Arul Vivasvan Suppiah (born 30 August 1983) is a former world record breaking Malaysian cricketer. As a right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played for the Malaysia national cricket team and county cricket in England for Somerset County Cricket Club. His career highs involve holding a world record for best Twenty20 bowling figures and first-class innings of 156 against India, in a match before the Test series against England. He is the youngest ever player to play for Malaysia, and has played for England at Under-14, Under-15, Under-16 and Under-18 level. He has also represented England Under-16s at hockey. His elder brother Rohan also played for Malaysia. Biography Early career Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Arul Suppiah was heavily involved in cricket from a young age as his father played for local club, Selangor and his mother scored. It was cricket legend Sir Richard Hadlee who witnessed Suppiah's raw talent whilst coaching in Malaysia and tipped the 11-year-old as a future Test player. Suppiah then trained at Lord's under Clive Radley before being awarded a cricket scholarship from Millfield School. Suppiah moved to England to attend Millfield School and further his cricket career. He played for the school's cricket team between 1998 and 2001. He made his debut for Malaysia in August 1999 at the age of 15, becoming the youngest player to play for Malaysia. In the Saudara Cup match against Singapore, he took a hat-trick, the only time this has happened in the 37-year history of the fixture. He next played for Malaysia in the 2000 ACC Trophy and in the 2001 Saudara Cup match, but commitments in England began to reduce his availability for Malaysia. He had made his debut for Somerset Second XI in 2000, and played for the first team for the first time in 2002, when he played against West Indies A, making his first-class debut. He played a County Championship match against Lancashire later in the year. He had also made his List A debut in 2002, playing for the Somerset Cricket Board against Cornwall in the C&G Trophy in August. In September he played four Norwich Union League matches for Somerset. He was not yet a regular member of the Somerset first team and was regularly playing for their Second XI in addition to playing Minor Counties cricket for Devon. He played four C&G Trophy matches for Devon between