Arthur Byng
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| Full name | Arthur Maitland Byng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 October 1872 Southsea, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
14 September 1914 (aged 41) Vailly, Aube, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1905 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896/1897 | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Maitland Byng (26 October 1872 – 14 September 1914) was an English cricketer who was a right-handed batsman.
Byng represented Jamaica in five first-class matches in the 1896/97 Jamaican season, making his debut against British Guiana. His final game for Jamaica came against AA Priestley's XI.
Upon returning to England Byng joined Hampshire in three first-class matches, making his debut for the club against Kent. Byng would play two more games for the club against Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
Outside first-class cricket Byng was a well known club cricketer. In 1905 playing for Hampshire Hogs against the Royal Navy, Byng scored 204 runs in partnership with D. A. Steele; the two put on 335 runs for the first wicket. He was also known as a batsman for the Army.
Bygn served in the First World War, where as a Captain in the Royal Fusiliers he was stationed on the Western Front. On 14 September 1914 Byng was killed in action near the French village of Vailly.
External links
- Arthur Byng at Cricinfo
- Arthur Byng at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Arthur Byng at CricketArchive