Keith Arnold (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 27-May-1960
Place of Birth: Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Keith Arnold (cricketer)
- Keith Andrew Arnold (born 27 May 1960) is a former English first-class cricketer.
- Arnold was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
- He was born at Solihull, Warwickshire. Arnold made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship against Devon.
- Arnold played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1980 to 2010, which included 208 Minor Counties Championship matches and 47 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
- He made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1980 Gillette Cup.
- He played fifteen further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Herefordshire in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2003.
- In his sixteen List A matches for Oxfordshire, he took 14 wickets at a bowling average of 55.42, with best figures of 2/46.
- Arnold captained Oxfordshire for three seasons from 2002 to 2004, after which he gave up the captaincy.Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team.
- He played three first-class matches for the team: against the Zimbabweans in 1985, the Indians in 1990, and the South Africans in 1994.
- In his three first-class matches, he took 10 wickets at an average of 31.40.
- His most notable appearance came against the Zimbabweans, with him taking figures of 5/57, his best in first-class cricket.
- He also played List A cricket for the Minor Counties, first appearing for them in limited-overs cricket against Kent in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- He played thirteen further List A matches for the team, with the last coming in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup against Warwickshire.
- Arnold took 12 wickets in his fourteen matches for the team, at an average of 39.66, with best figures of 3/25.
- In total, Arnold took 26 wickets in 30 List A matches, at an average of 48.15, with best figures of 3/25.Arnold retired from playing for Oxfordshire during the 2010 season.
- His 30 years at the county were the joint second longest playing time for the county, level with Charlie Walters and exceeded only by Stewart Lee.
- Arnold holds the record for the most Minor Counties Championship wickets for Oxfordshire, surpassing David Laitt's record of 670 in 2009.
- By the end of his career he had 682 wickets.
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