Arthur Washer

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Arthur Washer

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| fullname = Arthur Theobold Washer

| birth_date = 1855

| birth_place = Brighton, England

| death_date = 10 November {{death year and age|1910|1855}}

| death_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role =

| club1 = Canterbury

| year1 = 1884/85

| date = 22 October

| year = 2020

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38801.html Cricinfo

}}

Arthur Theobold Washer (1855 – 10 November 1910) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Canterbury during the 1884–85 season.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38801.html Arthur Washer], CricInfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

Born at Brighton in 1855, Washer was educated at Christ's College in Christchurch after having migrated to New Zealand with his family. He worked as an accountant, including for 25 years on the staff of the Lyttelton Times newspaper.Obituary: Mr Arthur Washer, The Press, volume LXVI, issue 13895, 21 November 1910, p. 8. ([https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19101121.2.43 Available online] at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 May 2025.)McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 136. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. {{isbn|978 1 905138 98 2}} ([https://archive.acscricket.com/cricketers_series/new_zealand_cricketers_1863-64_2010/index.html Available online] at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)

A member of the Midland Cricket Club, Washer took an interest in a variety of sports, including athletics, boxing, cycling, and rugby football.Obituary: Mr AT Washer, The Star, issue 10007, 21 November 1910, p. 1. ([https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19101121.2.2.16 Available online] at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 May 2025.)Obituary: Mr AT Washer, Lyttelton Times, volume CXXI, issue 15468, 21 November 1910, p. 7. ([https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19101121.2.60 Available online] at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 May 2025.) A left-handed batsman who hit well to the leg-side, he was considered an "excellent field" at point.Cricket, Otago Daily Times, issue 15005, 1 December 1910, p. 10. ([https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19101201.2.109 Available online] at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 May 2025.) He played only one first-class match for Canterbury, scoring seven and 31 in his two innings against Otago in February 1885.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23063/23063.html Arthur Washer], CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2025. {{subscription}} He also played for the provincial side in March 1888, one of 18 players against Arthur Shrewsbury's English touring side.

Married with adult children, Washer died suddenly from a blood clot in November 1910 aged 53. He had umpired a cricket match on the afternoon of his death.Mr Arthur Washer, Obituaries in 1911, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1912. ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/236084.html Available onlne] at CricInfo. Retrieved 18 May 2025. An obituary was published in the 1912 edition of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack.