Arthur Lee (cricketer, born 1849)

Arthur George Lee (31 August, 1849, Chelsea – 11 July 1925, Paddington) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

Arthur Lee

Personal information
Full name	Arthur George Lee
Born	31 August 1849 Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Died	11 July 1925(1925-07-11) (aged 75) Paddington, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1868–1871	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 22 Batting average 4.40 100s/50s –/– Top score 16* Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2020

The son of John Benjamin Lee, he was born in August 1849 at Chelsea. He was educated at Westminster School, where he was coached in cricket by Thomas Hearne.^[1] From Westminster he went up to University College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1868. He graduated B.A. in 1872, and M.A. in 1877.^[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club on four occasions between 1868 and 1871,^[3] scoring 22 runs with a high score of 16 not out.^[4] After graduating from Oxford, Lee took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical post was as vicar of Chippenham in Cambridgeshire from 1878 to 1886, after which he served as the rector of Langham, Suffolk.^[2] He died at Paddington in July 1925.^[1]

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1925". ESPNcricinfo. 16 January 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Lee, Arthur George" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Lee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

External links

• Arthur Lee at ESPNcricinfo