Arnold Rylott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1839
Place of Birth: Grantham, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 17-Apr-1914
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Arnold Rylott
- Arnold Rylott (18 February 1839 – 17 April 1914) was an English cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1872 to 1888 and for pre-first-class Leicestershire between 1875 and 1890. Rylott was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
- He began his professional cricket career in 1867 at the Birkenhead Club, and stayed there for three years until he was employed at Grantham from 1870 to 1871.
- He made his first-class cricket debut in 1870 for Left Handed.
- In 1872 he joined the ground staff at Lord’s and eventually became head of the ground staff.
- He also played as a soccer midfielder for Grantham Town on 20 October 1874 against the Third Volunteer Lincolnshire RIfles.
- Most of his 85 first-class cricket matches were for the MCC.
- He also played first-class games for England, England XI, Players, North, Players of the North, United North of England, Orleans Club, Single and Over 30.
- In 1875, he became qualified to play cricket for Leicestershire in their pre first-class days.
- He also played a game for Staffordshire in 1877. Rylott was a left-arm fast bowler and took 456 first-class wickets at an average of 11.69 and a best performance of nine for 30.
- He was a right-handed tail-end batsman and played 137 innings in 85 first-class matches with an average of 6.33 and a top score of 45.Rylott umpired occasionally until he retired from playing and became a regular umpire until 1901.
- He was the author of a book of verse called Our Bobby Rylott when a Boy.Rylott died of Pneumonia at Sandy, Bedfordshire at the age of 75.
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