Alban Arnold

Alban Arnold

Personal information
Full name	Alban Charles Phidias Arnold
Born	(1892-11-19)19 November 1892 Tattenhall, Cheshire, England
Died	7 July 1916(1916-07-07) (aged 23) Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Picardy, France
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912–1914	Hampshire
1912–1914	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 22 Runs scored 836 Batting average 25.33 100s/50s –/7 Top score 89 Balls bowled 6 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 13/2
Source: Cricinfo, 24 December 2009

Alban Charles Phidias Arnold (19 November 1892 – 7 July 1916) was an English cricketer. Arnold was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.

Arnold made his first-class debut for Cambridge University in 1912 against the touring South Africans, while studying at the University. That same year Arnold made his County Championship debut for Hampshire against Surrey. Arnold represented Hampshire four times in the 1912 season, and in 1913 Arnold played a single first-class match for Hampshire against Cambridge University.

In the 1914 English cricket season Arnold represented both Hampshire and Cambridge University. While playing for Cambridge University in a match against the Marylebone Cricket Club, Arnold made his highest career score of 89. In the 1914 County Championship Arnold played a number of good innings for Hampshire in the County Championship, making scores of 54 against Kent, 69 against Lancashire, 76 against Somerset and 51 against Warwickshire.

Arnold's first-class career came to an end with the outbreak of the First World War. Arnold joined the British Army, rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers. Arnold was killed in action on 7 July 1916 at Ovillers-la-Boisselle in northern France during the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

Wisden remarked on Arnold's promise by concluding: "He would probably have developed into a cricketer of very high class."

External links

• Alban Arnold at Cricinfo
• Alban Arnold at CricketArchive
• Matches and detailed statistics for Alban Arnold