Brent Arnel

Brent John Arnel (born 3 January 1979 in Te Awamutu) is a cricketer who has played six tests for New Zealand. A fast bowler, he has represented Northern Districts and Wellington in a domestic career that began in 2006.

Brent Arnel
Personal information
Full nameBrent John Arnel
Born (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979
Te Awamutu, New Zealand
NicknameBA
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 246)19 March 2010 v Australia
Last Test15 May 2012 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–Northern DistrictsWellington Firebirds, Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 6 105 85 84
Runs scored 45 635 121 44
Batting average 5.62 8.58 8.06 5.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 32* 17* 7*
Balls bowled 1008 21,269 4,346 1,784
Wickets 9 368 112 78
Bowling average 62.88 27.26 32.73 29.62
5 wickets in innings 0 14 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 1 0 0
Best bowling 4/95 8/81 4/26 4/22
Catches/stumpings 3/– 29/– 12/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2017

Early life

Arnel was born in Te Awamutu. According to his ESPNCricinfo player profile, "as a 10-year-old, Brent Arnel was kicked out of junior cricket because he bowled too fast".[1] A promising junior cricketer, Arnel played club cricket in Hamilton with Fraser Tech, and after moving to Wellington he began playing for Onslow Cricket Club. [2]

Domestic career

He made his first class debut for Northern Districts in 2006, playing against Canterbury. After a strong performance in the 2007–08 season in which he took the most wickets in the State Championship, he was selected for the New Zealand A tour to India.

Along with Seth Rance, he was the joint-highest wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Super Smash, with fifteen dismissals, whilst playing for the Wellington Firebirds[3]

International career

In 2009, after success against the England Lions he was called into the New Zealand Test squad but did not end up playing. During the Bangladesh tour of New Zealand in 2009–10 he was again called up to cover an injured player, but was not selected to play. He finally made his Test debut against Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on 19 March 2010.[4]

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References
  1. "Brent Arnel (player profile)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "Brent Arnel". New Zealand Cricket Player's Association. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  3. "Records: Super Smash, 2016/17 Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. "Scorecard: 1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 19–23 March 2010". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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