John Adolf Arenhold (9 May 1931 – 30 September 2017) was a South African cricketer who played

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from 1953 to 1960. Arenhold went to school at

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, before attending

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. He played as an opening bowler for

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from 1953 to 1955, gaining his

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in 1954. His best bowling figures for Oxford were 6 for 37 against

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in 1954. 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. After graduating from Oxford, Arenhold lived in

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from 1956 to 1958, working for

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as a management trainee. He played cricket for

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and

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for Dimbulla Athletic and Cricket Club, and represented Ceylon at both sports. Playing for

in the

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against

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in 1956–57 he took 6 for 17 and 5 for 26 to help Ceylon to a five-wicket victory at Colombo Oval. His match figures of 11 for 43 are a record for Sri Lanka in Gopalan Trophy matches. Returning to South Africa, Arenhold played a season for

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in the

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, opening the bowling with Sydney Burke and taking 16 wickets at an average of 20.56 in five matches. He retired from first-class cricket after the season. Arenhold had a successful business career in South Africa. He was the regional marketing manager for

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when they were major sponsors of South African cricket in the 1980s.''

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'' 2019, p. 192.

References

External links

John Arenhold at CricketArchive
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arenhold, John 1931 births 2017 deaths South African cricketers Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town Alumni of University College, Oxford Oxford University cricketers All-Ceylon cricketers Free State cricketers Sri Lankan people of South African descent Sri Lankan rugby union players D. R. Jardine's XI cricketers Cricketers from Cape Town 20th-century South African businesspeople