Russel Arnold
86Sri Lanka · BAT · 1997 to 2007 · on scorecards: RP Arnold
BATTING
- Matches
- 180
- Innings
- 155
- Runs
- 3950
- Average
- 35.26
- Strike rate
- 72.57
- High score
- 103
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 28
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 40
- Average
- 43.47
- Economy
- 4.83
- Strike rate
- 53.9
- Best figures
- 3/47
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 48 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 14
CAREER IN BRIEF
Russel Arnold played 180 ODIs for Sri Lanka in CricArcade's archive, from 1997 to 2007. The first came against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium, with a score of 11, and the last against Australia at Kensington Oval in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,431 runs at 34.7 in 163 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 103 from 121 balls against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in 1999, in a match Sri Lanka won. In all: 1 hundred, 28 fifties.
At home the average was 42.9 across 47 ODIs; away it was 37.7 across 69 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 734 runs at 31.9 in 31 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 26 ODIs and 670 runs at 44.7. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. Sri Lanka won 99 of the ODIs Russel Arnold played and lost 74.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 180 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 121 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 1999 | Won |
| 91* | 116 | New Zealand | R Premadasa Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 78* | 90 | New Zealand | Wellington Regional Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 76* | 94 | Zimbabwe | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 76 | 71 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2006 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/47 | 8.3 | New Zealand | Mangaung Oval | 2003 | Won |
| 2/12 | 2 | Zimbabwe | R Premadasa Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 2/20 | 4 | Australia | National Cricket Stadium | 2007 | Lost |
| 2/21 | 4 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 2/22 | 7 | New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2001 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31 | 734 | 31.91 | 0/7 | 2 | 117.50 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 604 | 31.79 | 0/2 | 5 | 67.60 |
| South Africa | 23 | 535 | 35.67 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 21 | 445 | 27.81 | 0/3 | 5 | 43.80 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 429 | 39.00 | 0/4 | 9 | 21.56 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 525 | 58.33 | 1/4 | 6 | 28.83 |
| England | 16 | 273 | 24.82 | 0/1 | 5 | 36.60 |
| West Indies | 10 | 206 | 41.20 | 0/1 | 6 | 26.83 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 108 | 54.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 28.50 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 64 | 64.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bermuda | 1 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 25 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 47 | 986 | 42.87 | 0/8 | 14 | 29.36 |
| Away | 69 | 1,657 | 37.66 | 1/12 | 5 | 112.60 |
| Neutral | 64 | 1,307 | 29.04 | 0/8 | 21 | 36.43 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 | 519 | 39.92 | 1/2 | 8 | 41.00 |
| 2000s | 163 | 3,431 | 34.66 | 0/26 | 32 | 44.09 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 26 | 670 | 44.67 | 0/7 | 10 | 27.00 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 25 | 676 | 35.58 | 0/6 | 13 | 39.77 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 12 | 126 | 31.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 55.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 6 | 182 | 45.50 | 0/1 | 2 | 42.00 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 6 | 109 | 27.25 | 0/0 | 1 | 37.00 |
| National Cricket Stadium | 5 | 98 | 32.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1997 at Gaddafi Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2007 at Kensington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 25 October 1973
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,443
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 53.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 60.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 94.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 35.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 59.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,497 balls faced in that period.
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