Arthur Shrewsbury was born in 1856, played his cricket for Nottinghamshire and England who he captained on seven occasions, in which he hit three centuries, all against Australia, two of which were at Lords.In a career boasting over 20,000 runs W.G. Grace (who knew a thing or two about cricket) said of him " Give me Arthur to bat with any time).When his playing days were over and at 47 years of age, Arthur Shrewsbury, who wrongly thought he was suffering from a terminal illness was living with his sister in Nottingham.One evening he told her he was retiring to his bed early, where he shot himself dead in the head.National statistics show that men are 3 times more likely to die by suicide than females.
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