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Oswestry, Shropshire born played first class cricket for Oxford University between 1893 and 1895. He also made a few appearances for Essex during his university years, and later played two minor counties matches for Cambridgeshire.
Educated at Eton College, he was in the school’s first eleven in both 1890 and 1891. In 1891, when Winchester won at Eton by five wickets, Arkwright scored 59 and 44 and took four wickets, being the most prominent performer on the losing side. He went up to Magdalen College, Oxford, and was awarded his Blue in 1895, when he took the highest number of wickets of any bowler over the University season. He toured North America with Frank Mitchell’s side in 1895, and played some cricket for Essex, Cambridgeshire and The Free Foresters. His final first class appearance was in 1903, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University.
In all, he claimed 72 wickets in 24 first class matches at an average of 23.55, and took ten wickets in a match on one occasion, against Yorkshire in 1895 when he recorded his best bowling performance of 8-40. As a right-handed batsman he had a highest score of 38 at an average of 11.92 in the first class game, and he also took 16 catches at the highest level.