Arthur Milton

Clement Arthur Milton (10 March 1928 – 25 April 2007) was an English cricketer and footballer. He played County cricket for Gloucestershire from 1948 to 1974, playing six Test matches for England in 1958 and 1959. He also played domestic football for Arsenal between 1951 and 1955, and then for a brief period for Bristol City. He played one match for England in 1951, against Austria at Wembley. He was the last man, and the last survivor, of the twelve people to have played at the highest international level for both England's football and cricket teams.

Arthur Milton
Personal information
Full name
Clement Arthur Milton
Born(1928-03-10)10 March 1928
Bedminster, Bristol, England
Died25 April 2007(2007-04-25) (aged 79)
Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut3 July 1958 v New Zealand
Last Test18 June 1959 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 6 620
Runs scored 204 32,150
Batting average 25.50 33.73
100s/50s 1/0 56/160
Top score 104* 170
Balls bowled 24 8,414
Wickets 0 79
Bowling average 46.07
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/64
Catches/stumpings 5/– 760/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 November 2022

The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, described Milton as a, "stylish, relaxed run-maker".

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