John Arenhold

John Arenhold

Personal information
Full name	John Adolf Arenhold
Born	(1931-05-09)9 May 1931 Plumstead, Cape Town, South Africa
Died	30 September 2017(2017-09-30) (aged 86) Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1953 to 1955	Oxford University
1956–57	Ceylon
1959–60	Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 33 Runs scored 403 Batting average 10.07 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 45 Balls bowled 4619 Wickets 82 Bowling average 27.14 5 wickets in innings 4 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/97 Catches/stumpings 14/0
Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2014

John Adolf Arenhold (9 May 1931 – 30 September 2017) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1953 to 1960.^[1][2]

Arenhold went to school at Diocesan College, Cape Town, before attending University College, Oxford.^[3] He played as an opening bowler for Oxford University from 1953 to 1955, gaining his Blue in 1954. His best bowling figures for Oxford were 6 for 37 against Middlesex in 1954.^[4] When his form fell away in 1955 he was left out of the side, only to take his best first-class figures, 7 for 97, against Oxford for D.R. Jardine's XI.^[5]

After graduating from Oxford he lived from 1956 to 1958 in Ceylon, working for Shell as a management trainee.^[6] He played cricket for Colombo Cricket Club and Rugby union for Dimbulla Athletic and Cricket Club, and represented Ceylon at both sports.^[7] Playing for Ceylon in the Gopalan Trophy against Madras in 1956–57 he took 6 for 17 and 5 for 26 to help Ceylon to a five-wicket victory at Colombo Oval.^[8] His match figures of 11 for 43 are a record for Sri Lanka in Gopalan Trophy matches.

Returning to South Africa, he played a season for Orange Free State in the Currie Cup, opening the bowling with Sydney Burke and taking 16 wickets at an average of 20.56 in five matches.^[9] He retired from first-class cricket after the season.

References

1. "John Arenhold". Rhodes House. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
2. "John Arenhold – The South African rainbow in Ceylon Cricket and Rugby". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
3. Wisden 1955, p. 273.
4. Oxford University v Middlesex 1954
5. D.R. Jardine's XI v Oxford University 1955
6. Neil Wijeratne, Batting on a Matting Wicket, Neil Wijeratne, Wattala, 2011, p. 23.
7. Dim – Dicks reborn Retrieved 22 July 2014.
8. Ceylon Cricket Association v Madras 1956–57
9. Orange Free State bowling 1959–60

External links

• John Arenhold at CricketArchive
• John Arenhold at ESPNcricinfo