Ryan Sidebottom
Full name Ryan Jay Sidebottom
Born January 15, 1978, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Current age 31 years 172 days
Major teams England, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education King James Grammar School, Almondbury
Relation Father - A Sidebottom
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Photos+ | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 21 | 29 | 11 | 298 | 31 | 16.55 | 880 | 33.86 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 16 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 10.20 | 84 | 60.71 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T20Is | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | - | 4 | 125.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 133 | 170 | 51 | 1481 | 54 | 12.44 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 158 | 72 | 33 | 416 | 32 | 10.66 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 17* | 45.00 | 49 | 91.83 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 21 | 35 | 4626 | 2133 | 77 | 7/47 | 10/139 | 27.70 | 2.76 | 60.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| ODIs | 16 | 16 | 865 | 661 | 24 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 27.54 | 4.58 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 7 | 7 | 148 | 171 | 11 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 15.54 | 6.93 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 133 | 23400 | 10920 | 422 | 7/47 | 25.87 | 2.80 | 55.4 | 17 | 2 | |||
| List A | 158 | 7022 | 4998 | 165 | 6/40 | 6/40 | 30.29 | 4.27 | 42.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 27 | 27 | 569 | 605 | 37 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 16.35 | 6.37 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Pakistan at Lord's, May 17-20, 2001 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Feb 26-Mar 2, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v England at Harare, Oct 7, 2001 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v New Zealand at Lord's, Jun 28, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 15, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1997 |
| Last First-class | Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, Jun 30-Jul 3, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1997 |
| Last List A | Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire at Bristol, Jun 16, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire at Nottingham, Jun 24, 2009 scorecard |
With his long, curly, ginger hair, standing 6' 4" and weighing 13 stone, Ryan Sidebottom is one of the most recognisable figures on the county circuit and now, after a belated second chance at international cricket, is making up for lost time at the top level.
Like his father - Arnie - who was an accomplished footballer and one-time Test player - he made his county debut for Yorkshire as a left-arm seamer in 1997, having previously impressed the scouts of Sheffield United Football Club. For much of his career it appeared Sidebottom jnr would remain a one-cap Test wonder like his father. He'd been handed his debut in 2001 against Pakistan, but after a wicketless performance was banished back to county cricket. Although he bowled tidily throughout, he failed to take a wicket and was generally considered to be out of his depth and he was quickly discarded, and seemingly forgotten after two poor ODIs against Zimbabwe that October.
He left Yorkshire in 2004 and headed to nearby Nottinghamshire, where he impressed in his first two seasons. The first year there he helped them to a double promotion, and the second year he took 50 first-class wickets to become the Player of the Year and help them to the Championship title for the first time in 18 years.
Still, though, with Duncan Fletcher obsessed by finding raw pace bowlers Sidebottom was continually overlooked despite having one of the best records in the country. However, six years after his debut - under the new Peter Moores regime - he was surprisingly recalled after a spate of injuries to England's attack. He responded with eight wickets against West Indies at Headingley and developed into a key member of the line-up. He helped England to a 3-0 win over West Indies before bowling without luck against India. Equally impressive with the white ball he was Man of the Series as England won the one-day tournament in Sri Lanka and now is one of the first names down on the team sheet. It was during the New Zealand leg of England's winter that he really shone, decimating the hosts with 24 wickets at 17.08, including 7 for 47 in the final Test in Napier. Truly a revelation.
Cricinfo staff April 2008
NBC Denis Compton Award 1999, 2000
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2008
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Jun 14, 2009
Ryan Sidebottom is elated after dismissing Suresh Raina
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Jun 14, 2009
Ryan Sidebottom celebrates an early Indian wicket with traditional roar
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Jun 9, 2009
Stuart Broad and Ryan Sidebottom show off their footballing skills
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