Arthur Upton (South African cricketer)

Arthur Louis Upton (20 August 1923 – 16 July 2015) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Natal from 1949 to 1956.

Arthur Upton
Personal information
Full name
Arthur Louis Upton
Born(1923-08-20)20 August 1923
Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa
Died16 July 2015(2015-07-16) (aged 91)
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948-49 to 1956-57Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 31
Runs scored 1190
Batting average 29.02
100s/50s 1/6
Top score 126
Balls bowled 1048
Wickets 11
Bowling average 41.45
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/13
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 October 2018

A left-handed middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler, Upton was a regular in the Natal side for the four seasons from 1951–52 to 1954–55. He made his only century in 1954–55, scoring 126 and adding 249 for the fifth wicket with Roy McLean when Natal defeated Orange Free State by an innings.[1]

Upton died in KwaZulu-Natal on 16 July 2015, at the age of 91.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Natal v Orange Free State 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Arthur Louis Upton". Daily News. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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