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Kyle Abbott (cricketer)

Kyle Abbott
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Personal information
Full name Kyle John Abbott
Born (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 29)
Empangeni, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 316) 22 February 2013 v Pakistan
Last Test 2 January 2017 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 109) 10 March 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI 12 October 2016 v Australia
ODI shirt no. 87
Domestic team information
Years Team
2009–2010 KwaZulu-Natal
2009–2016 Dolphins
2012 Kings XI Punjab
2014 Hampshire
2015 Chennai Super Kings
2015 KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2016 Kings XI Punjab
2016 Worcestershire
2016–2017 Warriors
2017–present Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 11 28 72 88
Runs scored 95 76 1,353 391
Batting average 6.78 8.44 16.30 16.29
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 0/0
Top score 17 23 80 45*
Balls bowled 2,081 1,303 13,022 3,903
Wickets 39 34 268 114
Bowling average 22.71 30.91 22.10 29.18
5 wickets in innings 3 0 17 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/29 4/21 8/45 4/21
Catches/stumpings 4/– 7/– 16/– 24/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 April 2017

Kyle John Abbott (born 18 June 1987) is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who represented South Africa in Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket between 2013 and 2017, before retiring to take up a contract with Hampshire in English county cricket. He previously played in South African domestic cricket for the Dolphins.

In 2006 and 2007 Abbott played his cricket for an English seaside town Clevedon Cricket Club which played in the West of England Premier League - Bristol Somerset. This was where he was recognized by Somerset CCC and represented their second team.

In 2015 Abbott was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL8 auction. He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In 2016 Abbott was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the IPL 9 auction.

He was named as the replacement for the injured Jacques Kallis in the South Africa national cricket team for the third Test against Pakistan in February 2013. He took seven wickets on debut in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in February 2013, where he adjudged man of the match as well. These were the ninth best figures of all time for a debutant in test cricket.

On 5 January 2017 following the conclusion of the second Test against Sri Lanka, Abbott signed a Kolpak deal with Hampshire County Cricket Club which made him ineligible to represent South Africa anymore, ending his international career.


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