1. Timothy Raymond Ambrose was born on 1 December 1982 and is a retired Australian-born English cricketer who played all three formats of the game internationally.
15 Facts About Tim Ambrose
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Tim Ambrose began his domestic career with Sussex County Cricket Club in 2000, although he went on to play for Warwickshire.
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Tim Ambrose represented England but lost his place to Matt Prior in 2009.
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Tim Ambrose soon established himself in the first-class team, having helped Sussex out of the Second Division and helping them stay in the First Division ever since.
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Tim Ambrose's highest first-class score, achieved in May 2007, was an innings of 251 not out, against Worcestershire.
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Tim Ambrose formed half of Warwickshire's record fifth wicket partnership when he and Jim Troughton added 335 against Hampshire, at Birmingham, on 24 April 2009.
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In January 2008 Tim Ambrose was selected for both the One-Day International and Test squads for the England tour of New Zealand.
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Tim Ambrose began his career brightly, making a fifty on debut against New Zealand in the first Test and keeping cleanly throughout the match.
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Tim Ambrose batted and kept adequately for the rest of the series, and was retained for the three match tour of England by New Zealand later that year, however began his series with a duck at Lord's followed by a score of three.
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Tim Ambrose made his ODI debut on 15 June 2008 against New Zealand but struggled throughout the five-match series, scoring just ten runs in five innings and notably dropping a relatively simple catch at Lord's.
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Tim Ambrose was retained as wicket-keeper for the 2008 series against South Africa.
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Tim Ambrose had a poor series, and was once hit in the mouth by a bouncer from Steve Harmison.
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Poor scores led Tim Ambrose to be dropped and replaced by Matt Prior for the One Day International series against South Africa.
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Tim Ambrose's batting provides a safety net for any remaining higher order batsmen, as well as for the tail-end.
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Tim Ambrose managed an impressive 36 runs off 94 deliveries in the second innings of the second npower Test against the Proteas, considering England were all out for 203.