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(1942-09-25)25 September 1942
Nagpur, Maharashtra, British India
Died26 February 2004(2004-02-26) (aged 61)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960-61 to 1976-77Vidarbha
1967-68 to 1975-76Central 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 edit

  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.

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