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18 November 1899 Dover, Kent, England |
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16 December 1980 (aged 81) Broughton, Hampshire, England |
Frederick George Arnold OBE (18 November 1899 – 16 December 1980) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Arnold served in the Royal Army Dental Corps from 1925–1955, during which time he also played first-class cricket in England for the British Army cricket team, as well as for the Europeans in British India.
Life and military career[]
Arnold was born at Dover and studied to become a dental surgeon at the University of London. After graduating he joined the Royal Army Dental Corps in April 1925 as a second lieutenant.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team against Oxford University at Oxford in 1926.[2] He played four further first-class matches for the Army in 1928, 1929 and 1930, appearing twice each against the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.[2] He was promoted to the rank of captain in October 1928,[3] with promotion to the rank of major following in October 1935.[4] While serving in British India, Arnold played one first-class match for the Europeans against the Hindus at Bombay in the 1935-36 Bombay Quadrangular.[2] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 18 wickets across six first-class matches, with best figures of 6 for 41 and a bowling average of 27.38.[5] His best figures, which were also his only five wicket haul in first-class cricket, came against the Royal Navy in 1928.[6] He was made an OBE in the 1946 New Year Honours,[7] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel coming in December 1947.[8] He was promoted to the rank of colonel in August 1951,[9] before retiring from active service in August 1955.[10] He died at Broughton in Hampshire in December 1980.
References[]
- ↑ "No. 33039". 17 April 1925. p. 2603. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33039/page/2603
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Arnold". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12637/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ↑ "No. 33426". 2 October 1928. p. 6347. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33426/page/6347
- ↑ "No. 34236". 27 December 1935. p. 8357. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34236/page/8357
- ↑ "Player profile: Frederick Arnold". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12637/12637.html. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ↑ "Army v Royal Navy, 1928". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12716.html. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ↑ "No. 37407". 28 December 1945. p. 18. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37407/page/18
- ↑ "No. 38191". 27 January 1948. p. 732. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38191/supplement/732
- ↑ "No. 39306". 7 August 1951. p. 4253. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39306/supplement/4253
- ↑ "No. 40574". 30 August 1955. p. 4983. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40574/supplement/4983
External links[]
- Player profile: F from ESPNcricinfo
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