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Robert Key      

Full name Robert William Trevor Key

Born May 12, 1979, East Dulwich, London

Current age 34 years 37 days

Major teams England, Kent, Marylebone Cricket Club

Nickname Keysy

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Height 6 ft 1 in

Education Langley Park Boys' School

Robert William Trevor Key
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 15 26 1 775 221 31.00 1639 47.28 1 3 97 2 11 0
ODIs 5 5 0 54 19 10.80 135 40.00 0 0 6 0 0 0
T20Is 1 1 1 10 10* - 8 125.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
First-class 262 453 34 17232 270* 41.12 48 67 147 0
List A 216 209 17 6169 144* 32.13 7 36 43 0
Twenty20 81 81 10 1775 98* 25.00 1460 121.57 0 10 197 34 23 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODIs 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 262 444 280 3 2/31 2/31 93.33 3.78 148.0 0 0 0
List A 216 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Twenty20 81 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
Test debut England v India at Nottingham, Aug 8-12, 2002 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v England at Centurion, Jan 21-25, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 26, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI England v West Indies at Lord's, Jul 6, 2004 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I England v Netherlands at Lord's, Jun 5, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut 1998
Last First-class Kent v Glamorgan at Canterbury, Jun 12-15, 2013 scorecard
List A debut 1998
Last List A Kent v Netherlands at Tunbridge Wells, May 27, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Jul 9, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Middlesex v Kent at Uxbridge, Jul 8, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
23, 85 Kent v Glamorgan Canterbury 12 Jun 2013 FC
47, 0/47, 1 Kent v Hampshire Southampton 5 Jun 2013 FC
106 Kent v Leics Tunbridge Wells 29 May 2013 FC
144* Kent v Netherlands Tunbridge Wells 27 May 2013 LA
16 Kent v Sussex Horsham 26 May 2013 LA
1 Kent v Essex Chelmsford 22 May 2013 FC
8, 5 Kent v Worcs Canterbury 17 May 2013 FC
11 Kent v Worcs Canterbury 15 May 2013 LA
16 Kent v Netherlands Deventer 10 May 2013 LA
62 Kent v Notts Nottingham 8 May 2013 LA
Profile

Cherry-cheeked Rob Key had been marked down for great things - not least by headline-writers spotting an easy pun a mile off - since he helped England to win the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa early in 1998. His trademark shot was a back-foot biff through the covers, while his off-drive on the front foot pleases the purists too. Never the sleekest, Key's waistline expanded along with his burgeoning batting reputation, and he was 16 stone and counting before Alec Stewart had a quiet word.

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May 26, 2013

Rob Key strikes one down the ground, Sussex v Kent, YB40, Horsham, May 26, 2013

Rob Key strikes one down the ground

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May 26, 2013

Robert Key is stumped off Michael Yardy, Sussex v Kent, YB40, Horsham, May 26, 2013

Robert Key is stumped off Michael Yardy

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Jun 17, 2012

Rob Key's unbeaten 51 helped Kent to victory, Kent v Surrey, FLt20 South Group, Beckenham, June 17, 2012

Rob Key's unbeaten 51 helped Kent to victory

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Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 1998

NBC Denis Compton Award 2001

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2005

Country Fixtures Country Results
Group B: Lancashire v Scotland at Manchester - Jun 18
Lancashire won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Group B: Hampshire v Derbyshire at Southampton - Jun 18
Hampshire won by 46 runs
1st Semi-Final: England v South Africa at The Oval
Jun 19, 2013 (10:30 local | 09:30 GMT | 05:30 EDT | 04:30 CDT | 02:30 PDT)
Group C: Leics v Glamorgan at Leicester
Jun 19, 2013 (13:45 local | 12:45 GMT | 08:45 EDT | 07:45 CDT | 05:45 PDT)
Group A: Netherlands v Notts at Truro
Jun 19, 2013 (13:45 local | 12:45 GMT | 08:45 EDT | 07:45 CDT | 05:45 PDT)
Group A: Kent v Sussex at Canterbury
Jun 19, 2013 (16:40 local | 15:40 GMT | 11:40 EDT | 10:40 CDT | 08:40 PDT)
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