Keith Arthurton
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 West Indies (WI) |
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |
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| Bowling type | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 33 | 105 |
| Runs scored | 1382 | 1904 |
| Batting average | 30.71 | 26.08 |
| 100s/50s | 2/8 | -/9 |
| Top score | 157* | 84 |
| Balls bowled | 473 | 1384 |
| Wickets | 1 | 42 |
| Bowling average | 183.00 | 27.59 |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a |
| Best bowling | 1/17 | 4/31 |
| Catches/stumpings | 22/- | 27/- |
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As of 25 January 2006 |
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Keith Arthurton (born February 21, 1965 in Nevis) was a West Indian cricketer. Having become only the third player to hail from Nevis, the left-arm unorthodox bowler played in 33 Tests between July 1988 and August 1995 and continued playing in one day matches until May 1999. However, he never recovered from the 1996 World Cup, in which he scored two runs in five innings. Despite a strike rate of just 67, Arthurton was a good striker of the ball, favouring the leg side. Bowlers would do well to bowl short and wide to him as anything from just outside off-stump to leg stump would be despatched anywhere from mid-on to midwicket. Anywhere further down leg and it was flicked fine.
Arthurton was also a good bowler, although he never quite got used to bowling at the Test level. He did, however, take three 4-wicket hauls in the shorter version of the game with a best of 4/31. He was also a good fielder.
His best moments were reserved for the subcontinent, as he got scores of 84, 63 and 44 off 30 balls in consecutive matches against Pakistan. India wasn't spared. In a match where the next highest score for West Indies was 16, Arthurton got 59 off 83. His best against them was 76 not out followed by 59 then 58 not out. This preceded 41 and 72 against them. Sri Lanka felt his presence as he got scores of 72 not out and then consecutive scores of 37 not out off just 31 balls with two sixes and a four and then 50 not out off 60 and then a 17 ball 24 not out. Unfortunatley, he rarely succeeded against England and had few memorable knocks against New Zealand and South Africa.
In Tests he got two tons and eight fifties. He had a best of 157 not out against Australia, a knock with 16 fours and a six.
