Charles Arnold (12 January 1823 — 1 February 1873) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Charles Arnold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1823[1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 1873(1873-02-01) (aged 50) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Mark Arnold (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1847 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1857 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of James Arnold, a coach builder, he was born at Cambridge in February 1822. Little is known about Arnold's early years, though it is possible he was a baker's apprentice.[2] Pursuing a career as a professional cricketer, Arnold made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University at Parker's Piece in 1843. Arnold played first-class cricket over a fifteen year period, making a total of 22 appearances; the majority of these came for Cambridge-based teams, though he also appeared for Suffolk in 1847, and in 1853 for both an All-England Eleven and the North in the North v South fixture.[3] His professional career as a cricketer was supported by the University of Cambridge.[1] Described by Denison as "a very fast and good bowler",[1] he took 133 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 9.55; he took a five wicket haul on 13 occasions and took ten wickets in a match on five occasions.[4] Denison also described Arnold as a "capital fielder" but an "unsteady bat".[1] He was engaged in club cricket by various sides club sides throughout England between 1842 and 1868.[5] Arnold died at Cambridge in February 1873 and was buried at the Mill Road Cemetery.[2] His brother, Mark, was also a first-class cricketer.