Pakistan Cricket coach Bob Woolmer passes away

Almighty is very sad today. And it's pretty obvious. The world of cricket has lost one of its greatest mentor.

BOB Woolmer, the former Kent and England batsman, passed away after being found unconscious in his hotel room in the West Indies.

Woolmer, who was coach to the Pakistan team at the Cricket World Cup, died after being found unconscious in his hotel room.

The 58-year-old was discovered in his room yesterday morning, and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital - but he did not recover.

About the man:

Almighty knows all about this man. So here's a brief about Woomer's life as a cricketer.


Full Name: Robert Andrew Woolmer

Date of birth: 14 May 1948

Place of birth: Kanpur, India

Batting Style: Right-hand bat

Bowling Style: Right-arm medium

Teams: England, Kent, Natal, Western Province

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

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

International career details:

Tests: 19

Runs: 1 059

Highest score: 149

Average: 33.09

100s: 3
Wickets: 4
ODIs: 6

Runs: 21

Highest score: 9

Average: 5.25

100s: 0
Wickets: 9

Coaching career:

1991: Appointed Director of Coaching at Warwickshire CCC.


1993: Warwickshire wins the NatWest Trophy.

1994: Warwickshire win 3 out of 4 trophies and are runners up in the NatWest series. Appointed coach of South Africa.

1999: Leaves South Africa job after team fails to make World Cup final

2001: Joins ICC as High Performance Manager

2004: Appointed coach of Pakistan.

ALMIGHTY REQUESTS ALL BLOGGERS TO PAY THEIR TRIBUTES TO THIS GREAT MAN.