Ted Arnold

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Ted Arnold
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium-fast
tests = 10
test runs = 160
test bat avg = 13.33
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 40
test balls = 1677
test wickets = 31
test bowl avg = 25.41
test 5s = 1
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 5/37
test catches/stumpings = 8/-
FCs = 343
FC runs = 15853
FC bat avg = 29.91
FC 100s/50s = 24/76
FC top score = 215
FC balls = 55046
FC wickets = 1069
FC bowl avg = 23.16
FC 5s = 63
FC 10s = 13
FC best bowling = 9/64
FC catches/stumpings = 187/-
debut date = 11 December
debut year = 1903
last date = 29 July
last year = 1907
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8565.html

Edward George Arnold (born November 7, 1876, Withycombe Raleigh, Devon, died October 25, 1942, Worcester) was an English cricketer who played in ten Test Matches from 1903 to 1907, and most of his 343 first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1899 and 1913. His "Wisden" obituary described him as "an allround cricketer of sterling merit".

His "Cricinfo" profile, meanwhile, declares that "More than any other player, Arnold was responsible for the elevation of Worcestershire to first-class status." With his eighteen tons and well nigh 1,000 wickets in the County Championship, "his adopted county [... could] take on any opponent". Arnold bowled at upwards of medium pace, with variations, and seamed the ball consistently. He took full toll advantage of his physical stature, bowling with an upright action and, like Bill Bowes, obtaining considerable lift off the wicket. This was an especially effective ploy on wickets afflicted by rain. He swung the ball substantially, especially away from the bat.

As a batsman, Arnold had a strong command over almost every stroke in the book — most of them he played with considerale power — and an impressively dense defence. He was a fine slips fieldsman with a safe pair of hands. A tough cricketer, he was the only batsman who put up a fight when his team fell for a dismal 43 against Yorkshire in 1900.

He was a member of three Test series-winning England teams, the most noteworthy of which came under the captaincy of Plum Warner in 1903-04, a series he kicked off with the removal of openers Reggie Duff and Victor Trumper before the score had reached double figures. He also contributed a great deal to the Fourth-Test victory: although dismissed for a pair, he took four wickets in the first innings and dismissed Trumper twice.

His nephews John Price and William Price both had brief first-class careers with Worcestershire.

References

*Cricinfo Staff. "Ted Arnold: Profile". http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8565.html (accessed September 3, 2008).

Persondata
NAME=Arnold, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Arnold, Edward George
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH=7 November 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH=Withycombe Raleigh, England
DATE OF DEATH=25 October 1942
PLACE OF DEATH=Worcester, England