Arthur Fulcher

Arthur William Fulcher (7 May 1855 – 17 May 1932) was an English yacht racer and cricketer.

Arthur Futcher
Personal information
Full name
Arthur William Fulcher
Born(1855-05-07)7 May 1855
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Died7 May 1932(1932-05-07) (aged 77)
Bayswater, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
RelationsEric Fulcher (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1887Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 156
Batting average 14.18
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44*
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 January 2012

Early life
Redenham House where Fulcher grew up

He was born at Pau, France, the second son of Captain Edward Fulcher of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers and educated at Westminster school. He served for twenty years in the Yeomanry, for thirteen years in the West Kent Yeomanry, and seven years in the Suffolk Hussars, retiring with the rank of Honorary Major in 1897.[1] He lived at Redenham Park in Hampshire.

Cricket career

Fulcher was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He made his first-class debut for Kent County Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire in 1878. He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in 1887.[2] In his seven first-class matches, he scored a total of 156 runs at an average of 14.18, with a high score of 44 not out.[3][4]

Yachting career

He started yachting in 1886 with the 62-ton schooner Eurelia, followed by the Roseneath, a 95-ton auxiliary schooner, the 119-ton schooner Algeria, and the 27-ton yawl Grade. In 1898 he built a new Roseneath, a 54-ton schooner, with which he competed for the Queen's Cup in 1899 and won the Emperor's Cup in 1899 and 1900. In 1905 he sold the Roseneath, and bought the yawl Xenia, which he rechristened the Kestrel, converting her into a ketch.[1]

Private life

He died at Bayswater in London in 1932 aged 77.[5] His son, Eric, also played first-class cricket.[4]

References
  1. "Fulcher, A. W." National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Fulcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Fulcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  4. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 189–190. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  5. Arthur Fulcher, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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