Arthur Pickering
| Full name | Arthur Stanley Pickering | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 March 1885 Dewsbury, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 February 1969 (aged 83) York, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Wool merchant | ||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Stanley Pickering (24 March 1885 – 17 February 1969) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
Pickering was born in Dewsbury and learned his rugby at Batley Grammar School.[1]
A three-quarter, Pickering played for Harrogate and was an England reserve against the 1906–07 Springboks.[2] His solitary cap came in place of centre John Birkett for England's 1907 Home Nations match in Dublin, where he contributed a penalty goal in a losing cause.[3]
Pickering had a daughter who was married to the explorer Byron Khun de Prorok.[4]
In 1969, Pickering died of pneumonia following surgery for a fractured femur.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Open Letters". Yorkshire Evening News. 27 February 1907.
- ↑ "Yorkshiremen In the English team". Leeds Mercury. 9 February 1907.
- ↑ "Football". The Times. 11 February 1907.
- ↑ "Countess De Prorok". Evening Chronicle. 6 December 1937.
- ↑ "Hospital death". The Northern Echo. 13 March 1969.
External links
- Arthur Pickering at ESPNscrum (archived)