Charles Arthur (5 February 1808 – 29 July 1884) was an Australian
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
er, who played for
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. Although he only represented the state in one match, he has the distinction of having participated in the
first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. Arthur died on 29 July 1884, in
Longford, Tasmania
Longford is a town in the northern midlands of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 145 m above sea level at the convergence of the Macquarie River (Tasmania), Macquarie River and the South Esk River, 21 km south of Launceston, Tasmania, Launc ...
, at the age of 76.
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1808 births
1884 deaths
Australian cricketers
Tasmania cricketers
Cricketers from Plymouth, Devon
English emigrants to colonial Australia
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