Kyle Abbott (cricketer)

Kyle Abbott
Personal information
Full name Kyle John Abbott
Born 18 June 1987
Empangeni, Natal Province, South Africa
Nickname Yorkerman
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 316) 22 February 2013 v Pakistan
Last Test 1 March 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 109) 10 March 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI 7 March 2015 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 87
T20I debut 11 January 2009 v Pakistan
Last T20I 9 January 2015 v West Indies
T20I shirt no. 87
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2010 KwaZulu-Natal
2009–present Dolphins
2012 Kings XI Punjab
2014 Hampshire
2015 Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 13 61 70
Runs scored 23 35 1,254 350
Batting average 7.66 11.66 18.44 19.44
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 0/0
Top score 13 23 80 45*
Balls bowled 526 569 10,813 3,049
Wickets 13 9 232 89
Bowling average 19.84 34.61 21.30 30.50
5 wickets in innings 1 0 11 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/29 4/21 8/45 4/21
Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/– 14/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 March 2015

Kyle John Abbott (born 18 June 1987[1]) is a South African first-class cricketer who plays for Dolphins in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has played for the South Africa A cricket team.

He was named as the replacement for the injured Jacques Kallis in the South Africa national cricket team for the third Test against Pakistan in February 2013.[2] He took seven wickets on debut in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in February 2013.[3] These were the ninth best figures of all time for a debutant in test cricket.

In 2006 and 2007 Kyle played his cricket for an English seaside town called Clevedon Cricket Club[4] who played in the West of England Premier League - Bristol Somerset. This was where he was recognized by Somerset CCC and represented their second team.

In 2015 Abbott was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL8 auction.

International performances

Test 5 wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 7/29 1  Pakistan SuperSport Park Centurion South Africa 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN CricInfo profile". Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Injured Morkel out of third Test, Kyle Abbott in
  3. ↑ "Pakistan tour of South Africa, 3rd Test: South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, Feb 22-26, 2013". espncricinfo. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  4. ↑ http://www.clevedon-cricket-club.co.uk/about-us/

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