Biodata and Biography of Bob woolmer- Cricket Coach

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Full Name: Robert Andrew Woolmer ( NICK Name : Bob)

 

 

DOB: 14 May 1948 Time of Birth 02:15 Place of birth:

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Country: India

 

 

Batting Style: Right-hand bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium

 

Teams: England, Kent, Natal, Western Province

ODI Debut: Against Australia at Old Trafford on 24-08-1972

Test Debut: Against Australia at Lord's on 31-07-1975

SOURCE

 

Deccan Herald » Sports » Detailed Story 15 April 2005

Link

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr152005/sports1956592005414

..asp

 

 

 

Kanpur welcomes Woolmer, Abbas

 

Lucknow, uni:

While Kanpur welcomed Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer to his birthplace,

it also played host to an equally famous son-in-law from the other

side of the border — former skipper Zaheer Abbas.

 

For Woolmer it is his second visit in the past nine years to his

birthplace as the famed Englishman was born at the Georgina McRoberts

Hospital in Civil Lines.

 

In his honour the hospital authorities have decided to rename its

operation theatre as the Bob Woolmer Operation Theatre where he was

born on May 14, 1948 at 0215 hrs.

 

 

About from wikipedia

 

 

 

Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an

international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a

professional commentator. He played in 19 Test matches and 6 One-day

Internationals for England and later coached South Africa,

Warwickshire and Pakistan.

Woolmer died in Jamaica while participating in the 2007 Cricket World

Cup as the coach of Pakistan. On 22 March 2007, Jamaican police

announced that his death was being treated as murder after the

official post-mortem report stated that Woolmer died from asphyxia

due to manual strangulation.[1]

Events Source His own website.

 

BIOGRAPHY:

 

• 1948 Born in Kanpur, India

 

• 1951 My debut in the back garden, aged 3. There

was never a doubt: my father put a bat and ball in my cot.

 

• 1959 As an 11-year-old I watch Hanif Mohammed

score 499 for Karachi.

 

• 1963 Stylish middle-order batsman and right-arm

tormentor for the Skinners School 1 st XI.

 

• 1968 My debut for Kent. The score book says 50 not

out.

 

• 1970/71 My first experience playing and

coaching in South Africa.

 

• 1972 One-day international debut for England –

against the old foe.

 

• 1975 An unlucky break: I'm selected for England's

first World Cup squad, and manage to break my hand the day before the

tournament starts. I do 12 th man duties and gnash my teeth…

 

• 1976 Selected as one of Wisden's five cricketers

of the year

 

• 1977 The Centenary Test in Melbourne, and we go on

to take the Ashes 3-0. I sign for Kerry Packer, and the establishment

is not amused.

 

• 1980 Return to the England side to take on the

West Indies. I learn the true meaning of " fast bowling " .

 

• 1981 A pair at Trent Bridge against Australia,

which effectively ends my international career. But as one door

closes another one opens, and by the end of the year I am coaching in

Langa and Avendale townships in Cape Town, South Africa.

 

• 1984 I retire from First Class cricket, and

emigrate to South Africa the next year, teaching at high schools and

coaching cricket and hockey in disadvantaged areas.

 

• 1991 Appointed Director of Coaching at

Warwickshire CCC.

 

• 1993 Warwickshire wins the NatWest trophy, and

Dermott Reeve perfects the reverse sweep.

 

• 1994 Warwickshire win 3 out of 4 trophies and are

runners up in the NatWest series. I am appointed coach of South

Africa.

 

• 1995 I am in the dressing room when Brian Lara

scores 501* to break Hanif's record. I suppose that makes me one of

very few people to have seen both innings live .

 

• 1994-1999 South Africa wins 73% of its one-day

internationals, and 10 out of 15 Test series.

 

• 1999 I leave the job after South Africa fails to

make the World Cup final by 0.1 of run

 

• 2001 Joined the ICC as High Performance Manager,

working with Namibia among others.

 

• 2005 Appointed coach of Pakistan.

 

Concluding remarks From Wikipedia.

 

On 18 March 2007, following Pakistan's unexpected defeat by Ireland,

Bob Woolmer was found lying half-naked in his towel, unconscious on

the floor of his room at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston,

Jamaica.[9] He was taken to the nearby University Hospital, where he

was confirmed dead. Paramedics made several attempts to revive him

but to no avail.[10] Pervez Mir, the Pakistan team media manager said

that Woolmer had suffered from an unnamed medical condition although

Naseem Ashraf, the Chairman of the PCB, later said that Woolmer had

complained of breathing difficulties before the team left for the

World Cup, and also revealed that he was a type 2 diabetic.[11][12]

His son was subsequently reported as saying that Woolmer may have

died as a result of stress brought on by his job or from a heart

attack.[13] Woolmer's widow has strongly dismissed the suggestion

that it may have been suicide.[14] On 22 March, Jamaican police

announced that his death was being treated as murder after the

official post-mortem report stated that Woolmer died from asphyxia

due to manual strangulation.[15]

Tributes were paid to Woolmer by members of the Pakistan cricket

team, and by the cricketing community including former cricketer

Michael Holding and former umpire Dickie Bird.[16][17] All teams wore

black armbands, flags in all the cricket stadiums were flown at half-

mast and a minute's silence was observed in his honour before the

games in the days after his death, including the final 2007 World Cup

match for Pakistan against Zimbabwe.[18]. On 22 March, President

Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan announced that Woolmer has posthumously

been awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence), a high ranking

civilian award as a result of his contribution to cricket in

Pakistan. [19].

OM TAT SAT

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Hi All,

 

Another source gives slightly different birth time (2:30 am):

 

http://worldcup.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1781099.cms

 

2:15 am birth time gives Kumbha Lagna where as 2:30 am gives

Meena lagna.

 

It is interesting to see which fits him best.

 

Regards,

Krishna

 

--- " R.C.Srivastava " <swami_rcs wrote:

 

> Dear Friends

> We pray for departed soul, it may rest in piece.

> Friends Here are some details of cricket coach Bob Woolmer

> from web

> search for those who would like to study his coming and going

> to this

> planet Earth.

> Full Name: Robert Andrew Woolmer ( NICK Name : Bob)

>

>

> DOB: 14 May 1948 Time of Birth 02:15 Place of birth:

> Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Country: India

>

>

> Batting Style: Right-hand bat Bowling Style: Right-arm

> medium

>

> Teams: England, Kent, Natal, Western Province

> ODI Debut: Against Australia at Old Trafford on 24-08-1972

> Test Debut: Against Australia at Lord's on 31-07-1975

> SOURCE

>

> Deccan Herald » Sports » Detailed Story 15 April 2005

> Link

>

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr152005/sports1956592005414

> .asp

>

>

>

> Kanpur welcomes Woolmer, Abbas

>

> Lucknow, uni:

> While Kanpur welcomed Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer to his

> birthplace,

> it also played host to an equally famous son-in-law from the

> other

> side of the border — former skipper Zaheer Abbas.

>

> For Woolmer it is his second visit in the past nine years to

> his

> birthplace as the famed Englishman was born at the Georgina

> McRoberts

> Hospital in Civil Lines.

>

> In his honour the hospital authorities have decided to rename

> its

> operation theatre as the Bob Woolmer Operation Theatre where

> he was

> born on May 14, 1948 at 0215 hrs.

>

>

> About from wikipedia

>

>

>

> Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an

> international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a

>

> professional commentator. He played in 19 Test matches and 6

> One-day

> Internationals for England and later coached South Africa,

> Warwickshire and Pakistan.

> Woolmer died in Jamaica while participating in the 2007

> Cricket World

> Cup as the coach of Pakistan. On 22 March 2007, Jamaican

> police

> announced that his death was being treated as murder after the

>

> official post-mortem report stated that Woolmer died from

> asphyxia

> due to manual strangulation.[1]

> Events Source His own website.

>

> BIOGRAPHY:

>

> • 1948 Born in Kanpur, India

>

> • 1951 My debut in the back garden, aged 3. There

> was never a doubt: my father put a bat and ball in my cot.

>

> • 1959 As an 11-year-old I watch Hanif Mohammed

> score 499 for Karachi.

>

> • 1963 Stylish middle-order batsman and right-arm

> tormentor for the Skinners School 1 st XI.

>

> • 1968 My debut for Kent. The score book says 50 not

> out.

>

> • 1970/71 My first experience playing and

> coaching in South Africa.

>

> • 1972 One-day international debut for England –

> against the old foe.

>

> • 1975 An unlucky break: I'm selected for England's

> first World Cup squad, and manage to break my hand the day

> before the

> tournament starts. I do 12 th man duties and gnash my teeth…

>

> • 1976 Selected as one of Wisden's five cricketers

> of the year

>

> • 1977 The Centenary Test in Melbourne, and we go on

> to take the Ashes 3-0. I sign for Kerry Packer, and the

> establishment

> is not amused.

>

> • 1980 Return to the England side to take on the

> West Indies. I learn the true meaning of " fast bowling " .

>

> • 1981 A pair at Trent Bridge against Australia,

> which effectively ends my international career. But as one

> door

> closes another one opens, and by the end of the year I am

> coaching in

> Langa and Avendale townships in Cape Town, South Africa.

>

> • 1984 I retire from First Class cricket, and

> emigrate to South Africa the next year, teaching at high

> schools and

> coaching cricket and hockey in disadvantaged areas.

>

> • 1991 Appointed Director of Coaching at

> Warwickshire CCC.

>

> • 1993 Warwickshire wins the NatWest trophy, and

> Dermott Reeve perfects the reverse sweep.

>

> • 1994 Warwickshire win 3 out of 4 trophies and are

> runners up in the NatWest series. I am appointed coach of

> South

> Africa.

>

> • 1995 I am in the dressing room when Brian Lara

> scores 501* to break Hanif's record. I suppose that makes me

> one of

> very few people to have seen both innings live .

>

> • 1994-1999 South Africa wins 73% of its one-day

> internationals, and 10 out of 15 Test series.

>

> • 1999 I leave the job after South Africa fails to

> make the World Cup final by 0.1 of run

>

> • 2001 Joined the ICC as High Performance Manager,

> working with Namibia among others.

>

> • 2005 Appointed coach of Pakistan.

>

> Concluding remarks From Wikipedia.

>

> On 18 March 2007, following Pakistan's unexpected defeat by

> Ireland,

> Bob Woolmer was found lying half-naked in his towel,

> unconscious on

> the floor of his room at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in

> Kingston,

> Jamaica.[9] He was taken to the nearby University Hospital,

> where he

> was confirmed dead. Paramedics made several attempts to revive

> him

> but to no avail.[10] Pervez Mir, the Pakistan team media

> manager said

> that Woolmer had suffered from an unnamed medical condition

> although

> Naseem Ashraf, the Chairman of the PCB, later said that

> Woolmer had

> complained of breathing difficulties before the team left for

> the

> World Cup, and also revealed that he was a type 2

> diabetic.[11][12]

> His son was subsequently reported as saying that Woolmer may

> have

> died as a result of stress brought on by his job or from a

> heart

> attack.[13] Woolmer's widow has strongly dismissed the

> suggestion

> that it may have been suicide.[14] On 22 March, Jamaican

> police

> announced that his death was being treated as murder after the

>

> official post-mortem report stated that Woolmer died from

> asphyxia

> due to manual strangulation.[15]

> Tributes were paid to Woolmer by members of the Pakistan

> cricket

> team, and by the cricketing community including former

> cricketer

> Michael Holding and former umpire Dickie Bird.[16][17] All

> teams wore

> black armbands, flags in all the cricket stadiums were flown

> at half-

> mast and a minute's silence was observed in his honour before

> the

> games in the days after his death, including the final 2007

> World Cup

> match for Pakistan against Zimbabwe.[18]. On 22 March,

> President

> Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan announced that Woolmer has

> posthumously

>

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Regards,

Krishna

http://astrokrishna.blogspot.com

 

 

 

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