Gaston Arizaga
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Gaston Filipe Arizaga is an Argentine
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who has played for Argentina
since the 1996/97 season.
He debuted for the Argentine team during the 1996/97 ICC Trophy, making his first appearance for the team against West Africa
in a five-wicket loss. Argentina finished in 20th place in the competition, and returned for the following tournament in 2001. In 2001 Arizaga helped Argentina make second place in the qualifying table, though they played no more in the competition.
Arizaga played in the 2004 Americas Championship and in the inaugural 2006 season of the World Cricket League, where Argentina played in Division Two of the Americas Region in April. Argentina finished the Americas tournament in first place, Arizaga playing in each of Argentina's four victories as they finished undefeated and in first position in the table, securing promotion into Division One for the following competition in August 2006.
However, Argentina finished bottom of the Division One table in the August 2006 competition, in which Arizaga played in three out of the four matches played by the Argentine team. Arizaga began his career as a tailending batsman in 1997, though he later became an opener, pairing up with team-mate Charles Gibson in the Argentine attack. Arizaga has made one half-century in his Argentine career, against Israel
in the 2001 ICC Trophy.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who has played for Argentina
Argentine cricket team
The Argentina national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Argentina in international cricket matches. The team is currently an associate member of the International Cricket Council and coached by Toby Bailey, who is also a writer in cricket magazine All Out...
since the 1996/97 season.
He debuted for the Argentine team during the 1996/97 ICC Trophy, making his first appearance for the team against West Africa
West African cricket team
The West African cricket team was a team representing the countries of Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone in international cricket matches whilst they were an associate member of the International Cricket Council between 1976 and 2003. They played in the ICC Trophy on three occasions, in 1982,...
in a five-wicket loss. Argentina finished in 20th place in the competition, and returned for the following tournament in 2001. In 2001 Arizaga helped Argentina make second place in the qualifying table, though they played no more in the competition.
Arizaga played in the 2004 Americas Championship and in the inaugural 2006 season of the World Cricket League, where Argentina played in Division Two of the Americas Region in April. Argentina finished the Americas tournament in first place, Arizaga playing in each of Argentina's four victories as they finished undefeated and in first position in the table, securing promotion into Division One for the following competition in August 2006.
However, Argentina finished bottom of the Division One table in the August 2006 competition, in which Arizaga played in three out of the four matches played by the Argentine team. Arizaga began his career as a tailending batsman in 1997, though he later became an opener, pairing up with team-mate Charles Gibson in the Argentine attack. Arizaga has made one half-century in his Argentine career, against Israel
Israeli cricket team
The Israel national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Israel in international cricket matches. Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council....
in the 2001 ICC Trophy.
External links
- Gaston Arizaga at Cricket Archive