(1948-05-14)14 May 1948 Kanpur, United Provinces, India
Died
18 March 2007(2007-03-18) (aged 58) Kingston, Jamaica
Nickname
Woollie, The-Bob
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
All-rounder
Relations
Clarence Woolmer (father)
International information
National side
England
Test debut (cap 463)
31 July 1975 v Australia
Last Test
2 July 1981 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 16)
24 August 1972 v Australia
Last ODI
28 August 1976 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1968–1984
Kent
1973/74–1975/76
Natal
1980/81
Western Province
Head coaching information
Years
Team
1994–1999
South Africa
2004–2007
Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition
Tests
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
19
6
350
290
Runs scored
1,059
21
15,772
4,078
Batting average
33.09
5.25
33.55
20.39
100s/50s
3/2
0/0
34/71
1/17
Top score
149
9
203
112*
Balls bowled
546
321
25,823
13,473
Wickets
4
9
420
374
Bowling average
74.75
28.88
25.87
20.64
5 wickets in innings
0
0
12
3
10 wickets in match
0
0
1
0
Best bowling
1/8
3/33
7/47
6/9
Catches/stumpings
10/–
3/–
239/1
98/–
Source: CricInfo, 22 August 2007
Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an English cricket coach, cricketer, and a commentator. He played in 19 Test matches and six One Day Internationals for the England cricket team and later coached South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan. During his coaching career with South Africa, he led the team to being the winners of the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC title the country has won till date.
On 18 March 2007, Woolmer died suddenly in Jamaica, just a few hours after the Pakistan team's unexpected elimination at the hands of Ireland in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Shortly afterwards, Jamaican police announced that they were opening a murder investigation into Woolmer's death. In November 2007, a jury in Jamaica recorded an open verdict on Woolmer's death.[1]
^"Woolmer jury delivers open verdict | Cricket News | Woolmer | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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