Curtly Ambrose
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Curtly Ambrose is a legendary Antiguan fast bowler renowned for his devastating pace, accuracy, and match-winning spells for the West Indies in the late 1980s and 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Curtly Ambrose canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6094028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Curtly Ambrose Context triple: [West Indies cricket team, notableFormerPlayer, Curtly Ambrose]
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A.
Ashwell Prince
Ashwell Prince is a former South African international cricketer who became the first player of colour to captain the national Test team.
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B.
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician best known as the frontman of the influential group Burning Spear.
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C.
Michael Holding
Michael Holding is a legendary West Indian fast bowler, famed for his smooth, lightning-quick run-up and devastating pace during the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
W. A. Gayle
W. A. Gayle was the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, during the mid-1950s whose administration was central to the landmark civil rights case Browder v. Gayle that ended bus segregation in the city.
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E.
Lance Klusener
Lance Klusener is a former South African all-rounder renowned for his explosive lower-order batting and impactful fast-medium bowling, particularly in One Day Internationals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Curtly Ambrose Target entity description: Curtly Ambrose is a legendary Antiguan fast bowler renowned for his devastating pace, accuracy, and match-winning spells for the West Indies in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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A.
Ashwell Prince
Ashwell Prince is a former South African international cricketer who became the first player of colour to captain the national Test team.
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B.
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician best known as the frontman of the influential group Burning Spear.
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C.
Michael Holding
Michael Holding is a legendary West Indian fast bowler, famed for his smooth, lightning-quick run-up and devastating pace during the 1970s and 1980s.
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D.
W. A. Gayle
W. A. Gayle was the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, during the mid-1950s whose administration was central to the landmark civil rights case Browder v. Gayle that ended bus segregation in the city.
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E.
Lance Klusener
Lance Klusener is a former South African all-rounder renowned for his explosive lower-order batting and impactful fast-medium bowling, particularly in One Day Internationals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricketer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed bat ⓘ |
| bestOdiBowling | 5/17 ⓘ |
| bestTestBowlingInInnings | 8/45 ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm fast ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Antigua and Barbuda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-09-21 ⓘ |
| era | late 1980s and 1990s ⓘ |
| familyName | Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fiveWicketHaulsInTests | 22 ⓘ |
| formedBowlingPartnershipWith | Courtney Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Curtly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| height | 2.01 m ⓘ |
| internationalDebutFormat |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ |
| isPartOf | West Indian fast bowling tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accuracy
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bounce ⓘ economical bowling spells ⓘ pace ⓘ |
| lastOdiAgainst | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastOdiDate | 2000-04-09 ⓘ |
| lastTestAgainst | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastTestDate | 2000-08-31 ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
6 wickets for 24 runs against England at Trinidad in 1994
ⓘ
7 wickets for 1 run against Australia at Perth in 1993 ⓘ |
| occupation | cricket coach ⓘ |
| odiBowlingAverage | 24.12 ⓘ |
| odiDebutAgainst | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutDate | 1988-03-12 ⓘ |
| odiMatchesPlayed | 176 ⓘ |
| odiWickets | 225 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Swetes, Antigua and Barbuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForDomesticTeam |
Leeward Islands
NERFINISHED
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Northamptonshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwickshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForInternationalTeam | West Indies cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity | bass guitarist in reggae band ⓘ |
| religion | Seventh-day Adventist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | bowler ⓘ |
| teammateOf | Courtney Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tenWicketHaulsInTests | 3 ⓘ |
| testBowlingAverage | 20.99 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 1988-04-02 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 98 ⓘ |
| testWickets | 405 ⓘ |
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Subject: Curtly Ambrose Description of subject: Curtly Ambrose is a legendary Antiguan fast bowler renowned for his devastating pace, accuracy, and match-winning spells for the West Indies in the late 1980s and 1990s.
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