Full name Abey Kuruvilla
Born August 4, 1968, Mannar, Allepey (now Alappuzha), Kerala
Current age 52 years 215 days
Major teams India, Cheshire, Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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Tests | 10 | 11 | 1 | 66 | 35* | 6.60 | 164 | 40.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 25 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 3.71 | 43 | 60.46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 82 | 85 | 22 | 708 | 76 | 11.23 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||||
List A | 63 | 25 | 8 | 55 | 9* | 3.23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
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Tests | 10 | 15 | 1765 | 892 | 25 | 5/68 | 6/117 | 35.68 | 3.03 | 70.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs | 25 | 25 | 1131 | 890 | 25 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 35.60 | 4.72 | 45.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 82 | 15295 | 7907 | 290 | 6/61 | 27.26 | 3.10 | 52.7 | 10 | 0 | |||
List A | 63 | 3011 | 2077 | 70 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 29.67 | 4.13 | 43.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | West Indies v India at Kingston, Mar 6-10, 1997 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, Dec 3-7, 1997 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Apr 26, 1997 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Dec 14, 1997 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1990/91 - 1999/00 |
List A span | 1991/92 - 2002 |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2/29 | Ind Masters | v Eng Masters | Bridgetown | 9 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
1/46, 0 | Ind Masters | v Eng Masters | Bridgetown | 7 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
7, 1/18 | Ind Masters | v WI Masters | Bridgetown | 6 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
4/27 | Ind Masters | v SL Masters | Bridgetown | 5 Nov 2010 | Other T20 |
Abey Kuruvilla was unfortunate to have been selected several seasons too late to the national team. Possibly the tallest player to play for India at 6'6", Kuruvilla, in spite of his well endowed physique, was not an express bowler. Thriving on his ability to swing the ball and later developing variations such as a well disguised slower delivery, he had his grounding under the tutelage of Frank Tyson as part of the BCA-Mafatlal Bowling Scheme. Kuruvilla took 35 wickets in his first full season for Bombay in 1991-92 and although widely expected to make the tour of South Africa in 1992-93, was overlooked.