Robert Key

: January 5, 2024
: Cricket Player

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Full Name	Robert Key
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	May 12, 1979(1979-05-12)
Age	45
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Robert Key Biography

Name	Robert Key
Birthday	May 12
Birth Year	1979
Place Of Birth	England
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Taurus
Spouse	Fleur Key

Robert Key is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on May 12, 1979 in England, England, United Kingdom. Right- handed opening batsman who began playing for Kent in 1998, Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2005.

He replaced an injured Marcus Trescothick for England’s second Test against India in 2002.

Key played his first matches for Kent’s second eleven in 1995, at the age of sixteen. He remained a regular in the second team throughout the 1996 season and first half of the 1997 season, by which time he had hit his first two centuries for a Kent representative side; an unbeaten 146 against Essex’s second team, and an unbeaten 139 against Glamorgan’s seconds.

Following a first-class debut against Middlesex at the beginning of the 1998 season, in which Key scored 15, he proceeded to play a near-complete season. He scored his first first-class century against Durham, scoring 101 in an innings victory. He added a second century (115) against Nottinghamshire, before rejoining the England under-19 squad for the series against Pakistan under-19s. He struggled in the one-day series, scoring just 36 runs in three matches, but finished as the top run-scorer in the youth Tests; with 377 at an average of 62.83.

His father played club cricket in Derby.

Robert Key Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Cricket Player
House	Living in own house.

Robert Key is one of the richest Cricket Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Key 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won both the Bromley area and Kent cricket cups while attending Worsley Bridge Primary School.

He reached the 1,000 run mark for the season on June 2, the earliest date the milestone had been reached since 1978.

Robert William Trevor Key (born 12 May 1979) is an English former cricketer. He represented Kent County Cricket Club and is a former member of the England Test match and One Day International sides.

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Key made his Test match debut in the second Test against India in 2002, as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick, who had broken his thumb. Chairman of selectors David Graveney said Key was selected because of his “outstanding form for Kent after attending the National Academy” over the winter. Opening the batting with Michael Vaughan, Key made 17 runs in his only innings before being bowled by Ashish Nehra. Retained in the side for the third Test, Key managed scored 30 and 34 as England succumbed to an innings defeat. However, his performance was marred by him dropping three catches. Key was dropped from the fourth and final Test, with Trescothick replacing him having been rushed back from injury.

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Following an injury to Marcus Trescothick, Key made his Test debut against India in 2002. He toured Australia during the 2002–03 Ashes series, where he justified his selection ahead of a more experienced player. His One Day International debut came in 2003, against Zimbabwe, however he was dropped from both squads shortly after. Injury to Mark Butcher allowed Key back into the England side for the series against the West Indies in 2004. He scored his maiden Test hundred in the first match of the series, which later became his maiden first-class double century as he scored 221. This performance, coupled with the 93 he scored in the third Test, earned him recognition as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Key’s last Test matches came during England’s tour of South Africa during 2004–05, where he managed to score 152 runs without being consistent, and despite a one-match return during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, he has remained on the fringes of selection.

Why was Rob Key dropped by England?

Retained in the side for the third Test, Key managed scores of 30 and 34 as England succumbed to an innings defeat. However, his performance was marred by him dropping three catches. Key was dropped from the fourth and final Test, with Trescothick replacing him having been rushed back from injury.