Arthur O'Bree
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Arthur O'Bree was an India
n-born English
cricketer who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan
. He was born in Maharashtra
and died in Baragwanath
, South Africa.
He debuted for Glamorgan in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship season, in which he played four games for the side. He also played in six miscellaneous matches during the season, including a Gentlemen v. Players fixture, and three further matches against Welsh sides.
O'Bree's first-class debut came against Sussex
in the 1921 season, in which he scored a duck in the first innings, and was bowled out by the younger Gilligan brother, four-time Test representative Harold
in the second. He picked up towards the end of the season and, the following year, scored a career best 42 not out against Worcestershire
. Glamorgan finished second bottom of the County Championship in 1922, with no improvement the following year as O'Bree made his final commitments to playing in the upper order for the team in this year.
O'Bree was a military colonel who, prior to his County Championship engagements, was engaged in colonial service in his native country.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n-born English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer who played first-class cricket 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...
. He was born in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
and died in Baragwanath
Baragwanath
Baragwanath is a Cornish language surname originating in west Cornwall in the UK. As a result of emigration members of the Baragwanath family can now be found in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand...
, South Africa.
He debuted for Glamorgan in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship season, in which he played four games for the side. He also played in six miscellaneous matches during the season, including a Gentlemen v. Players fixture, and three further matches against Welsh sides.
O'Bree's first-class debut came against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 1921 season, in which he scored a duck in the first innings, and was bowled out by the younger Gilligan brother, four-time Test representative Harold
Harold Gilligan
Alfred Herbert Harold Gilligan was a cricketer who played for Sussex and England. Gilligan captained England on their four-Test tour of New Zealand in 1929-30, which England won 1-0...
in the second. He picked up towards the end of the season and, the following year, scored a career best 42 not out against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. Glamorgan finished second bottom of the County Championship in 1922, with no improvement the following year as O'Bree made his final commitments to playing in the upper order for the team in this year.
O'Bree was a military colonel who, prior to his County Championship engagements, was engaged in colonial service in his native country.
External links
- Arthur O'Bree at Cricket Archive