Bob Woolmer

Bob Woolmer
Woolmer in December 1999
Personal information
Full name
Robert Andrew Woolmer
Born(1948-05-14)14 May 1948
Kanpur, United Provinces, India
Died18 March 2007(2007-03-18) (aged 58)
Kingston, Jamaica
NicknameWoollie, The-Bob
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsClarence Woolmer (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 463)31 July 1975 v Australia
Last Test2 July 1981 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 16)24 August 1972 v Australia
Last ODI28 August 1976 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968–1984Kent
1973/74–1975/76Natal
1980/81Western Province
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
1994–1999South Africa
2004–2007Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 19 6 350 290
Runs scored 1,059 21 15,772 4,078
Batting average 33.09 5.25 33.55 20.39
100s/50s 3/2 0/0 34/71 1/17
Top score 149 9 203 112*
Balls bowled 546 321 25,823 13,473
Wickets 4 9 420 374
Bowling average 74.75 28.88 25.87 20.64
5 wickets in innings 0 0 12 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/8 3/33 7/47 6/9
Catches/stumpings 10/– 3/– 239/1 98/–
Source: CricInfo, 22 August 2007

Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an English cricket coach, cricketer, and a commentator. He played in 19 Test matches and six One Day Internationals for the England cricket team and later coached South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan. During his coaching career with South Africa, he led the team to being the winners of the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC title the country has won till date.

On 18 March 2007, Woolmer died suddenly in Jamaica, just a few hours after the Pakistan team's unexpected elimination at the hands of Ireland in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Shortly afterwards, Jamaican police announced that they were opening a murder investigation into Woolmer's death. In November 2007, a jury in Jamaica recorded an open verdict on Woolmer's death.[1]

  1. ^ "Woolmer jury delivers open verdict | Cricket News | Woolmer | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.