Geoff Arnold
INTL CAREER: 1967 - 1975
Full Name
Geoffrey Graham Arnold
Born
September 03, 1944, Earlsfield, Surrey
Age
79y 251d
Also Known As
Horse
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
6ft 1in
Education
Elliott Comprehensive, Putney Heath
Other
Coach
Universally known as "Horse" because his initials were GG (Surrey's postwar teams seldom looked further than the obvious for a nickname), Geoff Arnold was a master in suitable conditions for seam bowling. A strongly built six-footer, his outswing moved late, often bounced high, and he could cut the ball in either direction off the seam. He had a sharp wit on and off the field; but this lugubrious mien was philosophical about his worst misfortunes, as when, in the Old Trafford Test against Australia in 1972, he had Keith Stackpole (twice) and Bruce Francis dropped in the slips off three successive balls. After retiring he has served a number of counties - and, occasionally, England - as a bowling coach.
John Thicknesse
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