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Kyle Abbott
Personal information
Full name
Kyle John Abbott
Born (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37)
Empangeni, Natal Province, South Africa
NicknameYorkerman
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 316)22 February 2013 v Pakistan
Last Test1 March 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 109)10 March 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI7 March 2015 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.87
T20I debut11 January 2009 v Pakistan
Last T20I7 July 2015 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.87
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2010KwaZulu-Natal
2009–presentDolphins
2012Kings XI Punjab
2014Hampshire
2015Chennai 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.

International appearance

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, where he adjudged man of the match as well.[3] These were the ninth best figures of all time for a debutant in test cricket.

Domestic career

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. He was included in the KZN Inland squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[5]

International performances

Test 5 wicket hauls

# Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 7/29 1  Pakistan SuperSport Park Centurion South Africa 2013
2 5/40 5  India Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi India 2015

International Awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Series Season Match Performance Result
1 3rd Test - Pakistan in South Africa Test Series 2012/13 1st Innings: 13 (28 balls, 1x4) ; 11.4-4-29-7
2nd Innings: DNB ; 17-7-39-2 		 South Africa won by an innings and 18 runs.[6]

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 23 February 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.clevedon-cricket-club.co.uk/about-us/
  5. ^ KwaZulu-Natal Inland Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2013 - 3rd Test".

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