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Charles Arthur (5 February 1808 in Plymouth, England – 29 July 1884) was an Australian cricketer, who played for Tasmania. Although he only represented the state in one match, he has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. Arthur died on 29 July 1884, in Longford, Tasmania, at the age of 76.

Charles Arthur

Personal information
Full name	Charles Arthur
Born	(1808-02-05)5 February 1808 Plymouth, England
Died	29 July 1884(1884-07-29) (aged 76) Longford, Tasmania, Australia
Relations	GH Arthur, JLA Arthur (sons)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1851	Tasmania
Only First-class	11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class cricket Matches 1 Runs scored 1 Batting average 0.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 1 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 August 2010

See also

• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

References

• "Cricinfo -- Players and Officials -- Charles Arthur". Retrieved 7 May 2007.

External links

• Charles Arthur at ESPNcricinfo
• Charles Arthur at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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