| John Arenhold | |
| Fullname: | John Adolf Arenhold |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Plumstead, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1953 to 1955 |
| Club2: | Ceylon |
| Year2: | 1956–57 |
| Club3: | Orange Free State |
| Year3: | 1959–60 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 33 |
| Runs1: | 403 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.07 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 45 |
| Deliveries1: | 4619 |
| Wickets1: | 82 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 27.14 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/97 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/0 |
| Date: | 22 July |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12635/12635.html Cricinfo |
John Adolf Arenhold (9 May 1931 - 30 September 2017) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1953 to 1960.[1] [2]
Arenhold went to school at Diocesan College, Cape Town, before attending University College, Oxford.[3] He played as an opening bowler for Oxford University from 1953 to 1955, gaining his Blue in 1954. His best bowling figures for Oxford were 6 for 37 against Middlesex in 1954.[4] When his form fell away in 1955 he was left out of the side, only to take his best first-class figures, 7 for 97, against Oxford for D.R. Jardine's XI.[5]
After graduating from Oxford he lived from 1956 to 1958 in Ceylon, working for Shell as a management trainee.[6] He played cricket for Colombo Cricket Club and Rugby union for Dimbulla Athletic and Cricket Club, and represented Ceylon at both sports.[7] Playing for Ceylon in the Gopalan Trophy against Madras in 1956–57 he took 6 for 17 and 5 for 26 to help Ceylon to a five-wicket victory at Colombo Oval.[8] His match figures of 11 for 43 are a record for Sri Lanka in Gopalan Trophy matches.
Returning to South Africa, he played a season for Orange Free State in the Currie Cup, opening the bowling with Sydney Burke and taking 16 wickets at an average of 20.56 in five matches.[9] He retired from first-class cricket after the season.