Arthur Haygarth (born 4 August 1825 in Hastings, Sussex; died 1 May 1903 in Pimlico, London) was a noted amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Hastings is a town on the coast of East Sussex in England; it is also the administrative centre for the Borough of the same name Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster that is primarily residential and well known for its collection of small hotels and impressive London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
He was educated at Harrow, which had established a rich tradition as a proving ground for cricketers. He later played for Sussex, his home county and also made appearances for MCC and Middlesex. Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in Cricket goes back much further than that
Haygarth was a right-handed batsman who made 136 appearances in first-class cricket spanning the 1844 and 1861 seasons. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by He scored 3042 runs in 247 innings with a highest score of 97, one of seven half-centuries that he achieved. He made 65 catches as a fielder. He was an occasional bowler, roundarm and apparently right-arm medium pace. He took only 19 wickets in total but did have a best analysis of 6-37 with 10 wickets in the match.
Haygarth achieved lasting fame after he retired from playing as a cricket writer, historian and biographer. He is renowned as the compiler of Frederick Lillywhite's Cricket Scores and Biographies, published in 15 volumes between 1862 and 1879. Volume 1 covering the 1744 to 1826 seasons is by far the most significant as it is the main source of reference data for late 18th century cricket.
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- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1-15, Lillywhite, 1862-79
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