Arthur Sellers

Arthur Ernest Sellers (23 February 1876 — 9 February 1949) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and groundskeeper.

Sellers was born at Mansfield in February 1876. He moved to Scotland as a young child when his father, Tom Sellers, moved there to take up a groundskeeping job at The Grange Club. A club cricketer for Carlton Cricket Club, he played two first-class matches for Scotland in 1920 and 1922; he was a late debutant in first-class cricket, being aged 44 in 1920. His appearance in 1920 came against Ireland at Edinburgh, with his 1922 appearance coming against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler in the Scottish side, Sellers took 8 wickets at an average of 19.12. he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 22 against Ireland. A knee injury later ended his club career while he was still engaged as a professional at Carlton.

Outside of cricket, Sellers was a groundsman. He was employed by Scottish Rugby Union and was responsible for preparing all of Scotland's home international rugby pitches at Inverleith and Murrayfield. Sellers died at Edinburgh in February 1949.