Arthur Dolphin was an English first-class cricketer, who kept wicket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1905 and 1927.
11 Facts About Arthur Dolphin
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Arthur Dolphin is part of a tradition of Yorkshire wicket-keepers, stretching from Ned Stephenson, George Pinder, Joe Hunter and David Hunter before him, to Arthur Wood, Jimmy Binks, David Bairstow plus Richard Blakey to the present day.
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Arthur Dolphin played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
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Arthur Dolphin was 14 years old when he first played for Wilsden Britannia, and 19 when he made his county debut in 1905.
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Arthur Dolphin served in World War I alongside his county colleagues, Roy Kilner and Major Booth, with the Leeds Pals but returned to Yorkshire's ranks in 1919, and enjoyed his most successful season with the gloves claiming 82 dismissals in the first post-war summer.
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Arthur Dolphin could defend with the bat when needed, as exemplified by his vigil against Essex at Leyton in 1919.
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Arthur Dolphin scored 62 not out, and with E Smith put on 103 for the last wicket, so saving their side from following-on when Yorkshire were in danger of doing so.
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Arthur Dolphin was remarkably consistent once he had won his first team place, but when he was injured it came about in unusual circumstances.
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Arthur Dolphin suffered from sciatica in the latter part of his career, and he played his last match for Yorkshire in 1927.
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Herbert Sutcliffe observed Arthur Dolphin and wrote: "His quick brain and exceptionally keen eyesight were responsible for disposing of large numbers of batsmen from chances which many keepers would have missed without even affecting their reputations".
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Arthur Dolphin died in Lilycroft, Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire, at the age of 56 in October 1942.