Arthur Conway

Who was Arthur Conway?

Arthur Joseph Conway was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who played 29 times for Worcestershire between 1910 and 1919.

Conway took 54 wickets in his first-class career, of which no fewer than 15 came in a single match in June 1914: playing for Worcestershire against Gloucestershire at Moreton-in-Marsh, he took 9/38 in the first innings and 6/49 in the second for match figures of 15/87; as of March 2009 this remains the best match analysis for the county.

A poor batsman, Conway scored just 165 runs in 52 innings, with a highest score of only 20 not out. He acted as scorer at least once, for Worcestershire's game against Warwickshire at Dudley in 1913. On this occasion the other scorer was Chicko Austin, who scored in almost 500 first-class games.

Conway also played football for Aston Villa and Wolves.

He was born in Stirchley, which at that time lay in Worcestershire; he died at the age of 69 in South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire.