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English
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England
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Eng
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Ashley Giles
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6'4"
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Right-handed batsman (RHB)
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Left-arm Orthodox Spin (SLA)
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52
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1347
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2072
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0/4
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59
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1948
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140
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3960
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5
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0
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5/57
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32/0
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62
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385
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1750
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0/0
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41
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476
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2856
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55
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3761
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1
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5/57
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22/0
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24 November
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2005
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MBE (born in
Chertsey ,
Surrey , on
19 March ,
1973 ) is an
English Cricket er who plays
Test Cricket for
England and
County Cricket for
Warwickshire .
Giles began as a centuries and has a Test average around 20, though he has never hit a Test century.
Until 2004, his most successful bowling had been in
Test Match Special commentator
Henry Blofeld famously labelled him a "Wheelie Bin" because of his trundling run-up, much to Giles' disgust.
In 2005, he was named as one of five cricketers of the year by
Wisden Cricketer's Almanack . In
The 2005 Ashes Series , Giles captured the wickets of all of the top Australian batsmen at least once during the series, hit the winning runs in the fourth Test at
Trent Bridge to give England a 2-1 lead, and contributed a Test-best 59 runs and a century partnership with
Kevin Pietersen to ensure the draw in the final Test at
The Oval and a 2-1 series victory. However, his ten wickets in the series came at a relatively high
Average of 57.80.
In February 2006, a recurring hip injury forced Giles out of both the Test and ODI sections of England's tour to
India that year. His number 8 spot was taken first by left-armer
Ian Blackwell and then fast bowler
Liam Plunkett , and Giles has admitted that the emerging left-arm spinner
Monty Panesar is another threat to his place. In the final test, veteran offie
Shaun Udal replaced him, with some success.
Giles is a resident of
Droitwich Spa , Worcestershire, where he was recently made an honorary citizen by the mayor.
In the 2006 New Year Honour's List, Ashley Giles was awarded an MBE for his role in the successful Ashes winning squad. He is married to a former Norwegian waitress, Stine Osland, and they have two children, Anders Fraser and Mathilde.
On the 26th March 2006, Giles gave an interview stating that his career was under threat due to the severity of his hip injury.
