20 Facts About Arthur Fielder

Arthur Fielder was an English cricketer who played as a fast bowler for Kent County Cricket Club and the England cricket team from 1900 to 1914.

Arthur Fielder played a major role in Kent's four County Championship wins in the years before World War I and toured Australia twice with the England team making six Test match appearances.

Arthur Fielder was chosen as one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1907.

Arthur Fielder grew up the son of a farm bailiff and worked on a hop farm in his early years.

Arthur Fielder made his first-class cricket debut in 1900, playing for Kent against Essex at the County Ground, Leyton.

Arthur Fielder went wicketless and was out without scoring in the match.

Arthur Fielder went on to play 249 first-class matches, taking 1,277 wickets at an average of 21.02 and featured in four County Championship winning sides for his County.

Arthur Fielder broke into the Kent side properly in 1903, replacing fast bowler Bill Bradley in the First XI and showing what Wisden called "capital form".

Arthur Fielder did not enjoy a particularly successful tour, although he played in two of the Test matches, making his Test debut on 1 January 1904 in the second test at the MCG.

Arthur Fielder was named one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1907, alongside his County colleague Kenneth Hutchings.

Arthur Fielder took six wickets or more on 13 occasions during the 1906 season and 172 in total for the county.

Arthur Fielder is one of only four men to take more than 150 wickets in a season for Kent, a feat he repeated in 1907 when he enjoyed another good season, again taking 172 wickets in total for Kent at an average of 16.

Arthur Fielder played in the first four Tests on the tour taking 25 wickets at 25.08, England's second leading Test wicket taker on the tour.

Arthur Fielder remained a major part of the Kent team until 1914, taking over 100 wickets in 1909,1911 and 1913.

Arthur Fielder was part of the Kent Championship winning sides of 1909,1910 and 1913.

Arthur Fielder was described by Wisden in 1907 as being "quite modern in his methods, keeping the ball for the most part well outside the off-stump".

Arthur Fielder generally bowled out-swing deliveries, swerving the ball away from the batsman and relying on catches by slip fielders.

Arthur Fielder used deliveries which made the ball break back into the batsman and is described, again by Wisden in 1907, as bowling at a "fine pace".

Arthur Fielder bowled consistently and could be relied upon to bowl long spells.

Arthur Fielder died at St Thomas' Hospital in London on 30 August 1949, aged 72.