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Full name | Robert James Kirtley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
10 January 1975 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Ambi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 616) | 14 August 2003 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 21 December 2003 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 166) | 3 October 2001 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 18 April 2004 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2010 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996/1997 | Mashonaland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | MCC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 May 2010
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Robert James Kirtley is a former English Test cricketer, who was born on 10 January 1975 in Eastbourne in the county of Sussex. He is a right arm fast to medium bowler and a right hand batsman. After prep school at St.Andrews School, Eastbourne, he was educated at Clifton College.
His first One Day International was in 2001, as England beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets. Whilst not batting, he did take 2-33 off 9.1 overs with the ball. This was his first 'international' encounter, although he bowled Mashonaland to victory against England on their tour of Zimbabwe in 1996/1997. Later in 2001, he received the NBC Denis Compton Award.
In total, Kirtley has played eleven One Day Internationals. He has needed to bat on just two occasions, each time scoring 1. He has taken nine wickets, notably nabbing Virender Sehwag of India and Matthew Hayden of Australia. His best bowling figures in this form of cricket are 2-33, against Bangladesh, and he has a one-day bowling average of 53.44.
He made his Test debut in 2003 against South Africa, as England won by 70 runs. He contributed 4 with the bat over the two innings, facing 54 deliveries. He had more success bowling, however, taking 2-80 in the first innings, off 31 overs - an economy of 2.58 and 6-34 in the second innings, off 16.2 overs. He first trapped Graeme Smith lbw for 5, then Jacques Rudolph lbw for a duck, leaving the Proteas 28-2. Next, he clean bowled Neil McKenzie for 11, snaffled Andrew Hall (caught by Marcus Trescothick) for 0, and caught and bowled Paul Adams for 15. Finally, he dismissed Mark Boucher (caught by Alec Stewart) for 52, as the South Africans crumbled for 131. Finishing with match bowling figures of 8-114, Kirtley was awarded the player of the match award.