10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kyle John Abbott
Kyle Abbott is a cricketer who is known for being rewarded for an outstanding 2012-13 season both in the Sunfoil Series in which he was the leading wicket-taker with 49 dismissals and in the Momentum One-Day Cup with selection for both the Castle Lager Test and ODI squads as well as the Blue Label Telecoms T20 squad. Here are a few things you might not have known about Kyle.
1. Kyle was born on June 18th, 1987 in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal
2. His nickname is Jimmy
3. Kyle attended Kearsney College in KZN
4. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-arm batsman
5. He relaxes by taking time out for fishing, Game Reserves, Mountain Biking and Golf
6. Domestically, Kyle plays for the Sunfoil Dolphins and Hampshire in domestic cricket and in 2006 and 2007 Kyle played his cricket for an English seaside town called Clevedon Cricket Club
7. Kyle burst into the international scene as a replacement for the injured Jacques Kallis in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in February 2013
8. He had a sensational Test debut against Pakistan when he took 7 wickets; the second best ever figures for South Africa on debut
9. In 2012/13 Kyle ended up as the leading wicket taker of the season with 49 wickets
10. His best performances in first-class cricket innings is 8 wickets and 45 runs and 12 wickets and 96 runs for a match
