Arthur Shrewsbury (11 April 1856 – 19 May 1903) was an English cricketer and rugby football administrator. He was widely rated as competing with W. G. Grace for the accolade of best batsman of the 1880s; Grace himself, when asked whom he would most like in his side, replied simply, "Give me Arthur". An opening batsman, Shrewsbury played his cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and played 23 Test matches for England, captaining them in 7 games, with a record of won 5, lost 2. He was the last professional to be England captain until Len Hutton was chosen in 1952. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1890.
Arthur Shrewsbury is the first to score 1,000 runs in Test cricket
Arthur Shrewsbury (11 April 1856 – 19 May 1903) was an English cricketer and rugby football administrator. He was widely rated as competing with W. G.
Historical Significance
Arthur Shrewsbury (11 April 1856 – 19 May 1903) was an English cricketer and rugby football administrator.
Events Before
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12 million people
Manuel Roxas is born
Manuel Roxas is born
Painter Paul Gauguin marries Teha'amana, a 13-year-old Tahitian girl
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The rules of basketball are first published in Triangle magazine, written by James Naismith
The rules of basketball are first published in Triangle magazine, written by James Naismith
The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia
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Events After
Denmark adopts Central European Time
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William Kennedy Dickson captures "Fred Ott's Sneeze" as a motion picture at Thomas Edison's Black Maria Studio in West O
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1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
J. L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for horse racing
J. L. Johnstone of England invents the starting gate for horse racing
Jules Massenet's opera "Thaïs" premieres in Paris, includes piece “Méditation” for violin and orchestra
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Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
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Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12 million people
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of X-rays
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