Full name Robert William Trevor Key
Born May 12, 1979, East Dulwich, London
Current age 41 years 260 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
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 | 299 | 517 | 37 | 19419 | 270* | 40.45 | 54 | 76 | 155 | 0 | ||||
List A | 225 | 218 | 17 | 6469 | 144* | 32.18 | 8 | 37 | 46 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 98 | 98 | 11 | 2239 | 98* | 25.73 | 1797 | 124.59 | 0 | 13 | 241 | 48 | 25 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 299 | 484 | 331 | 3 | 2/31 | 2/31 | 110.33 | 4.10 | 161.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 225 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | Glamorgan v Kent at Cardiff, Sep 9-12, 2015 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998 |
Last List A | Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham, Sep 4, 2014 scorecard |
T20s debut | Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Jul 9, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Kent v Surrey at Canterbury, Jul 25, 2014 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
94, 158 | Kent | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 9 Sep 2015 | FC |
113 | Kent | v Lancashire | Canterbury | 1 Sep 2015 | FC |
29, 67 | Kent | v Derbyshire | Derby | 21 Aug 2015 | FC |
16, 42 | Kent | v Northants | Canterbury | 4 Aug 2015 | FC |
71 | Kent | v Essex | Tunbridge Wells | 19 Jul 2015 | FC |
8, 4 | Kent | v Leics | Leicester | 5 Jul 2015 | FC |
87, 14 | Kent | v Australians | Canterbury | 25 Jun 2015 | FC |
35, 1 | Kent | v Northants | Northampton | 20 Jun 2015 | FC |
0, 18 | Kent | v Derbyshire | Canterbury | 7 Jun 2015 | FC |
89, 26 | Kent | v Surrey | Beckenham | 24 May 2015 | FC |
A career tends to need to end before the epithet "legend" can be appended to it, but in Kent at least Rob Key has already earned it. After seven years leading the county on the field, for much of the time under trying circumstances, he stood down at the end of the 2012 season, and in the following season proceeded to accumulate over 1,000 runs in County Championship cricket and 500 in the one day game. His captaincy successor James Tredwell then awakened interest from England, leaving Key to take charge once more - 2015 was to be his ninth season at the helm.
NBC Denis Compton Award 1998
NBC Denis Compton Award 2001
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2005