Arthur Stuart Webb (6 August 1868 – 3 December 1952) was an English

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er. Webb was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. Webb made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in the

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against

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. Webb represented Hampshire in 149 first-class matches from 1895 to 1904, with his final appearance for the county coming in 1904 against

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, Bournemouth. In his 149 matches for the county, Webb scored 5,475 runs at a batting average of 21.54, with 28 half centuries, two centuries and a high score of 161 * against Surrey in his

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of 1904; the match itself was badly hit by rain, with Webb's share of the takings only amounting to £150. With the ball Webb took 22 wickets at a bowling average of 46.50, with best figures of 2/18. In the field Webb took 83 catches for Hampshire. In addition to playing first-class matches for Hampshire, Webb also made a single first-class appearance for the Players of the South against the

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in 1904. In 1912 Holmes played his final first-class match for South Wales against the touring

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. Also in 1912, Webb played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Glamorgan against the Surrey Second XI. Following his move to

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, Webb was a professional and groundsman at Briton Ferry Steelworks and later coached cricket at Christ College, Brecon. Webb died at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan on 3 December 1952.

Family

Webb's brother

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made a single first-class appearance for

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against Sussex in 1880.

External links

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at Cricinfo
Arthur Webb
at CricketArchive

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