Arthur Wilmot

Arthur Alfred Wilmot (14 February 1845 — 12 May 1876) was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1871.

Arthur Wilmot

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Alfred WIlmot
Born	(1845-02-14)14 February 1845 Derby, England
Died	12 May 1876(1876-05-12) (aged 31) Morley, Derbyshire, England
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1871	Derbyshire
First-class debut	17 August 1871 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0 100s/50s / Top score 0 Balls bowled Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: , 16 December 2010

Life

Wilmot was born in Chaddesden Hall, Derby the son of Sir Henry Sacheverel Wilmot and his wife Maria Mundy, sister of Edward Miller Mundy.[1] He was educated at Repton School[2] and University College, Oxford.[3] He took Holy Orders and became a clergyman. He also played club cricket for a number of sides including Free Foresters, Old Oxonians, Staffordshire, Burton and Gentlemen of Derbyshire. He became rector of Morley, Derbyshire in 1871.[4]

St Matthew's Church, Morley

Wilmot appeared in the second match Derbyshire played as a county side, in the 1871 season, in which he failed to score in either innings but took a catch.[5]

Wilmot continued playing for club sides until 1874. He died at Morley at the age of 31.

Wilmot married Harriet Cecilia FitzHerbert in 1872 and their son Ralph Wilmot succeeded his brother Sir Henry Wilmot, 5th Baronet to the Baronetcy as the 6th Baronet.

References

1. the Peerage.com
2. Repton Pilgrims
3. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Wilmot, Arthur Alfred" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
4. John Charles Cox, Notes on the churches of Derbyshire (1875)
5. Arthur Wilmot at Cricket Archive