Dick Pougher

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Dick Pougher England (Eng)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right arm fast medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	163
Runs scored	17	4,555
Batting average	17.00	18.59
100s/50s	0/0	5/13
Top score	17	114
Balls bowled	105	25,881
Wickets	3	535
Bowling average	8.66	19.02
5 wickets in innings	0	31
10 wickets in match	0	7
Best bowling	3/26	9/34
Catches/stumpings	2/0	98/0
Test debut: 19 March 1892 Last Test: 22 March 1892 Source: [1]

Arthur Dick Pougher (born 19 April 1865, Humberstone, Leicester, England; died 20 May 1926, Aylestone Park, Leicester, England) was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1894 and 1901. Pougher was awarded a benefit by Leicestershire in 1900. He also played one Test match for England, which was against South Africa in Cape Town in 1891-92.

His greatest moment came when he took five Australian wickets for no runs in three five-ball overs with his deceptive off spin for MCC at Lord's in 1896. The tourists were bundled out for a humiliating 18.^[1] Unfamiliar with Pougher's bowling they failed to realise that he kept the ball lower and turned it less than seemed possible with his strong finger and wrist action.^{[citation needed]}

He umpired 49 first-class matches. All but two of these were between 1903 and 1909; the exceptions were one match in Australia in 1888-89 and Leicestershire's game against the West Indians in 1923.^[2] He also officiated in Yorkshire's game against Kent in July 1904, but this match is not included in the total, as he and fellow umpire William Shrewsbury (brother of Arthur) declared the match void after the first day because of illegal changes made to the pitch.^[3]

His name is pronounced 'Puffer'.^{[citation needed]}