Arthur Wathen

Arthur Wathen

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Cave Wathen
Born	27 March 1841 Streatham, Surrey, England
Died	14 March 1937 (aged 95) Bradfield, Berkshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	William Wathen (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1863–1864	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 13 Runs scored 206 Batting average 8.95 100s/50s –/– Top score 42* Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/3
Source: Cricinfo, 10 July 2012

Arthur Cave Wathen (27 March 1841 – 14 March 1937) was an English cricketer. Wathen was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Streatham.

Wathen made his first-class debut for Gentlemen of the South against the Gentlemen of the North at Trent Bridge in 1861.^[1] His first-class debut for Kent came against Sussex in 1863 at the Royal New Ground, Brighton. He made eight further first-class appearances for Kent, the last of which came against England.^[1] In his nine first-class appearances for Kent, he scored a total of 147 runs at an average of 8.64, with a high score of 42 not out.^[2] He also made three first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of Kent, playing twice against the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1863 and 1864, as well against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1866.^[1]

He died at Bradfield, Berkshire, on 14 March 1937. His brother, William, also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Wathen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Wathen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

External links

• Arthur Wathen at ESPNcricinfo
• Arthur Wathen at CricketArchive