Brent Arnel
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Brent John Arnel is a New Zealand
cricketer who plays for the Northern Districts
. A promising junior cricketer, Arnel plays club cricket in Hamilton
with Fraser Tech. He made his first class debut for Northern Districts in 2006, playing against Canterbury
. 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 India
. In 2009, after success against the England Lions he was called into the New Zealand Test
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 Basin Reserve
in Wellington on 19 March 2010.
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
cricketer who plays for the Northern Districts
Northern Districts Knights
The Yahoo!Xtra Northern Knights are one of six New Zealand first class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.It is based in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand...
. A promising junior cricketer, Arnel plays club cricket in Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
with Fraser Tech. He made his first class debut for Northern Districts in 2006, playing against Canterbury
Canterbury Wizards
The Canterbury Wizards are a New Zealand first class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket and has been the most successful domestic team in New Zealand history...
. 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 India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In 2009, after success against the England Lions he was called into the New Zealand Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
squad but did not end up playing. During the Bangladesh tour of New Zealand in 2009–10
Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2009–10
-1st ODI:-2nd ODI:-3rd ODI:-Only Test:-Television:*SET Max - India ...1am to 8.30am*Sky Sport - New Zealand*Bangladesh Television - Bangladesh*Sky Sports - United Kingdom...
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 Basin Reserve
Basin Reserve
The Basin Reserve , is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for Test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand...
in Wellington on 19 March 2010.