Arthur Gwynn

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Arthur Gwynn
Ireland (Ire)
Arthur Gwynn
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling type None
First-class record
Matches 4
Runs scored 267
Batting average 33.37
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 130
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best Bowling -
Catches/Stumpings 5/1
First class debut: 20 May 1895
Last first class game: 15 July 1895
Source: Cricket Archive

Arthur Percival Gwynn (born 11 June 1874 in Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland; died 14 February 1898 in Rangoon, Myanmar[1]) was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player.

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[edit] Cricket

A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper[1], he played for the Ireland cricket team five times between 1893 and 1896[2] and also played four first-class matches for Dublin University in 1895.[3]

[edit] Playing Career

He made his debut for Ireland in a match against WH Laverton's XI, scoring one run in the only Irish innings. The following year, he played twice for Ireland, against I Zingari and South Africa. He scored 62 in the second innings against South Africa, his top score for Ireland.[2]

May 1895 saw him make his first-class debut, playing for Dublin University against the MCC on 20 May.[3] This was followed three days later by a match for Ireland against the same opponents.[2] He played three further first-class matches that year, two against Cambridge University and one against Leicestershire.[3] He scored 130 in the final match against Cambridge University[4], his highest first-class score.[1]

[edit] Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored 220 runs at an average of 36.67. He took six catches and one stumping.[2]

[edit] Rugby Union

He also played once for the Ireland national rugby union team, in the 1895 Four Nations tournament against Wales.[5]

[edit] Family

Gwynn comes from a cricketing family. His brother John played first-class cricket in India, another brother, Lucius played several times for Ireland, and a third brother Robert also played for Dublin University and Ireland. His cousin Donough O'Brien played for Ireland and the MCC, and his nephew John David Gwynn also played for Dublin University.[1]

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