Full name Ashley Fraser Giles
Born March 19, 1973, Chertsey, Surrey
Current age 45 years 36 days
Major teams England, Warwickshire
Nickname Gilo, Skinny, Splash
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education George Abbott County Secondary School, Guildford
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
54 | 81 | 13 | 1421 | 59 | 20.89 | 3064 | 46.37 | 0 | 4 | 175 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
62 | 35 | 13 | 385 | 41 | 17.50 | 551 | 69.87 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
First-class | 178 | 249 | 46 | 5346 | 128* | 26.33 | 3 | 22 | 80 | 0 | ||||
List A | 224 | 141 | 41 | 2089 | 107 | 20.89 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | - | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
54 | 88 | 12180 | 5806 | 143 | 5/57 | 9/122 | 40.60 | 2.86 | 85.1 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
62 | 57 | 2856 | 2069 | 55 | 5/57 | 5/57 | 37.61 | 4.34 | 51.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 178 | 37304 | 15958 | 539 | 8/90 | 29.60 | 2.56 | 69.2 | 26 | 3 | |||
List A | 224 | 9729 | 6961 | 272 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 25.59 | 4.29 | 35.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
2 | 2 | 42 | 34 | 2 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 17.00 | 4.85 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v South Africa at Manchester, Jul 2-6, 1998 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 1-5, 2006 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England v Australia at The Oval, May 24, 1997 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Australia at The Oval, Jul 12, 2005 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1993 |
Last First-class | Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 1-5, 2006 scorecard |
List A debut | 1993 |
Last List A | Hampshire v Warwickshire at Lord's, Sep 3, 2005 scorecard |
T20s debut | Warwickshire v Northamptonshire at Birmingham, Jul 12, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Gloucestershire v Warwickshire at Bristol, Jul 15, 2004 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/33, 4 | England XI | v West Aust | Perth | 9 Dec 2006 | Other |
27*, 1/103, 0, 1/46 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 Dec 2006 |
Test # 1819 ![]() |
1/91, 24, 0/22, 23 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2006 |
Test # 1817 ![]() |
2/46, 9, 1/32 | England XI | v NSW | Sydney | 12 Nov 2006 | Other |
1/53, 13 | England XI | v PM's XI | Canberra | 10 Nov 2006 | Other |
2/85, 26, 0/51, 13* | England | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Nov 2005 |
Test # 1772 ![]() |
0/44, 16, 1/67, 14 | England | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
Test # 1770 ![]() |
21, 3/14, 49, 0/41 | England XI | v Pakistan A | Lahore | 6 Nov 2005 | FC |
30, 0, 4/39 | England XI | v Patron's XI | Rawalpindi | 31 Oct 2005 | Other |
The Ashley Giles story is an endearing tale of one man's triumph over the doubters. With a high-trotting approach to the crease climaxing in an energetic flurry of limbs, Giles did not have the most fluent spin-bowling action - possibly because he began life as a fast bowler - and was once derided as a "wheely-bin", much to his own annoyance. But he was accurate, found some turn and even more bounce, and he established himself as a dependable spinner for England in five seasons at the turn of the century.
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996,1997
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2005
Awarded the MBE in 2005