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Following on from his performances during the series against the West Indies, Key was taken on England's tour of South Africa over the English close-season. However, with Mark Butcher returning to the side following injury, Key lost his place. This was despite him scoring 87 in a warm-up game against
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at the start of the 2009 season. He went on to score 1,209 runs that season, with four centuries including a career-best 270*, at 50.37 runs per innings. It was the sixth time he had passed one thousand runs in a season. He came close to beating this score the following season when, on 17 May 2010,
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saw Key hit top form for the first time, scoring a total of 2,486 runs in all competitions. This total included a "majestic" unbeaten 118 in the opening game of the season against Gloucestershire, during which Key did not offer a single chance throughout. He reached the thousand run milestone
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described as including "hard-hitting support from Key". He added a further eighteen to his match tally in the second innings, a contribution which helped England to an eventual victory. Key returned single figure scores of one and nine in his two innings in the final Test, being dismissed by
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Following the winter international series in South Africa, Key returned to domestic action with Kent. While not having as successful a season as in the previous year, he still scored over 1,500 runs. This included two centuries in the same match against
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owed more to the lack of available players than his own form; he had only passed 40 on one occasion going into the series. Key made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in the opening match of the tournament; he scored 11 before falling to the left-arm spin of
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related at the end of the season: "His commitment to the team has probably impacted on his own form". Nonetheless, he was given the captaincy of the England A team in their fixture against Pakistan, and led Kent to fifth place in the top tier of the
942:. The following season saw Key lead Kent to silverware, whilst returning to some of his best form. He struck a total of eight centuries, and amassed a total of 2,267 runs in all competitions, whilst also leading Kent to the finals day of the 2007 867:. His scoring throughout the season persuaded the national selectors to include him in the National Academy, which went on a winter tour of Australia, where he showed his ability with an innings of 177 against the side's Australian counterparts. 1350:, a match in which Butcher had scored just six. Returning to the side for the third Test after Butcher had sustained a wrist injury, Key made a duck in the first innings, before "defending resolutely" in accumulating 41 before being 886:. However, after being dropped from the side, Key's form seemed to improve: he scored 140 against Nottinghamshire to set up a Kent victory, and consistently scored around 40 runs per innings for the remainder of the season. 894:
for the season on 2 June, the earliest date the milestone had been reached since 1978, and went on a run that included five centuries in seven innings. He was then recalled to the England squad for the series against the
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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
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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
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at third man in Australia's only innings, before offering Hussain "stout support" in making 23 second time around. England lost the Test match by an innings and 48 runs, a result that ensured that Australia retained
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became club captain. Key only had one season off as captain as Tredwell then himself resigned and Key was named as his replacement, captaining the county for another two years until the end of the 2015 season.
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with "exceptional bounce and pace", Key was the only English batsman to keep his wicket intact for a prolonged period, batting passively for 47, the highest score of the innings. He then caught
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through January and February. He struggled for runs throughout his five matches on the tour, failing to pass 26 in any innings. In all, Key managed one century in the calendar year, 125 against
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He announced his retirement from the game on 18 April 2016, citing his desire to not "hinder younger players " and focus on coaching and his role with Sky Sports as a television pundit.
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He attended Worsley Bridge Primary School where the school won both the Bromley area and Kent cricket Cups. His performances led to his inclusion in the county under-elevens, before
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in South Africa. Batting at the top of the order throughout, Key scored a total of 206 runs as England won the tournament, with his best performance coming in the defeat to
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After success in domestic cricket and promise shown in his Test appearances previously, Key was selected as part of the squad to play Australia. Despite playing well in a
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told him to "buck his ideas up". Key himself said of the matter: "I'll never be the most athletic-looking bloke, but I'm a hell of a lot fitter than I was at 19 or 20."
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He continued his run-scoring into 2008, where he scored an unbeaten 178 against the touring New Zealanders to "lift himself firmly into the Test reckoning". Following
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of anyone at the tournament, scoring 184 runs at an average of 48. Key's performances helped England win the tournament by a single point from Ireland's Under-17s.
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On 17 April 2022, he was appointed as the managing director of the England men's cricket team, stepping down from all of his media commitments. He appointed
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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
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said Key was selected because of his "outstanding form for Kent after attending the National Academy" over the winter. Opening the batting with
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Following on from those performances, Key joined the England Under-17 squad for the International Youth Tournament, which was being held in
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debut in 1998. He made eight first-class and four List A appearances for England's youth sides, and was a member of the side that won the
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Key looked aggrieved, and the all-seeing TV replay suggested that the noise Steve Bucknor heard was bat hitting pad on the way through.
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Key's performances in the series and his domestic form earned him recognition—he was named as one of the five
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Test. His series came to an end when he scored ten runs, in England's ten-wicket victory in the final Test.
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from eight balls in a match where the Netherlands successfully chased their target from the final ball.
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In April 2016, Key announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Key was a regular commentator on
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saw Key's form improve, with him scoring four first-class centuries; including one against the touring
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as the coach of the Test Team, who instigated a more attacking form of play coined by the media as "
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failed to dismiss him when on 58. Key maintained his concentration throughout, even after meeting
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Key has often been criticized for his weight, and at one stage early in his career weighed 16
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for the fourth Test. Unfortunately for Key, he fell for a duck in the first innings, trapped
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Key returned to England for two matches with Kent's second team, before joining up with
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second wicket partnership record: 182 with Andrew Strauss, 2004–05 v South Africa
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proved even more disappointing, with just 700 runs at an average of less than 20.
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Key's series began with the fifth match of the tournament; against the West Indies at
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and his sister Elizabeth played for her junior school side, where she once took a
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just after the lunch break. Relegated to number five in the second innings, with
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injury. Key took the opportunity, moving toward a maiden Test century with what
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ruptured knee ligaments while fielding, and took no further part in the match.
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recorded that Key had "justified his selection ahead of an older player, like
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His first season as captain saw his form slide, as Kent's chairman of cricket
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in a presentation during the tea interval. He brought up his century with a
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1,250 for comments he made over an ECB pitch panel decision in August.
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batting ahead of him, he again made just one before being caught off
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pulled out, having been hit from behind in his car and sustaining a
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Key returned to the Test match side after an excellent start to the
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described as "powerful driving and pulling". He was dropped twice—
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Brought back into the side for the second Test for the injured
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gave him out caught behind, despite Key not hitting the ball.
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allowed Key back into the England side for the series against
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First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Robert Key
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in first-class cricket on the final day of Kent's draw with
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taking a "wild swing" at the first ball he received from
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Key made his Test match debut in the second Test against
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Key is married to Fleur, with whom he has two children.
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during the tournament as a replacement for the injured
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Key briefly returned to international cricket for the
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Chairman of selectors 3896:"ODI Bowling Against Each Opponent by Robert Key" 3620:"England v West Indies, third Test, match report" 3505:"England v West Indies, first Test, match report" 645:final. He resigned as Kent captain following the 2411:"Robert Key – Cricketer of the Year essay" 4087:Cricketers from the London Borough of Southwark 3918:"Rob Key named England men's managing director" 3215: 3213: 2690:. Kent County Cricket Club. 2005. p. 128. 2330:"Rob Key named England men's managing director" 626:, he has remained on the fringes of selection. 3033:"England select Key to unlock Test potential" 1264:parried an opportunity with Key on 16, while 1248:His place in the Test side was ensured after 560:. He is the current managing director of the 8: 3174:"Vaughan gives England backbone at Adelaide" 3010:"Trescothick injury poses selection dilemma" 2736:"Player Oracle – RWT Key – 2005" 2358: 2356: 2354: 2352: 2350: 2257:"Rob Key replaces James Tredwell as captain" 1111:of One Day Internationals, England moved to 1107:Following a break for the first part of the 759:'s second team, and an unbeaten 139 against 21: 3739:"de Grooth leads Netherlands to famous win" 3498: 3496: 3494: 2906:"Thorp all but secures Durham maiden title" 1424:second wicket partnership record: 291 with 1374:on both occasions in a rain-affected draw. 1218:West Indian cricket team in England in 2004 1138:, saw England attempting to avoid a series 3968: 3551:"England stay in command despite collapse" 3291:"Australia fall behind for the first time" 2433: 2431: 1318:Key's most valuable innings, according to 1307:The second Test saw Key struggling in the 1164:Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2003 1158:Zimbabwe and South Africa in England, 2003 29: 20: 4112:First-Class Counties Select XI cricketers 4052:England Twenty20 International cricketers 918:, during the second of which he shared a 898:, and Key played two key innings: 221 at 4047:England One Day International cricketers 2404: 2402: 2400: 2398: 2396: 2394: 2392: 2390: 1944: 746:Key played his first matches for Kent's 594:in 2002. He toured Australia during the 3574:"Trescothick sets the pace for England" 2805:"Kent take Twenty20 in thrilling final" 2248: 3808:"Wanderers ground partnership records" 2876:"Lack of runs costs emotional Vaughan" 2369:. Green Umbrella Publishing. pp.  1751:Statistics correct as of 20 June 2008. 1514:Statistics correct as of 20 June 2008. 1341:England in South Africa, 2004–05 991:Indian cricket team in England in 2002 920:county third-wicket record partnership 629:Key became Kent captain following the 3663:Williamson, Martin (5 January 2005). 2827:"Key found guilty of serious dissent" 1952: 1949: 7: 3528:"Key and Strauss in perfect harmony" 2984:"Key props up Kent with mammoth 261" 2904:Miller, Andrew (27 September 2008). 2439:"Players and Officials - Robert Key" 3783:"Lord's ground partnership records" 2951:"No Major interest in tedious draw" 2850:"Key gives Kiwis a dose of déjà vu" 1168:Despite a low-scoring start to the 1027:England in Australia, 2002–03 610:in 2004. He scored his maiden Test 4102:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers 4092:NBC Denis Compton Award recipients 590:, Key made his Test debut against 14: 4072:People educated at Colfe's School 3737:McGlashan, Andrew (5 June 2009). 2930:. ESPNcricinfo. 26 September 2008 2928:"Key fined for 'Muppet' outburst" 2757:"Key named as Kent's new captain" 1154:, but did not cement his place". 1015:in his only innings before being 100:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 3595:Brickhill, Liam (31 July 2004). 2667:"Kent v Nottinghamshire in 2003" 2227:Director of England cricket team 870:He continued his good form into 836:began for Key with a call up to 781:for a youth Test series against 3597:"England build the foundations" 3572:Miller, Andrew (29 July 2004). 2949:Pennell, Mark (24 April 2009). 2782:"Key continues as Kent captain" 2688:Kent County Cricket Club Annual 787:1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 577:1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 4107:Conservative Party (UK) people 2283:"Rob Key announces retirement" 1386:competition, playing his only 1187:(ODI) squad for the following 1134:The final Test, played at the 999:in 2002, as a replacement for 1: 4077:Wisden Cricketers of the Year 3622:. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 3507:. 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