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Full name Ryan Jay Sidebottom
Born January 15, 1978, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Current age 30 years 193 days
Major teams England,Nottinghamshire,Yorkshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Height
6 ft 4 in
Education King James Grammar School, Almondbury
Relations Father - A Sidebottom
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
17
25
10
242
31
16.13
713
33.94
0
0
27
0
4
0
ODIs
16
10
5
51
15
10.20
84
60.71
0
0
3
0
3
0
T20Is
4
1
1
5
5*
-
4
125.00
0
0
1
0
2
0
First-class
125
161
48
1337
54
11.83
0
1
44
0
List A
154
69
32
404
32
10.91
0
0
33
0
Twenty20
19
6
5
28
12*
28.00
28
100.00
0
0
2
0
6
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
17
31
4062
1845
73
7/47
10/139
25.27
2.72
55.6
5
5
1
ODIs
16
16
865
661
24
3/19
3/19
27.54
4.58
36.0
0
0
0
T20Is
4
4
92
102
8
3/16
3/16
12.75
6.65
11.5
0
0
0
First-class
125
22026
10264
407
7/47
25.21
2.79
54.1
17
2
List A
154
6848
4886
162
6/40
6/40
30.16
4.28
42.2
1
2
0
Twenty20
19
19
405
445
25
3/16
3/16
17.80
6.59
16.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Pakistan at Lord's, May 17-20, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
England v South Africa at Lord's, Jul 10-14, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v England at Harare, Oct 7, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
England v New Zealand at Lord's, Jun 28, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1997
Last First-class
England v South Africa at Lord's, Jul 10-14, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997
Last List A
England v New Zealand at Lord's, Jun 28, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard
Profile
With his long, curly, ginger hair, standing 6' 4" and weighing 13 stone, Ryan Sidebottom is one of the most recognisable figures on the county circuit and now, after a belated second chance at international cricket, is making up for lost time at the top level.
Like his father - Arnie - who was an accomplished footballer and one-time Test player - he made his county debut for Yorkshire as a left-arm seamer in 1997, having previously impressed the scouts of Sheffield United Football Club. For much of his career it appeared Sidebottom jnr would remain a one-cap Test wonder like his father. He'd been handed his debut in 2001 against Pakistan, but after a wicketless performance was banished back to county cricket. Although he bowled tidily throughout, he failed to take a wicket and was generally considered to be out of his depth and he was quickly discarded, and seemingly forgotten after two poor ODIs against Zimbabwe that October.
He left Yorkshire in 2004 and headed to nearby Nottinghamshire, where he impressed in his first two seasons. The first year there he helped them to a double promotion, and the second year he took 50 first-class wickets to become the Player of the Year and help them to the Championship title for the first time in 18 years.
Still, though, with Duncan Fletcher obsessed by finding raw pace bowlers Sidebottom was continually overlooked despite having one of the best records in the country. However, six years after his debut - under the new Peter Moores regime - he was surprisingly recalled after a spate of injuries to England's attack. He responded with eight wickets against West Indies at Headingley and developed into a key member of the line-up. He helped England to a 3-0 win over West Indies before bowling without luck against India. Equally impressive with the white ball he was Man of the Series as England won the one-day tournament in Sri Lanka and now is one of the first names down on the team sheet. It was during the New Zealand leg of England's winter that he really shone, decimating the hosts with 24 wickets at 17.08, including 7 for 47 in the final Test in Napier. Truly a revelation. Cricinfo staff April 2008
