Life and Career
Arnold made his England debut in 1967 against Pakistan, a season during which he claimed 109 wickets. A succession of niggling injuries meant that he had to wait until the early 1970s before he became a fixture in the team. In 1974, he assisted Chris Old in bowling out India for 42, at Lords. Surprisingly for an out and out seam bowler, he was fairly successful everywhere except in the West Indies. In 1972-3 series in India and Pakistan, he claimed 17 wickets (17.43), starting with match figures of 9 for 91 - his best - in the England win in Delhi. Against both New Zealand and the West Indies the following summer, Arnold delivered 310 overs and took thirty one wickets. He and John Snow destroyed the New Zealand batting, but their potentially devastating bowling partnership fizzled out at that point. Initially joining Surrey as an allrounder, he made a half century in his second innings for England. Dropped after the 1975 Ashes series, he remained effective in county cricket.
In 1978, Arnold moved to Sussex, as a replacement for the then retired Snow, where he remained for five seasons. In later years he occasionally proved a determined lower order batsman.
After his playing career ended, he returned to Surrey as a bowling coach, and assisted at national level with the upcoming pace bowlers. Arnold subsequently had a stint as bowling coach for Kent, and is currently performing that role at Northamptonshire.
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