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Arthur Milton

Arthur Milton
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Personal information
Full name Clement Arthur Milton
Born (1928-03-10)10 March 1928
Bedminster, Bristol, England
Died 25 April 2007(2007-04-25) (aged 79)
Bristol, England
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 6 620
Runs scored 204 32150
Batting average 25.50 33.73
100s/50s 1/– 56/160
Top score 104* 170
Balls bowled 24 8414
Wickets 79
Bowling average 46.07
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/64
Catches/stumpings 5/– 760/–
Source: [1]

Clement Arthur Milton (10 March 1928 – 25 April 2007) was an English cricketer and footballer. He played County cricket for Gloucestershire from 1948 to 1974, playing six Test matches for England in 1958 and 1959. He also played domestic football for Arsenal between 1951 and 1955, and then for a brief period for Bristol City. He played one match for England in 1951, against Austria at Wembley. He was the last man, and the last survivor, of the twelve people to have played at the highest international level for both England's football and cricket teams.

The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, described Milton as a, "stylish, relaxed run-maker".

Milton was born in Bedminster, in Bristol, and was educated at Cotham Grammar School also in Bristol. A natural sportsman, he became School Captain of cricket, football and rugby union. He also showed talent at mathematics, but decided to pursue sporting glory rather than attend university.

Milton played for Stapleton Cricket Club as an all-rounder, and then started to play for Gloucestershire Second XI. He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in June 1948, against Northants. He went on to play county cricket in 585 matches over 26 years, until he retired in 1974.


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