About Reginald Arbuthnot
Lived 1853 – 1917 (aged 64). Reginald Arbuthnot was a British cricketer.
Reginald James Hugh Arbuthnot (2 June 1853 – 19 September 1917) was an English businessman and amateur cricketer who played two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club.
Early life Arbuthnot was born at Brighton in Sussex, the son of William Urquhart Arbuthnot and Elizabeth Arbuthnot. His father was a partner in the Indian banking firm Arbuthnot & Co based in Madras and was a member of the Indian Council. He was the grandson of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet.
The family lived at Brigden Place in Bexley in Kent and Arbuthnot was educated at Rugby School. Whilst at Rugby he played cricket in the school XI.
Later life and family Arbuthnot died suddenly of heart failure in 1917 aged 64 leaving an estate worth over £14,000. His nephew, Hugh Spottiswoode, also played two first-class matches for Kent.
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