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| Full name | Geoffrey Graham Arnold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1944-09-03)3 September 1944 (age 80) Earlsfield,Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Horse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 436) | 10 August 1967 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 July 1975 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 13) | 24 August 1972 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 June 1975 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1977 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976/77 | Orange Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1982 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Graham Arnold (born 3 September 1944) is an Englishcricketer who played 34Test matches and 14One Day Internationals for theEngland cricket team. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG.[1] He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished hisfirst-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average of 21.91. He played forSurrey andSussex, winning theCounty Championship with the former county in 1971. He was aWisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972.
After touring Pakistan with theMCC Under-25 side in 1966–67, Arnold made his England debut in 1967 againstPakistan, a season during which he claimed 109 wickets. A succession of niggling injuries meant that he had to wait until the early 1970s before he became a fixture in the team. In 1974, he assistedChris Old in bowling out India for 42 atLord's. Surprisingly for an out-and-out seam bowler, he was fairly successful everywhere except in the West Indies. In 1972–73 series inIndia and Pakistan, he claimed 17 wickets (at 17.43), starting with match figures of 9 for 91 – his best – in the England win inDelhi.[1] Against both New Zealand and the West Indies the following summer, Arnold delivered 310 overs and took 31 wickets. He andJohn Snow destroyed the New Zealand batting, but their potentially devastating bowling partnership fizzled out at that point.[1] Initially joining Surrey as an allrounder, he made a half century in his second innings for England. Dropped after the 1975Ashes series, he remained effective incounty cricket.
In 1978, Arnold moved toSussex, as a replacement for the then retired Snow, where he remained for five seasons.[1] In later years he occasionally proved a determined lower order batsman.
After his playing career ended, he returned to Surrey as a bowling coach, and assisted at national level with upcoming pace bowlers.[1] Arnold subsequently had a stint as bowling coach forKent, and is currently[when?] performing that role atNorthamptonshire.
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