Arthur Palethorpe
Arthur Lissant Palethorpe (1854 – 23 July 1916) was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington. Palethorpe made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1879–80 season, against Nelson. From the tailend, he failed to score a run in either innings in which he batted.[1]
Born in Liverpool, Palethorpe married Elizabeth Bilson in Everton in August 1875.[2] He moved to New Zealand later in the 1870s. Under the name Arthur Lissant he was a prominent performer in the first productions of many of the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arthur Palethorpe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-905138-98-2. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Palethorpe at Cricket Archive (subscription required)
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