"Arthur Shrewsbury in private life was a man of many distinct peculiarities. He was naturally of a serious disposition, and did not enter into the usual sociabilities of life. He was fond of sitting down and talking cricket shop, but at the conclusion of the day's play he was never to be found associating with his confrères, but, whenever at all practicable, he would make speedy tracks towards his own home. This was one of his most pronounced characteristics, and during the month he was with us [coaching] he frequently left Birmingham in the evening and returned the following morning." - '' Twenty Four Years of Cricket, p. 24-25
