James Kirtley

James Kirtley

Personal information
Full name	Robert James Kirtley
Born	(1975-01-10) 10 January 1975 (age 49) Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Nickname	Ambi
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 616)	14 August 2003 v South Africa
Last Test	21 December 2003 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 166)	3 October 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	18 April 2004 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	16
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–2010	Sussex
1996/1997	Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 4 11 170 253 Runs scored 32 2 2,040 445 Batting average 5.33 1.00 13.16 10.11 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/4 0/0 Top score 12 1 59 30* Balls bowled 1,079 549 31,916 11,098 Wickets 19 9 614 381 Bowling average 29.52 53.44 27.04 23.14 5 wickets in innings 1 0 29 9 10 wickets in match 0 0 4 0 Best bowling 6/34 2/33 7/21 6/50 Catches/stumpings 3/– 5/– 60/– 69/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 May 2010

Robert James Kirtley (born 10 January 1975) is a former English Test cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler and a right hand batsman. After prep school at St. Andrews School, Eastbourne, he was educated at Clifton College.

Kirtley is perhaps best known for taking a spectacular catch in a One Day International against India at Lord's. Simon Hughes rated it as the fifth greatest catch of all time.^[1]