tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074512602890840618.post-52069473558588578482007-03-18T20:55:00.000-07:002007-03-18T21:00:37.738-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_YuaWgDKC0No/Rf4K01n4WzI/AAAAAAAAABM/7zO3eFPS_NY/s1600-h/woolmer"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_YuaWgDKC0No/Rf4K01n4WzI/AAAAAAAAABM/7zO3eFPS_NY/s320/woolmer" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043480535565359922" border="0" /></a><br />Almighty is very sad today. And it's pretty obvious. The world of cricket has lost one of its greatest mentor.<br /><br />BOB Woolmer, the former Kent and England batsman, passed away after being found unconscious in his hotel room in the West Indies.<br /><br />Woolmer, who was coach to the Pakistan team at the Cricket World Cup, died after being found unconscious in his hotel room.<br /><br />The 58-year-old was discovered in his room yesterday morning, and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital - but he did not recover.<br /><br />About the man:<br /><br />Almighty knows all about this man. So here's a brief about Woomer's life as a cricketer.<br /><br /><br />Full Name: Robert Andrew Woolmer<br /><br />Date of birth: 14 May 1948<br /><br />Place of birth: Kanpur, India<br /><br />Batting Style: Right-hand bat<br /><br />Bowling Style: Right-arm medium<br /><br />Teams: England, Kent, Natal, Western Province<br /><br />Test Debut: Against Australia at Lord's on 31-07-1975<br /><br />ODI Debut: Against Australia at Old Trafford on 24-08-1972<br /><br />International career details:<br /><br />Tests: 19<br /><br />Runs: 1 059<br /><br />Highest score: 149<br /><br />Average: 33.09<br /><br />100s: 3<br />Wickets: 4<br />ODIs: 6<br /><br />Runs: 21<br /><br />Highest score: 9<br /><br />Average: 5.25<br /><br />100s: 0<br />Wickets: 9<br /><br />Coaching career:<br /><br />1991: Appointed Director of Coaching at Warwickshire CCC.<br /><br /><br />1993: Warwickshire wins the NatWest Trophy.<br /><br />1994: Warwickshire win 3 out of 4 trophies and are runners up in the NatWest series. Appointed coach of South Africa.<br /><br />1999: Leaves South Africa job after team fails to make World Cup final<br /><br />2001: Joins ICC as High Performance Manager<br /><br />2004: Appointed coach of Pakistan.<br /><br />ALMIGHTY REQUESTS ALL BLOGGERS TO PAY THEIR TRIBUTES TO THIS GREAT MAN.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Tehelka India Updates</div>Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705315939027506013noreply@blogger.com