Arthur Jewell
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Major
Arthur North Jewell (15 April 1888 – 8 September 1922) was an English cricket
er who played 29 first-class
matches between 1910–11 and 1920, mostly for Worcestershire
.
., and Felsted
(1902-05)
Jewell first appeared in first-class cricket in South Africa
, when he played five games for Orange Free State
in the Currie Cup in the space of less than a fortnight in March 1911.
He made his debut on the 11th against Transvaal
; this match also saw the first-class debut of Arthur's brother John
. Arthur, batting at three in each innings, made only 0 and 3 and claimed a single catch, to dismiss Maurice Luckin.
His highest score that season was 34,
made against Eastern Province
in what proved to be his last appearance for eight years.
, making 3 and 46;
two days later he scored 19 and 0 for Foster's side in a friendly game against the Australian Imperial Forces
.
Against Somerset
five days later still, he kept wicket for the first time, in place of Ernest Bale
.
In August of that year Jewell made the first (and highest) of his three centuries, hitting 128 for Worcestershire in another match against Foster's team.
1920 saw Jewell score another two hundreds, and enjoy his most successful summer behind the stumps with 21 victims, 13 of them caught and eight stumped.
The Worcestershire side that year was captained by Arthur's brother Maurice
. That season Arthur was also chosen for a Gentlemen v Players
game at The Oval
, in which he opened the batting for the Gentlemen as well as keeping wicket; he made 3 and 0 and held a single catch (to dismiss Patsy Hendren
) in an innings defeat.
For Worcestershire he played on until the end of the season, his final appearance coming in late August against Lancashire
and his last dismissal, in that match, being that of Lancashire captain and former England
Test
player Jack Sharp
.
Jewell played no more first-class cricket, and he died aged only 34 after a long illness.
, who played twice for Worcestershire in 1939.
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Arthur North Jewell (15 April 1888 – 8 September 1922) was an English cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played 29 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches between 1910–11 and 1920, mostly for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
.
Early life and career
Although born in Chile, Jewell was educated in England, at ChigwellChigwell School
Chigwell School is an English co-educational independent school/public school in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It was founded in 1629 by Samuel Harsnett, a former Archbishop of York . There are around 730 pupils aged between 7 and 18 years...
., and Felsted
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
(1902-05)
Jewell first appeared in first-class cricket in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, when he played five games for Orange Free State
Orange Free State cricket team
The Free State cricket team is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State in South Africa....
in the Currie Cup in the space of less than a fortnight in March 1911.
He made his debut on the 11th against Transvaal
Transvaal cricket team
Gauteng cricket team is the first-class cricket team of the province of Gauteng in South Africa....
; this match also saw the first-class debut of Arthur's brother John
John Jewell
John Edmund Valentine Jewell was a cricketer who played 27 times for Orange Free State between 1910-11 and 1925-26. He also played a handful of times for Surrey's Second XI...
. Arthur, batting at three in each innings, made only 0 and 3 and claimed a single catch, to dismiss Maurice Luckin.
His highest score that season was 34,
made against Eastern Province
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
in what proved to be his last appearance for eight years.
After the First World War
In 1919 Jewell finally played first-class cricket again, when he opened the batting for Worcestershire against HK Foster's XI at HerefordRacecourse Ground, Hereford
The Racecourse Ground is a cricket ground in Hereford, England. The two ends are known as the Pavilion End and the Racecourse End.Worcestershire County Cricket Club played five first-class matches here between 1919 and 1983, and one other first-class game was also staged in 1919...
, making 3 and 46;
two days later he scored 19 and 0 for Foster's side in a friendly game against the Australian Imperial Forces
Australian Imperial Forces cricket team
The Australian Imperial Forces cricket team toured England between May and September 1919, playing 28 first-class matches after the First World War. Its overall record was 12 wins, 4 losses and 12 draws...
.
Against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
five days later still, he kept wicket for the first time, in place of Ernest Bale
Ernest Bale
Ernest William Bale was an English cricketer who played 148 first-class matches between 1904 and 1920, the great majority of these being for Worcestershire, for whom he was the first-choice wicket-keeper for several years before the First World War...
.
In August of that year Jewell made the first (and highest) of his three centuries, hitting 128 for Worcestershire in another match against Foster's team.
1920 saw Jewell score another two hundreds, and enjoy his most successful summer behind the stumps with 21 victims, 13 of them caught and eight stumped.
The Worcestershire side that year was captained by Arthur's brother Maurice
Maurice Jewell
Maurice Frederick Stewart Jewell, CBE was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and slow left arm bowler who played the bulk of his first-class cricket for Worcestershire between the wars...
. That season Arthur was also chosen for a Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
game at The Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
, in which he opened the batting for the Gentlemen as well as keeping wicket; he made 3 and 0 and held a single catch (to dismiss Patsy Hendren
Patsy Hendren
Elias Henry Hendren better known as Patsy Hendren was an English cricketer. Patsy was one of the most prolific English batsmen of the period between the wars, averaging 47.63 in his 51 Test matches...
) in an innings defeat.
For Worcestershire he played on until the end of the season, his final appearance coming in late August against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
and his last dismissal, in that match, being that of Lancashire captain and former England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
player Jack Sharp
Jack Sharp
John "Jack" Sharp was an English sportsman of outstanding talent who is most famous for his 9 year playing career at Everton F.C...
.
Jewell played no more first-class cricket, and he died aged only 34 after a long illness.
Relations
Three of Jewell's relatives played first-class cricket. Two brothers, John and Maurice, have already been mentioned in the text; the other was his nephew, also named John JewellJohn Jewell (Worcestershire cricketer)
John Mark Herbert Jewell, born at Bloemfontein, South Africa on 3 May 1917 and died at Durban, South Africa on 29 October 1946, played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in two matches in the 1939 season....
, who played twice for Worcestershire in 1939.