Kyle Abbott (cricketer)

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Kyle Abbott

Personal information
Full name	Kyle John Abbott
Born	18 June 1987 (age 28) Empangeni, Natal Province, South Africa
Nickname	Yorkerman
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut(cap 316)	22 February 2013 v Pakistan
Last Test	26 December 2015 v England
ODI debut(cap 109)	10 March 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI	25 October 2015 v India
ODI shirt no.	87
T20I debut	11 January 2009 v Pakistan
Last T20I	21 February 2016 v England
T20I shirt no.	87
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–2010	KwaZulu-Natal
2009–present	Dolphins
2012	Kings XI Punjab
2014	Hampshire
2015	Chennai Super Kings
2016	Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 6 20 64 78 Runs scored 43 60 1,274 375 Batting average 5.37 10.00 17.45 17.85 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 0/0 Top score 14 23 80 45* Balls bowled 1,117 853 11,404 3,333 Wickets 21 19 240 95 Bowling average 23.38 36.52 21.56 30.08 5 wickets in innings 2 0 15 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 2 n/a Best bowling 7/29 4/21 8/45 4/21 Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 15/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 December 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.

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• 1International appearance
• 2Domestic career
• 3International performances
  • 3.1Test 5 wicket hauls
• 4International awards
  • 4.1Test cricket
    • 4.1.1Man of the Match awards
• 5See also
• 6References
• 7External links

International appearance[edit]

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[edit]

In 2006 and 2007 Kyle aaaplayed his cricket for an English seaside town Clevedon Cricket Club^[4] which 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] In 2016 Abbott was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the IPL 9 auction.

International performances[edit]

Test 5 wicket hauls[edit]

#	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[edit]

Test cricket[edit]

Man of the Match awards[edit]

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	3rd Test - Pakistan in South AfricaTest 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[edit]

• List of South Africa Test cricketers who have taken five wickets on debut

References