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| Full name | Charles Arthur | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1808 Plymouth, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 1884 (aged 76) Longford, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1851 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
| Only FC | 11 February 1851 Tasmania v Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 August 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Charles Arthur (5 February 1808 – 29 July 1884) was an Australian cricketer, who played for Tasmania. Although he only represented the state in one match, he has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia. Arthur died on 29 July 1884, in Longford, Tasmania, at the age of 76.