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Full name Russel Premakumaran Arnold
Born October 25, 1973, Colombo
Current age 34 years 274 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Chennai Superstars,ICL World XI,Nondescripts Cricket Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Commentator
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
44
69
4
1821
123
28.01
4084
44.58
3
10
222
3
51
0
ODIs
180
155
43
3950
103
35.26
5443
72.57
1
28
284
21
48
0
T20Is
1
1
0
7
7
7.00
7
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
168
254
22
9444
217*
40.70
25
43
150
0
List A
283
249
64
7246
103
39.16
2
53
95
0
Twenty20
4
4
1
63
24
21.00
51
123.52
0
0
6
1
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
44
28
1334
598
11
3/76
3/76
54.36
2.68
121.2
0
0
0
ODIs
180
84
2157
1739
40
3/47
3/47
43.47
4.83
53.9
0
0
0
T20Is
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
168
10080
4682
158
7/84
29.63
2.78
63.7
4
0
List A
283
4387
3488
104
4/22
4/22
33.53
4.77
42.1
2
0
0
Twenty20
4
2
18
19
0
-
-
-
6.33
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS), Apr 19-23, 1997 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v Sri Lanka at Darwin, Jul 1-3, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Nov 6, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Apr 28, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1993/94
Last First-class
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (NCC), Jan 25-26, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1992/93
Last List A
Australia v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Apr 28, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard
Profile
A tall, angular left-hander and a patient accumulator, Arnold began his Test career as an opener but despite solid scores then, and on his recall for the Asian Test Championship two years later, he lost out to Marvan Atapattu as Sanath Jayasuriya's partner. Short of runs by late 2000, he dropped into the lower middle order. When a loss of form and confidence from Jayasuriya gave Arnold another chance at the top of the order in 2002, he scored 62 and 109 in a valiant rearguard at Old Trafford. Failure in the series that followed left him on the sidelines for long periods after the 2003 World Cup but Arnold made his way back into the team for the home series against Australia. Despite making 51 not out in his last ODI against Zimbabwe, Arnold was dropped from the ODI and Test teams in July 2004. The seven-man Ashantha de Mel selection committee wanted to blood new talent and Arnold's future looked bleak for a while. But he worked hard on his game in the nets and started to score heavily in domestic cricket. Finally, with his replacements failing to impress, he won a recall for the New Zealand tour in December 2004. However, pressure from the young brigade - the likes of Tillakaratne Dilshan - left him fighting for his place. His Test role went first but, after a poor tour of England in 2006 (following some promising efforts in Australia), he was dumped. But experience can never be discounted in major tournaments and he found a spot in the 2007 World Cup squad. Arnold's ability to adapt his game to the situation makes him an ideal No.6 in limited overs cricket and an unselfish approach explains the high esteem in which he is held by teammates. A cool head under pressure helps when chasing and he adds great value in field with a safe pair of hands. He can also bowl useful offbreaks.
Charlie Austin February 2007
