Kyle Abbott (cricketer)

Kyle Abbott

Abbot during a training session in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Kyle John Abbott
Born	(1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) Empangeni, Natal Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa (2013–2017)
Test debut (cap 316)	22 February 2013 v Pakistan
Last Test	2 January 2017 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 109)	10 March 2013 v Pakistan
Last ODI	12 October 2016 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	87
T20I debut (cap 57)	3 March 2013 v Pakistan
Last T20I	28 March 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	87
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09–2009/10	KwaZulu-Natal
2008/09–2015/16	Dolphins
2014	Hampshire
2015	Middlesex
2015/16	KwaZulu-Natal Inland
2016	Kings XI Punjab
2016	Worcestershire
2016/17	Warriors
2017–present	Hampshire (squad no. 87)
2017	Khulna Titans
2018	Lahore Qalandars
2018	Boost Defenders
2018–2019	Durban Heat (squad no. 25)
2018/19	Northern Districts
2020	Jaffna Stallions
2020/21	Titans
2021/22	Boland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 11 28 163 120 Runs scored 95 76 3,192 657 Batting average 6.78 8.44 18.03 18.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/12 0/1 Top score 17 23 97* 56 Balls bowled 2,081 1,303 28,058 5,488 Wickets 39 34 625 161 Bowling average 22.71 30.91 21.37 29.27 5 wickets in innings 3 0 39 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 6 0 Best bowling 7/29 4/21 9/40 5/43 Catches/stumpings 4/– 7/– 28/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024

Kyle John Abbott (born 18 June 1987^[1]) is a South African cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who represented South Africa in Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket between 2013 and 2017, before retiring to take up a contract with Hampshire in English county cricket. He previously played in South African domestic cricket for the Dolphins.

In September 2019, Abbott took match figures of 17–86 in Hampshire's match against Somerset in the 2019 County Championship. These were the fourth-best figures in County Championship cricket in England, and the tenth-best figures of all time in first-class cricket.^[2][3] They were also the best match figures in first-class cricket since Jim Laker took 19–90 in the fourth Test against Australia in 1956.^[4]