Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose is a former right arm fast bowler who played for the West Indies, Northamptonshire, Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club and Leeward Island cricket team. As he had a height of 2.01 meters he could extract bounce from the pitch and although his pace decreased with age he had a precise line and length.
Ambrose has played 98 Test matches in which he has taken 405 wickets at a bowling average of 20.99 in which he has taken 5 wickets in an innings 22 times and 10 wickets in a match 3 times. His best bowling figures have been 8 for 45 and he has taken 18 catches. As a lower order batsman he has scored 1439 runs inclusive of 1 fifty.
In One Day International matches Ambrose has participated in 176 matches wherein he has taken 225 wickets at a bowling average of 24.12 and 5 wickets in an innings 22 times. The best bowling performance has been 5 for 17 and he has taken 45 catches. He has scored 639 runs with the top score of 31 not out.
| Role | Bowler |
| Born | 21 Sep 1963 |
| Nationality |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
| Team History | |
Leeward Island
|
1985 - 2000 |
|
West Indies national women's
|
1988 - 2000 |
| Antigua and Barbuda national cricket team | 1998 - 1999 |
|
Northamptonshire County
|
1989 - 1996 |
Probably the longest over in Test cricket which needed 12 minutes to bowl and comprised of 15 deliveries inclusive of 9 no balls was bowled by Ambrose at the WACA in Perth.
Career Highlights
Ambrose was the fifth bowler in the history of Test cricket to overcome the 400 wicket barrier.
Out of the nine bowlers who have taken more than 400 wickets he has the best economy rate at 2.31 per over.
