cricketer born english cricketer represented member match day international sides right handed opening batsman key appearances age group level kent age moving class debut class list appearances england youth sides member won cricket world cup following season heavy run scoring key called england following injury key test debut india toured australia ashes series justified selection ahead experienced player day international debut came dropped squads shortly injury allowed key england series west_indies scored maiden test match series later maiden class double century scored performance coupled scored test earned recognition year key test matches came england tour south_africa managed score runs consistent despite match return world remained fringes selection key kent captain following english cricket season following resignation led kent county championship 2nd division championship title cup finals day appearances final resigned kent captain following english cricket season club captain key season captain resigned key named replacement county years end season key regular commentator coverage county cricket player kent found studio channel coverage international tours english close season april key announced retirement forms cricket early personal life born london parents key raised particularly sporting family mother played kent ladies cricket father played club cricket derby sister elizabeth played junior school took hat trick key keen round played tennis kent attended school won area kent cricket cups performances led inclusion county coach youth sides mentor later attended lee london passed key criticized weight stage early career weighed stone told ideas key said matter athletic looking hell lot key married daughter son harrison youth early career key played matches kent second age sixteen remained regular second team season half season time hit centuries kent representative unbeaten essex second team unbeaten seconds following performances key joined england squad held bermuda key growing reputation batsman greatly enhanced performances tournament finished second highest batting average tournament scoring runs average key performances helped england win tournament single point ireland key returned england matches kent second team joining england youth test series test series key half centuries earning place squad cricket world cup south_africa batting order key scored total runs england won tournament best performance coming defeat india key scored following class debut middlesex beginning season key scored proceeded play near complete season scored class century durham scoring innings victory added second century rejoining squad series pakistan struggled day series scoring runs matches finished run scorer youth tests average domestic career season began key england tour january february struggled runs matches tour failing pass innings key managed century calendar year somerset finished year runs competitions season proved disappointing runs average english cricket season saw key form improve scoring class centuries including touring highest score season career date come final game scored rain affected match lancashire scoring season persuaded national include went winter tour australia showed ability innings australian counterparts continued good form run scoring earned invitation play scored drawn match later season test match debut india following test debut passed occasion year maintain place test following year despite scoring innings note cambridge students dropped key form improve scored set kent victory consistently scored runs innings remainder season english cricket season saw key hit form time scoring total runs competitions total included majestic unbeaten opening game season gloucestershire key offer single chance reached thousand run milestone season june earliest date milestone reached went run included centuries seven innings recalled england squad series west_indies key played key innings lord second innings win following series key returned domestic scene finished season tons middlesex following winter international series south_africa key returned domestic action kent having successful season previous year scored runs included centuries match surrey second shared county wicket record partnership end season key named new county captain following resignation role took order help chances regaining place england season captain saw form slide kent chairman cricket related end season commitment team probably impacted form nonetheless given england team fixture pakistan led kent fifth place tier following season saw key lead kent whilst returning best form struck total centuries amassed total runs competitions whilst leading kent finals day cup kent defeated sussex gloucestershire claim trophy key later found dissent following controversial dismissal final continued run scoring scored unbeaten touring new lift firmly test following resignation england captain key touted people media potential candidate job season ended badly key kent relegated second tier time key fined comments pitch panel decision august key took wicket class cricket final day kent draw start season went score runs season centuries including career best runs innings sixth time passed thousand runs season came close beating score following season scored durham match struggled bat averaging announced retirement game april citing desire hinder younger players coming focus coaching role television international career india england key test match debut second test india replacement broken thumb chairman said key selected outstanding form kent attending winter opening batting key runs innings bowled retained test key managed scored england succumbed innings defeat performance marred dropping catches key dropped fourth final test replacing having rushed injury england australia success domestic cricket promise shown test appearances previously key selected squad play australia despite playing limited overs match chairman hitting selected play test instead acting twelfth man ended fielding greater extent imagined knee fielding took match brought second test injured key solitary run innings batting number caught bowling lunch break relegated number second innings batting ahead caught key fared better match played ground perth pitch exceptional bounce pace key english batsman wicket intact prolonged period batting highest score innings caught man australia innings offering stout support making second time england lost test match innings runs result ensured australia retained ashes following break series day england moved melbourne fourth test unfortunately key fell duck innings trapped leg wicket second ball fast bowler england following key maiden half century ensure australia bat eventually fell new ball taken caught second slip final test played sydney cricket ground saw england attempting avoid series key scored runs england innings falling half volley playing scored final innings tour caught england nearly runs board stage track complete victory edition recorded key justified selection ahead older player like cement place south_africa england despite low scoring start english cricket season passed seven innings season kept place test visit touring batting number tests key failed impact scoring runs match second reason feel test dismissal umpire gave caught despite key hitting ball inclusion day international squad following series south_africa owed lack available players form passed occasion going series key debut opening match tournament scored falling left arm spin key played match series south_africa fell golden duck taking wild swing ball received following england qualification final tournament key released squad match practice longer form game ahead test series south_africa key appearance series west_indies england key returned test match excellent start season reached runs season june earliest date milestone reached years run centuries seven innings limited overs form good passed season despite called squad series west_indies new_zealand key series began fifth match tournament west_indies england chasing win key came scored bowled appearance came new_zealand end group stage key scored playing caught place test ensured pulled having hit car sustaining injury key took opportunity moving maiden test century described powerful driving pulling dropped twice opportunity key failed dismiss key maintained concentration meeting queen presentation tea interval brought century boundary bowling end day reached continued positively second day brought maiden double century square leg eventually dismissed wide ball backward point having second innings run captain went score second century match second test saw key struggling corridor uncertainty characteristic highlighted collins beat bat occasions finding edge dismiss second innings lasted seven balls key simple catch mid having scored key valuable innings according came test despite scoring runs innings key came second innings england requiring runs lead series initially batting key scored unbeaten guide england target record fourth innings total win old test series came end scored runs england wicket victory final test key performances series domestic form earned recognition named year edition following performances series west_indies key taken england tour south_africa english close season returning following injury key lost place despite scoring warm game match butcher scored returning test butcher sustained wrist injury key duck innings defending accumulating charging fourth test played saw key hit partnership described including hard hitting support key added eighteen match tally second innings contribution helped england eventual victory key returned single figure scores innings final test dismissed occasions rain affected draw key briefly returned international cricket world competition june appearance competition netherlands lords replacement injured coming 18th england managed knock balls find boundary netherlands successfully chased target final ball career records statistics test matches records lord cricket ground second wicket partnership record west indies stadium second wicket partnership record centuries career performances day career performances career best performances august
Robert Key (cricketer)