Geoff Arnold

Geoff Arnold
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Graham Arnold
Born (1944-09-03) 3 September 1944 (age 80)
Earlsfield, Surrey, England
NicknameHorse
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 436)10 August 1967 v Pakistan
Last Test14 July 1975 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 13)24 August 1972 v Australia
Last ODI18 June 1975 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1977Surrey
1976/77Orange Free State
1978–1982Sussex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 34 14 365 248
Runs scored 421 48 3,952 687
Batting average 12.02 16.00 13.67 8.48
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/7 0/0
Top score 59 18* 73 24*
Balls bowled 7,650 714 61,028 12,460
Wickets 115 19 1,130 332
Bowling average 28.29 17.84 21.91 19.45
5 wickets in innings 6 0 46 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 6/45 4/27 8/41 5/9
Catches/stumpings 9/– 2/– 122/– 53/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2009

Geoffrey Graham Arnold (born 3 September 1944) is an English cricketer who played 34 Test matches and 14 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG.[1] He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average of 21.91. He played for Surrey and Sussex, winning the County Championship with the former county in 1971. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972.

  1. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 15. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.