Arthur Staples, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Staples

English first-class cricketer

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1899

Place of Birth: Newstead, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1965

Profession: association football player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Arthur Staples (4 February 1899 – 9 September 1965) was an English first-class cricketer active 1924–38 who played for Nottinghamshire.
He was born in Newstead, Nottinghamshire and died in Redhill, Nottinghamshire.
He played in 358 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 12,762 runs with a highest score of 153*; and as a right-arm medium pace bowler, taking 635 wickets with a best performance of seven for 20.
He was awarded his county cap in 1926 and a benefit season in 1937.
Staples played football in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Mansfield Town and Notts County.