Robert Croft

Robert Croft
Personal information
Full name
Robert Damien Bale Croft
Born (1970-05-25) 25 May 1970 (age 54)
Morriston, Swansea, Wales
NicknameCrofty
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 582)22 August 1996 v Pakistan
Last Test2 August 2001 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 138)29 August 1996 v Pakistan
Last ODI21 June 2001 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–2012Glamorgan (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 21 50 407 408
Runs scored 421 345 12,880 6,490
Batting average 16.19 14.37 26.17 23.42
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 8/54 4/32
Top score 37* 32 143 143
Balls bowled 4,619 2,466 89,156 18,511
Wickets 49 45 1,175 411
Bowling average 37.24 38.73 35.08 32.62
5 wickets in innings 1 0 51 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 9 0
Best bowling 5/95 3/51 8/66 6/20
Catches/stumpings 10/– 11/– 177/– 94/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 June 2022

Robert Damien Bale Croft MBE (born 25 May 1970) is a former Welsh cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team. He is an off-spin bowler who played for Glamorgan and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He retired from first class cricket at the end of the 2012 season, having played county cricket for 23 seasons. He commentates on cricket occasionally for Sky Sports.