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Full name Arnold James Fothergill
Born August 26, 1854, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
Died August 1, 1932, Sunderland, Co Durham (aged 77 years 341 days)
Major teams England,Somerset
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium-fast
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
2
2
0
33
32
16.50
0
0
3
1
0
0
First-class
40
69
9
843
74
14.05
0
1
15
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
2
4
321
90
8
4/19
5/34
11.25
1.68
40.1
1
0
0
First-class
40
5423
2164
119
6/43
18.18
2.39
45.5
6
1
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, Mar 12-13, 1889 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v England at Cape Town, Mar 25-26, 1889 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1882 - 1888/89
Profile
Arnold Fothergill played twice for England in South Africa in 1888-89 in the games that were later designated as the first Tests between the two countries, though they were arguably not even first-class. Born in Northumberland, he was a left-arm fast bowler who migrated to the emerging Somerset club, which engaged Fothergill and Alfred Brooks of Nottinghamshire as its first professionals. Technically, he was not qualified: in 1881 Kent objected to his presence and he had to drop out of the side even though he was the club's best bowler. Somerset were accepted as first-class in 1882 and Fothergill, safely qualified, was their most productive bowler for the next two seasons. He was also taken on to the Lord's staff and played much of his cricket for MCC before Major Gardner Warton took him on his pioneering tour of South Africa. In the two Tests, he scored 33, average 16.50, and took eight wickets for 90. He is then believed to have returned to Tyneside. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
