Arnold Long
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Arnold "Ob" Long is a former English
England
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 first-class
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 cricket
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er. He played for Surrey
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 between 1960 and 1975, then spent the remainder of his career at Sussex
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, whom he captained between 1978 and 1980. A wicketkeeper and left-handed batsman, Long claimed 1046 victims from his 452 games over a 20-year career. Of these, 805 were for Surrey between 1960 and 1975, putting him third in the county's all-time wicketkeeping records. In 1962 he took 74 catches, and made 91 dismissals in all, both of which are Surrey records for one season. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County Championship
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in 1971.http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Surrey/WicketKeeping_Records/Most_Catches_Season_For.html.http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Surrey/WicketKeeping_Records/Most_Victims_Season_For.html
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