Arthur Fabling
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| Full name | Arthur Hugh Fabling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1889 Grandborough, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 October 1972 (aged 83) Grandborough, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1921 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Arthur) Hugh Fabling (6 September 1889 – 13 October 1972) was an English farmer who participated in a first-class cricket match in 1921 for Warwickshire as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
Early life[edit]
Fabling was born at Grandborough, Warwickshire, son of Arthur Fabling, a farmer, life member of the Royal Agricultural Society of England,[1] and breeder of shire horses,[2] who in 1894 was noted to have "hunted for a good many seasons with the Warwickshire and Pytchley", it being further observed of him ("a first-class performer") that "there is no better horseman".[3]
Cricket career[edit]
Fabling made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Northamptonshire at the County Ground, Northampton, in the 1921 County Championship.[4] Fabling was dismissed for a single run in Warwickshire's first-innings of 243 by William Wells, with Northamptonshire replying by making just 77 in their first-innings. Warwickshire made 268 in their second-innings, with Fabling being dismissed again by Wells, this time for 7 runs. Northamptonshire were set a victory target of 435 to win, but could only manage to make 266 all out, giving Warwickshire a 168 runs victory.[5] This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire. He also played association football for Northampton.[6]
Other endeavours[edit]
Fabling farmed at Grandborough, first when resident at Moat House, then at Castle Farm. He served in the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars as a second lieutenant during the First World War.[7][8]
Personal life[edit]
Fabling married Ellen Rhona (1900-1986), daughter of farmer Arthur Henry Pearce, of Stratford-upon-Avon, JP. They had twin sons; Desmond (1922-1974), who became a Major in the Royal Dragoons and served with the 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse in India, married Fiona, granddaughter of Angus Campbell-Gray, 22nd Lord Gray.[9][10][11] Fabling died 13 October 1972 at his home, Castle Farm, in the village of his birth.
References[edit]
- ^ General Index to the Second Series of the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, vols. I to XXV, 1865 to 1889, ed. Ernest Clarke, John Murray, 1890, p. 55
- ^ Shire Horse Stud Book, Shire Horse Society, 1918, p. 306
- ^ Annals of the Warwickshire Hunt from 1795 to 1895, from authentic documents, vol. II, Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bt, and Rev. W. R. Verney, Sampson, Low & Co., 1896, p. 278
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Fabling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, 1921 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ Bailey, Philip; et al. (1993). Who's Who of Cricketers (Revised and updated ed.). London: Hamlyn, in association with the Association of Cricket Statisticians. p. 336. ISBN 0-600-57729-5.
- ^ The London Gazette, 5 November 1915, p. 10922
- ^ Meeting Minutes, part 1, Warwickshire County Council, 1923, appendix
- ^ Country Life, vol. CXVII, issue 3043, 1955, collected issues 3040-3050 p. 1221
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 1643
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 103rd edition, ed. Peter Townend, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1963, p. 1061
External links[edit]
- Arthur Fabling at ESPNcricinfo
- Arthur Fabling at CricketArchive