Description: Arthur Shrewsbury and was born in Lenton in 1856was recognised as England's leading professional batsman between 1875 and his death in 1902, Arthur Shrewsbury was a consummate batsman on a bad wicket. On a perfect wicket he was so sure of staying in that after lunch he would tell the Pavilion attendant to bring him out a cup of tea at half past four. When W.G.Gace was asked who was the best player in the country, he replied: 'Give me Arthur.' Arthur scored over 26,000 runs including 10 double centuries and 49 centuries, and played in 23 Tests, 7 of them as the last professional captain until Sir Len Hutton. He made 4 tours to Australia, twice topping the batting averages, and 13 times scored more than a 1,000 runs in a season for Notts. During informative exhibition games, he would bat with a half-sovereign placed on his stumps - it was never won. Because of their many innings that they played together, Shrewsbury was always bracketed with William Gunn, for they were the two leading professional batsman in England in the 1880's and 1890's. They scored a record partnership of 398 against Sussex at Trent Bridge, and a record 266 for the fifth wicket against Sussex. In his final season he topped the batting averages with 78.15 from an aggregate of 1,653 runs but because of worries about his health, he took his own life at the start of the 1903 season. His grave is close to his old Notts. colleague, Alfred Shaw, in Gedling churchyard. (this information was extracted from the very interesting web site 'Bygone Cricket Nottinghamshire' at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/sherwoodtimes/cricket.htm)