Full Name

Edward George Arnold

Born

November 07, 1876, Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon

Died

October 25, 1942, Worcester, (aged 65y 352d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium fast

Wisden described Ted Arnold in his obituary as "an allround cricketer of sterling merit". He was three times part of England teams that won Test series, notably that of Warner's 1903-4 Ashes tour. His debut on that tour was impressive - he removed the illustrious opening pair of Duff and Trumper with 9 on the board, and played an important role in England's win in the crucial fourth Test. His four first-innings wickets, and second-innings dismissal of Trumper more than compensated for his pair of ducks. More than any other player, Arnold was responsible for the elevation of Worcestershire to first-class status. His allround ability (18 first-class centuries, and close to 1000 county wickets) enabled his adopted county to take on any opponent.

Arnold bowled at medium pace or faster, varying his pace well, and moving the ball off the wicket. He used all his considerable height with an upright delivery, developing lift, particularly on rain-affected wickets where his bowling was particularly effective. He was one of the early exponents of swing bowling, following the example of Hirst, with an excellent away-swinger. He had a solid defence, and a range of powerful strokes, although his batting was not seen at its best in Tests. He usually fielded in the slips, where he had a safe pair of hands.
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Ted Arnold Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests101531604013.3300080
FC343592621585321529.912476-1870

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests10191677788315/376/7025.412.8154.0210
FC343-548992476310699/64-23.162.7051.3-6313
England and Worcestershire bowler Ted Arnold

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Debut/Last Matches of Ted Arnold

Recent Matches of Ted Arnold

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
WORCS vs Kent1 & 122/6105-Jul-1909StourbridgeFC
England vs South Africa0 & 120/11 & 1/1029-Jul-1907LeedsTest # 94
England vs South Africa45/37 & 0/4101-Jul-1907Lord'sTest # 93
England vs Australia40 & 00/50 & 1/1714-Aug-1905The OvalTest # 87
England vs Australia252/53 & 2/3524-Jul-1905ManchesterTest # 86

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England and Worcestershire bowler Ted Arnold