Arthur Joseph
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Arthur Joseph was a Welsh
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He was born in Neath Abbey
and died in Briton Ferry
.
Joseph made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan
in 1946, and played for the Second XI between 1946 and 1951. Hampered by the War, Joseph could easily have made more than the one appearance he did, against Derbyshire
. Joseph was an upper-order batsman for the Second XI, though in his single first-class match, he played slightly lower in the order, scoring just eight runs.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He was born in Neath Abbey
Neath Abbey
Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in southern Wales, UK.It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw...
and died in Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The town encompasses the electoral wards of Briton Ferry East and Briton Ferry West....
.
Joseph made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in 1946, and played for the Second XI between 1946 and 1951. Hampered by the War, Joseph could easily have made more than the one appearance he did, against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
. Joseph was an upper-order batsman for the Second XI, though in his single first-class match, he played slightly lower in the order, scoring just eight runs.
External links
- Arthur Joseph at Cricket Archive