Arthur Wallis (rugby union and cricket)

Arthur Knight Wallis (4 January 1868 – 27 November 1905) was an Irish first-class cricketer and rugby union international.

Arthur Wallis
Personal information
Full nameArthur Knight Wallis
Born4 January 1868
Donnycarney, Ireland
Died27 November 1905(1905-11-27) (aged 37)
Dublin, Ireland
BattingUnknown
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895Dublin University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 7
Batting average 2.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 5*
Balls bowled 465
Wickets 6
Bowling average 53.16
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/110
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2018

Born in the Dublin suburb of Donnycarney, Wallis studied medicine at Trinity College, Dublin.[1] While studying at Trinity, he played rugby for Dublin University Football Club and won five Test caps for Ireland in the 1892 Home Nations Championship and the 1893 Home Nations Championship.[1][2] He also played first-class cricket for Dublin University during their 1895 tour of England, debuting against Cambridge University at Fenner's.[3] He played a further first-class match on the tour against Leicestershire at Leicester, before making a third and final first-class appearance in 1895 against Cambridge University at College Park, Dublin.[3] As a bowler, he took 6 wickets across his three matches, with best innings figures of 3/110.[4] He worked as a doctor in Dublin, where he died in November 1905.[1] His brother, William Wallis, and nephew, Tommy Wallis, also played international rugby for Ireland.[5]

References
  1. "Arthur Knight Wallis". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. "Arthur Wallis". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Wallis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Wallis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  5. Van Esbeck, Edmund (2000-11-07). "Wallis passes on". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
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