Trevor Arnott (16 February 1902 – 2 February 1975) was a Welsh cricketer who played first-class cricket as an amateur from 1921 to 1935.

Arnott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Radyr, Glamorgan, and attended Monmouth School.[1] He captained Glamorgan County Cricket Club in 1928, but was not successful, the county winning only two of their 26 County Championship matches amid disharmony on and off the field.[1][2]

During the 1928 season he hit his highest score, 153 against Essex.[3] He took his best bowling figures of 7 for 40 when Glamorgan beat the West Indian touring team in 1923.[4] He toured Jamaica with Lord Tennyson's team in 1926–27 and 1927–28.[5]

He is buried is in the churchyard at St Peter's Church, Dixton.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Brian Halford and Andrew Hignell, The Daffodil Blooms: The glorious rise of Glamorgan CCC to County Champions in 1948, ACS Publications, Bedford, 2018, pp. 31–32.
  2. ^ "Player profile: Trevor Arnott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Glamorgan v Essex 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Glamorgan v West Indians 1923". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Obituary", The Cricketer, March 1975, p. 23.
  6. ^ Gravestone
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Arnott
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