| Arthur Kitt | |
| Fullname: | George Arthur Kitt |
| Birth Date: | 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England |
| Death Date: | 2 February |
| Death Place: | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Club1: | Otago |
| Year1: | 1886/87 |
| Date: | 15 May |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37578.html ESPNcricinfo |
George Arthur Kitt (1853 - 2 February 1940) was an English-born cricketer. He played one first-class match in New Zealand for Otago during the 1886–87 season.[1] [2]
Arthur Kitt was born at Shoreditch in England during early 1853,[2] [3] the son of James Kitt.[4] He studied accountancy in London and later emigrated to New Zealand where he worked as a clerk in a variety of businesses. He married Caroline Jones at Dunedin in December 1883 before moving to Australia, taking up a position in Sydney.[4] [5] He later moved to Campbelltown, working first as a bookkeeper for E & W Fieldhouse, a stores company, before working for 25 years as the chief accountant for Newtown Municipal Council.[4]
After playing club cricket in Dunedin for a number of years, including for the Carisbrook club,[6] Kitt made his debut for Otago in a match against a touring Australian team in November 1886, featuring in a side made up of 22 players. Later in the season he appeared in his only first-class match, opening the bowling for Otago against Canterbury at Lancaster Park in Christchurch in February 1887. He took only one wicket in a heavy defeat, although he scored 17 runs in Otago's first innings.[2]
Kitt and his wife lived in Campbelltown for more than 40 years and had two children. He died at his home 1940, aged 87.[4] [7]