12 Facts About Arthur Cursham

Arthur William Cursham was an English cricketer and footballer.

Arthur Cursham played football for England and for Notts County between 1876 and 1883.

Arthur Cursham played cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1879 and for Derbyshire from 1879 to 1880.

Arthur Cursham attended Oakham School and became a mine manager.

Arthur Cursham made six international footballing appearances in total, four coming against Scotland and two against Wales.

Arthur Cursham made his County Cricket debut during the 1876 season, playing his first game for Nottinghamshire in a low-scoring victory against Yorkshire.

Arthur Cursham moved to play briefly for Derbyshire during the 1879 season.

Arthur Cursham played regularly in the Derbyshire lower order, scoring a duck in his debut innings, though failing to break into the side as a bowler.

Arthur Cursham played for Derbyshire again in the 1880 season, retiring from the game at the age of 27.

Three years after the end of his cricketing career, Arthur Cursham played two further games for the England national football team, a victory against Wales in which he scored his second and final international goal, and a defeat against Scotland.

Arthur Cursham emigrated to the United States at the end of his footballing career, just a year after his final international footballing appearance.

Arthur Cursham died in Florida at just 31 years of age from yellow fever.