Tim Ambrose

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Timothy Ambrose


country = England
fullname = Timothy Raymond Ambrose
nickname = Freak, Timbo, Tiny Tim
living = true
international = true
dayofbirth = 1
monthofbirth = 12
yearofbirth = 1982
placeofbirth = Newcastle
countryofbirth = Australia
heightft = 5
heightinch = 7
heightm =
batting = Right-hand
bowling =
role = Wicketkeeper
oneIT20 = true
club1 = Sussex
year1 = 2001–2005
clubnumber1 =
club2 = Warwickshire
year2 = 2006–present
clubnumber2 =
type2 = First-class
debutdate2 = 7 September
debutyear2 = 2001
debutfor2 = Sussex
debutagainst2 = Warwickshire
lastdate2 = 11 September
lastyear2 = 2007
lastfor2 = Warwickshire
lastagainst2 = Lancashire
type3 = List A
debutdate3 = 27 August
debutyear3 = 2001
debutfor3 = Sussex
debutagainst3 = Derbyshire
lastdate3 = 16 September
lastyear3 = 2007
lastfor3 = Warwickshire
lastagainst3 = Worcestershire
deliveries = balls
columns = 4
column1 = Test
matches1 = 10
runs1 = 371
bat avg1 = 24.73
100s/50s1 = 1/2
top score1 = 102
deliveries1 = –
wickets1 = –
bowl avg1 = –
fivefor1 = –
tenfor1 = –
best bowling1 = –
catches/stumpings1 = 30/0
column2 = ODI
matches2 = 5
runs2 = 10
bat avg2 = 2.50
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 6
deliveries2 = –
wickets2 = –
bowl avg2 = –
fivefor2 = –
tenfor2 = –
best bowling2 = –
catches/stumpings2 = 3/0
column3 = FC
matches3 = 90
runs3 = 4,376
bat avg3 = 34.18
100s/50s3 = 6/25
top score3 = 251*
deliveries3 = 6
wickets3 = 0
bowl avg3 = –
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = 0
best bowling3 = 0/1
catches/stumpings3 = 202/14
column4 = LA
matches4 = 88
runs4 = 2,041
bat avg4 = 29.57
100s/50s4 = 3/8
top score4 = 135
deliveries4 = –
wickets4 = –
bowl avg4 = –
fivefor4 = –
tenfor4 = –
best bowling4 = –
catches/stumpings4 = 93/12

date = 04 October
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34324/34324.html CricketArchive
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Timothy Raymond Ambrose (born 1 December 1982) is an Australian born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He commenced his domestic career with Sussex in 2000, although now plays for Warwickshire and England.

Ambrose bats in the later middle order, in general, at number 7, as most wicket-keepers do, despite being moved to number 8 in the Edgbaston test against South Africa in the summer of 2008. Ambrose's batting provides a safety net for any remaining higher order batsmen, as well as for the tail-end. Ambrose managed an impressive 36 runs off 94 deliveries in the 2nd innings of the 2nd npower test against the Proteas, considering England were all out for 203. Then, in the 3rd test, Ambrose managed a safe 22 runs from 59 balls in the 1st innings, before staying in for over 2 hours in the 2nd innings, hitting just 19 runs from 80 deliveries. Ambrose is also renowned and criticised for how far back he stands behind the wicket.

His first notable cricketing performance was in the Second XI Championship in 2000, when he played two games in the season. He soon established himself in the first-class team, having helped Sussex out of the Second Division and helping them stay in the First Division ever since. Since 2003, Ambrose has played Twenty20 cricket. Ambrose transferred to Warwickshire in 2006. His highest first-class score, achieved in May 2007, was an innings of 251 not out, against Worcestershire.

With none of Chris Read, Geraint Jones, Paul Nixon, Matt Prior and Phil Mustard, able to cement their place as England's wicket-keeper, Ambrose was selected as the Test wicket-keeper for the 2008 tour of New Zealand. Ambrose scored 55 on debut, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7285863.stm "New Zealand thrash woeful England"] BBC News retrieved 13 March 2008] a performance which was among the top ten scores by a wicket-keeper on debut.Fact|date=March 2008 The highest score by a wicket-keeper on debut is held by his predecessor Prior.

International career

David Lloyd has called Ambrose, "The most attacking keeper-batsman in county cricket at the moment"Fact|date=January 2008, and in January 2008, Ambrose was selected for both the One-Day International and Test squads for the England tour of New Zealand. [" [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/328905.html Prior dropped as Ambrose gets his chance] " from Cricinfo, retrieved 4 January 2008.]

On 5 March 2008 he made his Test debut against New Zealand after not being selected to play in the One-Day International series. Ambrose began his career brightly, making a fifty on debut against New Zealand in the first Test and keeping cleanly throughout the match. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7285863.stm "Battling England restrict Kiwis"] BBC News retrieved 13 March 2008]

In his second test, he made his maiden Test century, scoring an attacking 102 against New Zealand in Wellington and was named man of the match. He batted and kept adequately for the rest of the series, and was retained for the three match tour of England by New Zealand later that year, however began his series with a duck at Lords followed by a score of three. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/averages/default.stm Averages v NEW ZEALAND (h) 2008] from BBC News retrieved 29 May 2008] In the third Test, however, Ambrose scored a valuable 67 in partnership with Kevin Pietersen's 115 and Stuart Broad's five before being caught behind. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7432111.stm "Pietersen century rescues England"] from BBC News retrieved 5 June 2008]

Ambrose made his ODI debut on 15 June 2008 against New Zealand but struggled throughout the five-match series (which England lost 3-1), scoring just ten runs in five innings [ [http://stats.cricketworld.com/Events/New_Zealand_in_England_2008/o_England_Batting.html ODI Batting and Fielding for England - New Zealand in England 2008] from Cricket World, retrieved 20 July 2008] and notably dropping a relatively simple catch at Lord's. [ [http://www.cricketworld.com/archive_series/archive_series_2008/new_zealand_in_england/article/?aid=16184 New Zealand Beat England To Take NatWest Series] from Cricket World, retrieved 20 July 2008]

Ambrose was retained as wicketkeeper for the 2008 series against South Africa. He had a poor series, and was once hit in the mouth by a bouncer from Steve Harmison. Poor scores led Ambrose to be dropped and replaced by Matt Prior for the One Day International series against South Africa.

Notes

External links

* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34324/34324.html Timothy Ambrose] at Cricket Archive
*cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/8845.html