]

Morton died in Sheffield at the age of 87.

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