Arthur Cutler (cricketer)

Arthur Sydney Hamilton "Ash" Cutler (17 January 1913 – 27 August 1997) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Otago between 1938 and 1947.[1]

Arthur Cutler
Personal information
Full nameArthur Sydney Hamilton Cutler
Born(1913-01-17)17 January 1913
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died27 August 1997(1997-08-27) (aged 84)
Invercargill, New Zealand
NicknameAsh
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938-39 to 1946-47Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 211
Batting average 16.23
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 51
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 December 2020

Life and career

A middle-order batsman, Cutler played for Manawatu in the Hawke Cup from 1929 to 1937. He scored a century when Manawatu beat Taranaki to regain the title in December 1934; no other batsman on either side reached 50.[2] He left Palmerston North in February 1937 to take up a position as teacher in charge of a school in the Southland Region.[3]

Cutler married Flora Browne in Invercargill in December 1940.[4] He served overseas in the New Zealand Infantry Brigade during World War II as a second lieutenant.[5]

Cutler's best first-class match for Otago was in the 1939-40 Plunket Shield, when he scored 51 and 33 against Auckland.[6] In a low-scoring drawn two-day match in 1944-45, playing for Southland against Otago, Cutler scored 49 and 44; no other Southland batsman exceeded 17.[7] He scored a century for Southland against Otago in 1946-47.[8]

He umpired 13 first-class matches in Dunedin between 1965 and 1974. He also umpired the second unofficial Test between New Zealand and Australia in 1969-70 at Lancaster Park in Christchurch.[9] He umpired the second List A match in New Zealand, a match of 36 eight-ball overs each between Otago and the touring MCC in February 1971.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Arthur Cutler". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. "Taranaki v Manawatu 1934-35". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "Valedictory". Manawatu Standard: 10. 13 February 1937.
  4. "Wedding". Manawatu Standard: 9. 9 January 1941.
  5. "Arthur Sydney Hamilton Cutler". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. "Auckland v Otago 1939-40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. "Otago and Southland draw". Otago Daily Times: 11. 4 December 1944.
  8. "Otago v Southland 1946-47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. "Ash Cutler as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  10. "Otago v MCC 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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