Professional Details
Role | Bowler |
Bats | left handed . lower order |
Bowls | right-arm fast . Faster |
Teams played for
West Indies Leeward Islands Northamptonshire Antigua and Barbuda
Personal Details
Name | Curtly Ambrose |
Gender | Male |
Birth | 21 Sep 1963 |
Birth Place | Swetes, Antigua and Barbuda |
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Nationality | West Indian |
Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose, KCN (born 21 September 1963) is a former cricketer from Antigua who played 98 Test matches for the West Indies. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, he took 405 Test wickets at an average of 20.99 and topped the ICC Player Rankings for much of his career to be rated the best bowler in the world.