Arthur Conway
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Arthur Joseph Conway (1 April 1885 - 29 October 1954) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler (although his Wisden obituary says merely "rather more than medium pace" [1]) who played 29 times for Worcestershire (and twice for HK Foster's XI) between 1910 and 1919.
Conway took 54 wickets in his first-class career, of which no fewer than 15 came in a single match in June 1914: playing for Worcestershire against Gloucestershire at Moreton-in-Marsh, he took 9-38 in the first innings and 6-49 in the second for match figures of 15-87; this remains the best match analysis for the county. [2]
A poor batsman, Conway scored just 165 runs in 52 innings (batting average 4.34), with a highest score was 20 not out.
He also played football for Aston Villa and Wolves.
Conway was born in Stirchley, Worcestershire; he died at the age of 69 in South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire.
[edit] References
- ^ Obituaries in 1954. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1955.
- ^ Worcestershire First-Class Bowling Records, retrieved 20 June 2006.
