ROBERT CROFT

'Robert Damien Bale Croft' (born May 25, 1970 in Swansea) is a Welsh cricketer who has played international cricket for both England and Wales. He is an off-spin bowler who plays for Glamorgan, and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He also commentates occasionally for Sky Sports.
He made his England debut against Pakistan in 1996 and did enough to earn a touring place to Zimbabwe and New Zealand. In Christchurch he took his Test best figures of 5-95 and his winter figures were a highly impressive 182.1-53-340-18. He played the first five tests of the 1997 Ashes series but was dropped for the final test, replaced by Phil Tufnell, after averaging 54 with the ball and showing a weakness to short-pitched fast bowling as a batsman. His last wicket stand with Angus Fraser in the third test of the 1998 series against South Africa saved England from an innings defeat, with Croft scoring 37 not out.
His final test match was the third Ashes test of 2001 at Trent Bridge he bowled just 3 overs, he was selected for the subsequent tour of India but he pulled because of safety fears, he was also selected for the 2003/04 tour of Sri Lanka but failed to play, after returning home he announced his international retirement to concentrate on the captinancy of Glamorgan.
On 12 September 2006, after just two County Championship victories in 15 games thus far in the season, he announced his resignation from the Glamorgan captaincy. He was succeeded with immediate effect by David Hemp.
Robert is a former pupil of St. John Lloyd's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Llanelli and a former student of Swansea Institute of Higher Education. He also played rugby union, as a for Llanelli RFC Under 11s.

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Trivia

★ He has been honoured as a druid at the Welsh cultural event, the National Eisteddfod. [1]

★ Has been a big supporter of increased security at cricket matches, having received unwarranted abuse at recent game.

External links

★ Cricinfo page on Robert Croft