Curtly Ambrose
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Full Name
Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose
Born
September 21, 1963, Swetes Village, Antigua
Age
59y 182d
Also Known As
Sir Curtly Ambrose
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast
Playing Role
Bowler
TEAMS
Wisden overview
Fee fi fo fum. A giant of the game in every sense, Curtly Ambrose was the most lethal pace bowler of his generation. Like his predecessor Andy
Roberts, Ambrose didn't say much, refusing countless interview requests with the motto "Curtly talk to no man". Yet his silence seemed only to magnify his achievements - and his menace. Among Ambrose's 405 Test wickets at 20.99, two spells stand out: the 6 for 24 that hustled England out for 46 in Trinidad in 1993-94, and his series-clinching burst of 7 for 1 against Australia at the WACA the previous season. Perth's springboard of a pitch was ideal for a man who stood 6ft 7ins and released the ball from almost 10ft high, but there was more to Ambrose's game than bounce. When his extreme pace deserted him, he fell back on subtle seam movement and an immaculately grooved action. English batsmen saw a great deal of Ambrose's hand-jiving wicket celebration, which set his white wristbands flashing like doves taking to the sky.
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Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 98 | 179 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 20.99 | 2.30 | 54.5 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
ODI | 176 | 175 | 9353 | 5429 | 225 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 24.12 | 3.48 | 41.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
FC | 239 | - | 48798 | 19048 | 941 | 8/45 | - | 20.24 | 2.34 | 51.8 | - | 50 | 8 |
List A | 329 | - | 17143 | 9557 | 401 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 23.83 | 3.34 | 42.7 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 98 | 145 | 29 | 1439 | 53 | 12.40 | 3080 | 46.72 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
ODI | 176 | 96 | 36 | 639 | 31* | 10.65 | 985 | 64.87 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 45 | 0 |
FC | 239 | 317 | 70 | 3448 | 78 | 13.95 | - | - | 0 | 4 | - | - | 88 | 0 |
List A | 329 | 173 | 66 | 1282 | 48 | 11.98 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 81 | 0 |
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Test Matches
ODI Matches
FC Matches
List A Matches
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SRT Blasters vs Warne’s Warr | -- | 1/45 | 14-Nov-2015 | Los Angeles | OTHERT20 |
SRT Blasters vs Warne’s Warr | 1* | 0/36 | 07-Nov-2015 | New York | OTHERT20 |
UWI CelebXI vs WICB CelebXI | -- | 1/23 | 26-Sep-2015 | Bridgetown | OTHERT20 |
WI Masters vs SL Masters | 4* | 1/31 | 09-Nov-2010 | Bridgetown | OTHERT20 |
WI Masters vs Ind Masters | -- | 2/19 | 06-Nov-2010 | Bridgetown | OTHERT20 |