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Full name Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose
Born September 21, 1963, Swetes Village, Antigua
Current age 45 years 17 days
Major teams West Indies,Leeward Islands,Northamptonshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
98
145
29
1439
53
12.40
3080
46.72
0
1
172
12
18
0
ODIs
176
96
36
639
31*
10.65
985
64.87
0
0
39
10
45
0
First-class
239
317
70
3448
78
13.95
0
4
88
0
List A
329
173
66
1282
48
11.98
0
0
81
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
98
179
22103
8501
405
8/45
11/84
20.99
2.30
54.5
21
22
3
ODIs
176
175
9353
5429
225
5/17
5/17
24.12
3.48
41.5
6
4
0
First-class
239
48798
19048
941
8/45
20.24
2.34
51.8
50
8
List A
329
17143
9557
401
5/17
5/17
23.83
3.34
42.7
10
4
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v Pakistan at Georgetown, Apr 2-6, 1988 scorecard
Last Test
England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 31-Sep 4, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v Pakistan at Kingston, Mar 12, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Pakistan at Port of Spain, Apr 23, 2000 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1985/86 - 2000
List A span
1985/86 - 2000
Profile
Wisden overview Fee fi fo fum. A giant of the game in every sense, Curtly Ambrose was the most lethal pace bowler of his generation. Like his predecessor Andy
Roberts, Ambrose didn't say much, refusing countless interview requests with the motto "Curtly talk to no man". Yet his silence seemed only to magnify his achievements - and his menace. Among Ambrose's 405 Test wickets at 20.99, two spells stand out: the 6 for 24 that hustled England out for 46 in Trinidad in 1993-94, and his series-clinching burst of 7 for 1 against Australia at the WACA the previous season. Perth's springboard of a pitch was ideal for a man who stood 6ft 7ins and released the ball from almost 10ft high, but there was more to Ambrose's game than bounce. When his extreme pace deserted him, he fell back on subtle seam movement and an immaculately grooved action. English batsmen saw a great deal of Ambrose's hand-jiving wicket celebration, which set his white wristbands flashing like doves taking to the sky.
Simon Briggs
