Curtly Ambrose
96West Indies · PACE · 1988 to 2000 · on scorecards: CEL Ambrose
BATTING
- Matches
- 176
- Innings
- 96
- Runs
- 639
- Average
- 10.65
- Strike rate
- 64.87
- High score
- 31*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 225
- Average
- 24.12
- Economy
- 3.48
- Strike rate
- 41.5
- Best figures
- 5/17
- 4w / 5w
- 6 / 4
- Catches / Stumpings
- 45 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
Curtly Ambrose played 176 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1988 to 2000. The first came against Pakistan at Sabina Park, with 4 wickets, and the last against Pakistan at Queen's Park Oval in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 160 wickets at 25.9 in 135 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 17 against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1988. In all: 4 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 65 wickets at 25.2 at home and 74 wickets at 24.9 away. The most wickets came against Pakistan: 69 wickets at 21.3 in 44 ODIs. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 21 ODIs and 24 wickets at 26.9. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 93 of the ODIs Curtly Ambrose played and lost 78.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 176 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31* | 71 | Pakistan | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1997 | Lost |
| 26* | 31 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1989 | Lost |
| 24* | 21 | India | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 23 | 67 | England | Headingley | 1988 | Lost |
| 23 | 36 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1989 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/17 | 8.2 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1988 | Won |
| 5/26 | 10 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1989 | Lost |
| 5/32 | 9.3 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1993 | Won |
| 5/53 | 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1991 | Lost |
| 4/18 | 9 | England | Bourda | 1990 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 44 | 102 | 9.27 | 0/0 | 69 | 21.35 |
| Australia | 41 | 166 | 8.74 | 0/0 | 61 | 21.80 |
| India | 25 | 91 | 11.38 | 0/0 | 32 | 22.47 |
| England | 18 | 98 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 40.86 |
| South Africa | 16 | 94 | 10.44 | 0/0 | 15 | 34.07 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 44 | 14.67 | 0/0 | 12 | 32.17 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 41 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 24.15 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 13.00 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 4.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52 | 152 | 10.13 | 0/0 | 65 | 25.25 |
| Away | 61 | 284 | 12.35 | 0/0 | 74 | 24.88 |
| Neutral | 63 | 203 | 9.23 | 0/0 | 86 | 22.64 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35 | 124 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 61 | 19.18 |
| 1990s | 135 | 500 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 160 | 25.86 |
| 2000s | 6 | 15 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 30.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 21 | 29 | 5.80 | 0/0 | 24 | 26.88 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 18 | 46 | 6.57 | 0/0 | 29 | 21.55 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 14 | 131 | 16.38 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.54 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 11 | 39 | 7.80 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.61 |
| Kensington Oval | 10 | 50 | 12.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 43.78 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 8 | 7 | 3.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 20.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1988 at Sabina Park
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2000 at Queen's Park Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 21 September 1963
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 985
- Ducks
- 13
- Four-wicket hauls
- 6
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