Arthur Shrewsbury
On scorecards: A Shrewsbury snr
In-game rating: 91/99
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CAREER IN BRIEF
Arthur Shrewsbury played 23 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1881 to 1893. The first came against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with scores of 11 and 16, and the last against Australia at Old Trafford in 1893.
The most productive decade was the 1880s: 963 runs at 34.4 in 18 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 164 against Australia at Lord's in 1886, in a match England won. In all: 3 hundreds, 4 fifties.
At home the average was 41.1 across 11 Tests; away it was 30.4 across 12 Tests, markedly stronger at home. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 347 runs at 24.8. Arthur Shrewsbury captained England in 7 Tests, winning 5 and losing 2. England won 13 of the Tests Arthur Shrewsbury played and lost 4, with 6 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 | 1,277 | 35.47 | 3/4 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 699 | 41.12 | 2/2 |
| Away | 12 | 578 | 30.42 | 1/2 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | 963 | 34.39 | 2/2 |
| 1890s | 5 | 314 | 39.25 | 1/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 7 | 347 | 24.79 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 4 | 395 | 65.83 | 2/1 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 205 | 51.25 | 1/1 |
| Kennington Oval | 4 | 170 | 28.33 | 0/1 |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 134 | 26.80 | 0/0 |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1881 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1893 at Old Trafford
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