12 Facts About Arthur Haygarth

Arthur Haygarth was a noted English amateur cricketer who became one of cricket's most significant historians.

Arthur Haygarth played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Sussex between 1844 and 1861, as well as numerous other invitational and representative teams including an England XI and a pre-county Middlesex.

Arthur Haygarth was educated at Harrow, which had established a rich tradition as a proving ground for cricketers.

Arthur Haygarth served on many MCC committees and was elected a life member in 1864.

Outside his playing career, Arthur Haygarth was a noted cricket writer and historian.

Arthur Haygarth spent over sixty years compiling information and statistics.

Arthur Haygarth was the youngest of three children of William Haygarth, who died before he was born, and his wife Frances Parry, with older brothers Henry William Haygarth and Colonel Francis Haygarth.

Arthur Haygarth attended Harrow School, where he played cricket and enjoyed compiling information and statistics of current and past cricketers.

Arthur Haygarth played several matches for Harrow through 1842 and 1843 against Eton College, Winchester School and the MCC.

Arthur Haygarth would go on to play for a great multitude of teams in his career.

Arthur Haygarth played 69 matches for the club in total, scoring over 1,600 runs including four half-centuries and his career best 97 which came in 1855.

Arthur Haygarth assisted with cricket coaching regularly until 1870, walking to Harrow from his home in central London.