About Arthur Chester
Lived 1851 – 1915 (aged 63–64). Arthur Chester was a British cricketer and cricket umpire.
Arthur Chester was an English first-class cricketer and Test umpire. Born in 1851 in Kingston-upon-Thames, he played 17 matches for Surrey as a right-handed batsman between 1872 and 1883, scoring 272 runs with a best of 54 not out. He umpired the England v Australia test at Old Trafford in 1896. He died in Lambeth in 1915.
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English cricketer (1851-1915)
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Arthur Chester was born in 1851.
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Arthur Chester died in 1915.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Arthur Chester. https://biography.guide/arthur-chester/
MLA: "Arthur Chester." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/arthur-chester/.
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