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.

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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
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
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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