Arthur Pike
Arthur Pike (25 December 1862 – 15 November 1907) was an English first-class cricketer active 1894–1901 who played for Nottinghamshire as a wicketkeeper. He was born and died in Keyworth.[1]
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| Born | 25 December 1862 Keyworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 November 1907 (aged 48) Keyworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894–1899 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901 | MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 19 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Pike was a member of the Pike family from Keyworth which produced cricketers and footballers. These included Harry Pike and Horace Pike.[2] On 4 January 1890, Horace, Arthur and Harry all played in the same Nottingham Forest side in a home match against Sheffield Wednesday. Forest lost 3-1.[3]
Cricket
Pike played cricket as a Wicket-keeper. Before playing for Nottinghamshire, he played for Keyworth CC, Nottingham Commercial CC, Notts Manufacturing CC and Leyland CC in Lancashire.[4] He made his First-class cricket debut for Nottinghamshire in May 1894 at Trent Bridge against Yorkshire.[4] His highest score was 66 against Middlesex at Trent Bridge in August 1896.[4]
His best seasons behind the wicket were 1896 with 27 caught, 7 stumped and 1897 with 23 caught 12 stumped.[5]
He made 1 appearance for the MCC at Lord's in May 1901 with 3 catches and 2 stumpings.[4]
After his playing career, Pike went on to become an umpire between 1901 and 1905.[4]
Football
Pike also played football as a Left Back and made 3 competitive appearances for Nottingham Forest.[3] He made his non competitive debut on 25 October 1884 at home to Blackburn Rovers [3] and his competitive debut in the FA Cup against Notts Swifts on 15 October 1887.[3] He made over 30 non competitive appearances for Forest between 1884 and 1890. His last game for Nottingham Forest was the Football Alliance game on 4 January 1890 against Sheffield Wednesday.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Football Alliance | FA Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest[3] | 1887-88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1888-89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1889-90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
References
- Arthur Pike at ESPNcricinfo
- "The Pikes" (PDF). 18 August 2020.
- Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
- "www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/arthur-pike.html". 19 August 2020.
- Cricket A Weekly Record Of The Game Volume XXVI 2007. Merritt & Hatcher. p. 462.