Arthur Farmer

Arthur Augustus Farmer (22 February 1815 – 1 April 1897) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The son of William Meeke Farmer, he was born at London in February 1815. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Caius College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1834 to 1836, making seven appearances. A bowler, he took 25 wickets for Cambridge University, taking five wickets in an innings and ten wickets in a match once, against Oxford University in The University Match of 1836.

A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in June 1836. Farmer died in the United States at Buffalo in April 1897. His grandfather was the politician Samuel Farmer.