Brent John Arnel (born 3 January 1979 in

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) is a cricketer who has played six tests for

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. A fast bowler, he has represented

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and

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in a domestic career that began in 2006.

Early life

Arnel was born in Te Awamutu. According to his ESPNCricinfo player profile, "as a 10-year-old, Brent Arnel was kicked out of junior cricket because he bowled too fast". A promising junior cricketer, Arnel played club cricket in

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with Fraser Tech, and after moving to

he began playing for Onslow Cricket Club.

Domestic career

He made his first class debut for Northern Districts in 2006, playing against

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. After a strong performance in the 2007–08 season in which he took the most wickets in the State Championship, he was selected for the New Zealand A tour to

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. Along with

Seth Rance Seth Rance (born 23 August 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays domestically for Central Districts. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in May 2017. Domestic career Along with Brent Arnel, he was the joint-hi ...

, he was the joint-highest wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Super Smash, with fifteen dismissals, whilst playing for the

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International career

In 2009, after success against the England Lions he was called into the New Zealand

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squad but did not end up playing. During the Bangladesh tour of New Zealand in 2009–10 he was again called up to cover an injured player, but was not selected to play. He finally made his Test debut against Australia at the

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on 19 March 2010.

References

External links

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ESPNCricinfo player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnel, Brent 1979 births Living people People from Te Awamutu University of Waikato alumni New Zealand cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Wellington cricketers Cricketers from Waikato