Alton have lined up 32-year old South African all-rounder Matthew Arnold to replace Thando Ntini as their overseas player in the ECB Southern Premier League next summer.
A right-arm seam bowler and left-hand batsman, Arnold has made 130 appearances in South African provincial cricket, primarily for Easterns and Titans, taking over 270 wickets.
He played for a Cricket South Africa Invitation XI against England in Benoni last December and trapped Surrey’s Ollie Pope leg before wicket.
Arnold’s last provincial appearance was for the Titans last March, playing alongside Protea pair Aiden Markham and Dean Elgar. South Africa cricket has just been suspended due to the rapidly escalating covid pandemic crisis throughout the country.
Regarded as an important stand-in player when the internationals are away, Arnold represented the SA U19 side that lost to India in a rain-affected final at the 2008 ICC Youth World Cup.
A reliable bowler who has consistently been one of Easterns’ leading wicket-takers, Arnold is a wise old head, a clever cricketer and also very useful with the bat, the left-hander boasting a highest first-class score of 150.
Arnold will also uses his experience of more than a dozen first-class seasons to coach Alton's junior cricketers, the Brewers winning the Hampshire Under-19 Cup this past summer.
A right-arm seam bowler and left-hand batsman, Arnold has made 130 appearances in South African provincial cricket, primarily for Easterns and Titans, taking over 270 wickets.
He played for a Cricket South Africa Invitation XI against England in Benoni last December and trapped Surrey’s Ollie Pope leg before wicket.
Arnold’s last provincial appearance was for the Titans last March, playing alongside Protea pair Aiden Markham and Dean Elgar. South Africa cricket has just been suspended due to the rapidly escalating covid pandemic crisis throughout the country.
Regarded as an important stand-in player when the internationals are away, Arnold represented the SA U19 side that lost to India in a rain-affected final at the 2008 ICC Youth World Cup.
A reliable bowler who has consistently been one of Easterns’ leading wicket-takers, Arnold is a wise old head, a clever cricketer and also very useful with the bat, the left-hander boasting a highest first-class score of 150.
Arnold will also uses his experience of more than a dozen first-class seasons to coach Alton's junior cricketers, the Brewers winning the Hampshire Under-19 Cup this past summer.
