Arthur Duthie

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Arthur Duthie

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Arthur Murray Duthie

| nickname =

| birth_date = 12 June 1881

| birth_place = Saharanpur,
North-Western Provinces,
British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|6|3|1881|6|12|df=yes}}

| death_place = Chideock, Dorset, England

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Unknown-arm fast-medium

| family =

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = 1911

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 6

| bat avg1 = 3.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 5

| deliveries1 = 225

| wickets1 = 5

| bowl avg1 = 28.20

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 3/85

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 21 January

| year = 2023

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/arthur-duthie-11966 Cricinfo

}}

Arthur Murray Duthie {{postnominal|OBE|DSO}} (12 June 1881 – 3 June 1973) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. A career officer in the Royal Artillery, his military service encompassed both the Second Boer War and the First World War, being decorated with the Distinguished Service Order in the latter conflict. As a cricketer, he made one appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club.

Life and military career

The son of the botanist John Firminger Duthie, he was born in British India at Saharanpur in June 1881.{{cite web|url=https://www.heenecemetery.org.uk/burial/john-duthie-buried-1922/|title=John Duthie|publisher=www.heenecemetery.org.uk|accessdate=21 January 2023}} He was educated in England at Marlborough College,{{cite book |title=Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904|date=1905|page=523|edition=5|publisher=H. Hart|url=https://archive.org/details/marlboroughcoll00englgoog |language=en}} before proceeding to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. From there, he graduated as a second lieutenant into the Royal Artillery in November 1899.{{London Gazette|issue=27137|date=21 November 1899|page=7016}} Shortly after graduating, he was seconded for service in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry.{{London Gazette|issue=27425|date=15 April 1902|page=2503}} He was promoted to lieutenant on 16 February 1901,Hart′s Army list, 1904 while in South Africa, and returned to service with the Royal Artillery in December 1902.{{London Gazette|issue=27513|date=6 January 1903|page=107}} Promotion to captain followed in April 1908.{{London Gazette|issue=28136|date=12 May 1908|page=3481}} Duthie later made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Southampton in the 1911 County Championship.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6574/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Arthur Duthie|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 January 2023|url-access=subscription}} Playing as a bowler in the Hampshire side, he took 5 wickets in the match.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/8/8409.html|title=Hampshire v Derbyshire, 1911 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 January 2023|url-access=subscription}}

Duthie served in the First World War and was promoted major in October 1914.{{London Gazette|issue=28960|date=30 October 1914|page=8860|supp=y}} He was made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in January 1916,{{London Gazette|issue=29438|date=11 January 1916|page=572|supp=y}} while the following month he was decorated by France with the Legion of Honour, Chevalier class.{{London Gazette|issue=29486|date=22 February 1916|page=2066|supp=y}} He was appointed to the staff in January 1916, where he held the position of a deputy-assistant adjutant-general until June 1916.{{London Gazette|issue=29478|date=18 February 1916|page=1809|supp=y}}{{London Gazette|issue=29607|date=2 June 1916|page=5466}} In March 1917, he was made an acting lieutenant colonel whilst commanding a brigade of artillery,{{London Gazette|issue=30045|date=1 May 1917|page=4181}} relinquishing the rank the following month.{{London Gazette|issue=30146|date=22 June 1917|page=6237|supp=y}} Shortly after the conclusion of the war, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours.{{London Gazette|issue=31092|date=31 December 1918|page=7|supp=y}} He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in June 1921,{{London Gazette|issue=32354|date=10 June 1921|page=4710|supp=y}} at which point he was serving in British India at the Artillery School at Quetta.{{London Gazette|issue=32364|date=21 June 1921|page=4921}} Following four years completion as a regimental lieutenant colonel in June 1925, Duthie was placed on the half-pay list.{{London Gazette|issue=33056|date=12 June 1925|page=3947}} He was promoted to colonel in June 1927, with seniority antedated to June 1925,{{London Gazette|issue=33298|date=29 July 1927|page=4911}} and was appointed commanding officer of the Lowland Division the following year,{{London Gazette|issue=33385|date=18 May 1928|page=3506}} before retiring in May 1931.{{London Gazette|issue=33716|date=15 May 1931|page=3145}}

In retirement, Duthie lived in Chideock, Dorset. He was known there for his generosity to the village's working men.An old Catholic family. Nottingham and Midland Catholic News. 8 February 1930. p. 16 He died there in June 1973.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228455.html|title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1973|work=Cricinfo |date=4 December 2005 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=21 January 2023}} He had been married in 1917 to Mary Frances Yseult de Poher de la Poer, daughter of Edmond de la Poer, 1st Count de la Poer.Major A. M. Duthie to Miss de la Poer. The Gentlewoman. 14 July 1917. p. 39