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(born
May 25 ,
1970 in
Swansea ) is a
Welsh Cricket er who has played international cricket for both
England and
Wales . He is an
Off-spin bowler who plays for
Glamorgan , and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He also commentates occasionally for
Sky Sports .
He made his
England debut against
Pakistan in 1996 and did enough to earn a touring place to Zimbabwe and New Zealand. In Christchurch he took his
Test best figures of 5-95 and his winter figures were a highly impressive 182.1-53-340-18. He played the first five tests of the 1997
Ashes series but was dropped for the final test, replaced by
Phil Tufnell , after averaging 54 with the ball and showing a weakness to short-pitched fast bowling as a batsman. His last wicket stand with
Angus Fraser in the third test of the 1998 series against
South Africa saved England from an innings defeat, with Croft scoring 37 not out.
His final test match was the third Ashes test of 2001 at
Trent Bridge he bowled just 3 overs, he was selected for the subsequent tour of India but he pulled because of safety fears, he was also selected for the 2003/04 tour of
Sri Lanka but failed to play, after returning home he announced his international retirement to concentrate on the captinancy of Glamorgan.
On
12 September 2006, after just two
County Championship victories in 15 games thus far in the season, he announced his resignation from the Glamorgan captaincy. He was succeeded with immediate effect by
David Hemp .
Robert is a former pupil of St. John Lloyd's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School,
Llanelli and a former student of
Swansea Institute Of Higher Education . He also played
Rugby Union , as a for Llanelli RFC Under 11s.
- He has been honoured as a druid at the Welsh cultural event, the National Eisteddfod. {Link without Title}
- Has been a big supporter of increased security at cricket matches, having received unwarranted abuse at recent game.
