Russel Arnold
On scorecards: RP Arnold
In-game rating: 73/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Russel Arnold played 44 Tests for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1997 to 2004. The first came against Pakistan at R Premadasa Stadium, with scores of 24 and 15, and the last against Australia at Marrara Cricket Ground in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,186 runs at 24.2 in 32 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 123 from 208 balls against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium in 1999. In all: 3 hundreds, 10 fifties.
At home the average was 23.9 across 25 Tests; away it was 33.0 across 18 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Pakistan: 638 runs at 33.6 in 11 Tests. Sinhalese Sports Club Ground was the most frequent ground, with 9 Tests and 263 runs at 21.9. Sri Lanka won 16 of the Tests Russel Arnold played and lost 16, with 12 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 208 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 1999 | Drawn |
| 109 | 236 | England | Old Trafford | 2002 | Lost |
| 104* | 243 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1999 | Drawn |
| 99 | 192 | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 71 | 82 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2001 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/76 | 24.2 | South Africa | Newlands | 2001 | Lost |
| 2/80 | 37.2 | Pakistan | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Lost |
| 2/94 | 24.5 | India | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1999 | Drawn |
| 1/3 | 7 | Australia | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1999 | Drawn |
| 1/50 | 14 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2001 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11 | 638 | 33.58 | 1/3 | 3 | 66.33 |
| South Africa | 8 | 250 | 17.86 | 0/1 | 4 | 45.25 |
| England | 6 | 314 | 34.89 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 299 | 49.83 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 4 | 86 | 17.20 | 0/1 | 1 | 12.00 |
| India | 4 | 94 | 18.80 | 0/0 | 3 | 51.67 |
| West Indies | 4 | 115 | 19.17 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 790 | 23.94 | 0/5 | 5 | 57.40 |
| Away | 18 | 991 | 33.03 | 3/5 | 4 | 57.75 |
| Neutral | 1 | 40 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 40.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 635 | 39.69 | 2/3 | 6 | 48.67 |
| 2000s | 32 | 1,186 | 24.20 | 1/7 | 5 | 61.20 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 9 | 263 | 21.92 | 0/2 | 4 | 49.50 |
| Asgiriya Stadium | 7 | 283 | 25.73 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Galle International Stadium | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0/1 | 1 | 79.00 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 223 | 111.50 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 2 | 168 | 84.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 2 | 90 | 22.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 55.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1997 at R Premadasa Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2004 at Marrara Cricket Ground
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