Arnold Page Rutherford (2 September 1892 — 23 July 1980) was an English first-class cricketer.

Arnold Rutherford
Personal information
Full name
Arnold Page Rutherford
Born(1892-09-02)2 September 1892
Highclere, Hampshire, England
Died23 July 1980(1980-07-23) (aged 87)
Weybridge, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsJohn Rutherford (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1912Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 18
Batting average 18.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2010

The son of the soldier J. A. Rutherford,[1] he was born in July 1892 at Highclere, Hampshire. He was educated at Repton School,[2] where he captained the school cricket team in 1911.[3] Rutherford made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University at Southampton in 1912.[4] Batting once in the match, he was dismissed for 18 runs by Eric Kidd.[5] Following the First World War, he was employed as an accountants clerk in Highclere.[6] Rutherford died at Weybridge in July 1980.[3] His elder brother, John, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

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  1. ^ "Announcements". Northampton Mercury. 6 August 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Repton School Register, 1557–1910. Repton: A. J. Lawrence. 1910. p. 459.
  3. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arnold Rutherford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Hampshire v Cambridge University, University Match 1912". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Windfall for clerk left large estate". Langport & Somerton Herald. Langport. 25 September 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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