This Day in History: January 26, 1878
Additional Date: January 26, 1878
Arthur William “Dave” Nourse was born in Croydo, England on 26 January 1878. Nourse went to South Africa as a drummer for the West Riding Regiment and decided to stay in the country. A bowler and left- handed bats man, Nourse made his first-class cricket debut for natal two years later.