Lt.Col.Francis Godfrey Bertram Arkwright DSO.,MC.

Francis Godfrey Bertram Arkwright (30 January 1905 – 1 July 1942) was a English cricketer. Arkwright was a right-handed batsman.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANCIS GODFREY BERTRAM, M. C., whose death, fighting in Libya, was announced early in August, played for Eton in 1922 and 1923. His one big performance came in his second year in the eleven, when he hit 175 against Winchester. He and E. W. Dawson, afterwards captain of Cambridge University and Leicestershire, put on 301 for the second wicket--a record for an Eton v. Winchester match. Dawson was run out, and the next best score for Eton was 33 in a total of 433. This performance showed Arkwright as a brilliant stylish batsman with his fine physique used in front of the wicket forcing strokes, besides the powerful drive. Curiously enough, all four inter-school bit matches in which Frank Arkwright took part were drawn. He headed the Eton averages with 52.44 in 1923, and, scoring a good 54, he helped Lord's Schools beat The Rest by nine wickets. He played a little for Hampshire that season, and, going to Sandhurst, showed good form for R.M.A. Service abroad with 12th Lancers limited his opportunities for cricket in England, but abroad he continued to do well, and when home on leave sometimes turned out for The Army XI.

Arkwright played in four first-class matches, representing Hampshire in three of those during the 1923 County Championship season. He made his first-class debut for the club against Lancashire, playing two further games that season for the club against Yorkshire, with his final match for Hampshire coming against Lancashire.

Arkwright played one further first-class match in 1925 for the Army against Cambridge University.

Arkwright fought in the Second World War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was killed in action on 1 July 1942, during the North African Campaign at Acroma in Libya.