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West Indian
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West Indies
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WI
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Curtly Ambrose
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Curtly ambrose2 cropjpg
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Left-handed batsman (LHB)
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Right-arm Fast (RF)
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98
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1439
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1240
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0/1
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53
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36835
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405
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2099
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22
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3
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8/45
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18/0
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176
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639
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1065
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0/0
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31
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15585
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225
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2412
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4
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5/17
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45/0
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January 6
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2005
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(b.
September 21 ,
1963 ), nicknamed the 'Big Bird' after
Joel Garner , was a famous
West Indian Cricket er.
Born in Swetes Village,
Antigua he played for the
Leeward Islands ,
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club (
1989 -
96 ), and the
West Indian Cricket Team . His skill was as a right-arm fast
Bowler , especially in partnership with
Courtney Walsh . His huge 6' 7" (2.01 m) frame was a fearsome sight for any batsman; even when his pace fell away due to age, he still bowled excellent line and length and was regarded as one of the most economical of fast bowlers. He formed one of the greatest opening bowling partnerships with
Courtney Walsh , with a redoubtable 421 wickets between them in 49 Tests. He made his
Test debut in April
1988 at
Georgetown, Guyana against
Pakistan and did not retire until the end of the
England tour in August
2000 .
In
Test Cricket , he had 98 caps, bowled 1001 maiden overs (roughly two in every seven), and took 405 wickets (the fifth bowler to exceed the 400 wicket barrier) at a
Bowling Average of 20.99. This superb average is marginally bettered only by fellow West Indians
Malcolm Marshall (20.94) and Garner (20.97). In addition, Ambrose also boasts the best economy rate of any of the 9 bowlers who have taken 400 or more test wickets, at 2.31 per over. His best performance was 8 for 45 against England at
Barbados in
1990 (in 34 Tests against England he took 164 wickets, dismissing
Mike Atherton 17 times); he took five wickets or better on 25 occasions. In 176
One-day International s, he took 225 wickets. Despite certain pretensions as a left-handed batsman and a single Test fifty to his credit (53 against
Australia in
1991 ), he did not distinguish himself with the bat.
Ambrose didn't say much, refusing countless interview requests with the motto "Curtly talk to no man".
