Arun Ogiral Explained

Arun Ogiral
Country:India
Fullname:Arun Muralidhar Ogiral
Birth Date:25 September 1942
Birth Place:Nagpur, Maharashtra, British India
Death Place:Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off-spin
Club1:Vidarbha
Year1:1960-61 to 1976-77
Club2:Central Zone
Year2:1967-68 to 1975-76
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:53
Runs1:985
Bat Avg1:13.87
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:73
Deliveries1:9069
Wickets1:152
Bowl Avg1:28.26
Fivefor1:8
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:8/39
Catches/Stumpings1:42/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/40/40158/40158.html CricketArchive
Date:18 September 2017

Arun Muralidhar Ogiral (25 September 1942 – 26 February 2004) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Vidarbha from 1960 to 1976.

A right-arm off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman, Ogiral holds the record for the best innings figures for Vidarbha: 8 for 39 against Madhya Pradesh in 1967–68.[1] He was also selected six times to play for Central Zone. In Central Zone's innings loss to the touring West Indians in 1974-75 he took 5 for 186, including the wicket of Viv Richards caught behind.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Most wickets in an innings for Vidarbha . CricketArchive. 18 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Central Zone v West Indians 1974-75 . CricketArchive. 18 September 2017.