Personal information | |
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Born | Unity Village, Guyana | 24 October 1981
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm off-spin |
Role | Middle-order batsman |
Relations | Krishna Arjune (brother) |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2002 | West Indies B |
Source:CricketArchive,19 November 2016 |
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