Russel Arnold
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| Batting style | Left-handed batsman (LHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm off break (OB) | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 44 | 160 |
| Runs scored | 1821 | 3676 |
| Batting average | 28.01 | 36.03 |
| 100s/50s | 3/10 | 1/26 |
| Top score | 123 | 103 |
| Balls bowled | 1334 | 2084 |
| Wickets | 11 | 37 |
| Bowling average | 54.36 | 45.48 |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | N/A |
| Best bowling | 3/76 | 3/47 |
| Catches/stumpings | 51/- | 45/- |
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As of 23 March 2006 |
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Russel Premakumaran Arnold (born October 25, 1973, Colombo) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order. He has gained a reputation as a one day specialist and hence Test match opportunities have been rare. Failure in the 2003 Cricket World Cup saw him sidelined for many months. However, he fought his way back into the side with a string of good scores in domestic cricket for his club, Nondescripts. A calm and cool player in a crisis situation, Arnold has dragged Sri Lanka out of many sticky situations. He is highly valued for his gritty qualities and is considered an unselfish team man. He is considered an ideal No. 6; he is a good fielder and can bowl useful off breaks as well. He is a methodist Christian and speaks Tamil (as does Muralitharan)
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[edit] Career highlights
- Statistics correct as of 26 January 2006
[edit] Test cricket
- Debut: 1st Test, Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, Colombo, April 1997.
- Highest score: 123 vs. Pakistan, Lahore, March 1999.
[edit] One-day cricket
- Debut: Sri Lanka vs. South Africa, Lahore, November 1997.
- Highest score: 103 vs. Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, December 1999.
[edit] External links
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Sri Lanka squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup | |
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1 Jayasuriya | 2 Atapattu | 3 Jayawardene | 4 Sangakkara | 5 De Silva | 6 Arnold | 7 Mubarak | 8 Tillakaratne | 9 Muralitharan | 10 Vaas | 11 Fernando | 12 Gunaratne | 13 Gunawardene | 14 Nissanka | 15 Buddhika | Coach: Whatmore |
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