Arnold Long

Arnold Long

Personal information
Full name	Arnold Long
Born	(1940-12-18) 18 December 1940 Cheam, Surrey, England
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1976–1980	Sussex
1963–1973	Marylebone Cricket Club
1960–1975	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 452 232 Runs scored 6,801 1,502 Batting average 16.75 12.83 100s/50s –/13 –/1 Top score 92 71 Balls bowled 6 – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 923/124 213/34
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2012

Arnold Long (born 18 December 1940 in Cheam) is an English former first-class cricketer. He played for Surrey between 1960 and 1975, then spent the remainder of his career at Sussex, whom he captained between 1978 and 1980, during which time they won the 1978 Gillette Cup. A wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman, Long claimed 1046 victims from his 452 games over a 20-year career. Of these, 805 were for Surrey between 1960 and 1975, putting him third in the county's all-time wicketkeeping records. In 1962 he took 74 catches, and made 91 dismissals in all, both of which are Surrey records for one season. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County Championship in 1971

References

• Arnold Long at ESPNcricinfo