Arun Ogiral

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

Arun Ogiral

Personal information
Full name	Arun Muralidhar Ogiral
Born	25 September 1942 Nagpur, Maharashtra, British India
Died	26 February 2004 (aged 61) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960-61 to 1976-77	Vidarbha
1967-68 to 1975-76	Central Zone
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 53 Runs scored 985 Batting average 13.87 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 73 Balls bowled 9069 Wickets 152 Bowling average 28.26 5 wickets in innings 8 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 8/39 Catches/stumpings 42/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 September 2017

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]

References

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

External links

• Arun Ogiral at ESPNcricinfo
• Arun Ogiral at CricketArchive (subscription required)