Editing Curtly Ambrose (section)

===Victory against South Africa===
[[File:Courtney Walsh (1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Courtney Walsh]], Ambrose's bowling partner in many Test matches|alt=A man in a blue cap]]
During the 1991–92 season, West Indies played mainly one-day cricket, taking part in tournaments in Sharjah<ref>{{Cite book | last = Ahmed | first = Qamar| title = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack| year = 1993 | editor-last=Engel | editor-first=Matthew |publisher=John Wisden & Co| chapter = Wills Trophy, 1991–92| location = London| isbn = 0-947766-20-0| page = 1,045}}</ref>—where Ambrose took seven wickets, including an analysis of five for 53<ref name=ODI/>—and Australia,<ref>{{Cite book | last = Rutnagur | first = Dicky| title = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack| year = 1993 | editor-last=Engel | editor-first=Matthew| publisher = John Wisden & Co| chapter = Benson and Hedges World Series Cup, 1991–92| location = London| isbn = 0-947766-20-0| page = 1,055}}</ref> and took part in the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|World Cup in Australia and New Zealand]]. In this tournament, Ambrose took seven wickets in seven games at an average of 33.57 and was the seventh most economical bowler among those who played more than one game.<ref>{{Cite web| url =  http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_career_economy_rate.html?id=665;type=tournament| title = Cricket Records: Benson & Hedges World Cup, 1991/92 | work = ESPNcricinfo| access-date = 1 September 2012}}</ref> West Indies finished sixth in the qualifying table and failed to reach the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Frith | first = David| title = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack| year = 1993 | editor-last=Engel | editor-first=Matthew |publisher=John Wisden & Co| chapter = Benson and Hedges World Cup, 1991–92| location = London| isbn = 0-947766-20-0| page = 965}}</ref> Ambrose returned home to play twice for the Leeward Islands in January 1992.<ref name=figures/>

In April 1992, [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] toured West Indies for the first time,<ref>Dean (1993), p. 1,036.</ref> and played their first Test match for 22 years.<ref name=Vice>{{Cite web| last = Vice | first = Telford |url =  http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/420688.html| title = Last day at Kensington Oval always belongs to us | work = ESPNcricinfo| date = 24 January 2010| access-date = 1 September 2012}}</ref> Ambrose played in all three ODIs, all of which were won by West Indies.<ref>Dean (1993), p. 1,037–39.</ref> The Test match was the first time West Indies bowled under a new playing regulation which permitted only one [[Bouncer (cricket)|bouncer]] per over; this seemed to affect the home bowlers,<ref name=SA92>Dean (1993), p. 1,039–40.</ref> but Ambrose took two for 47 from 36 overs.<ref name=figures/> South Africa began the final day of the match requiring 79 runs to win with just two batsmen out, but Ambrose and [[Courtney Walsh]] took the last eight wickets for 26 runs to bowl West Indies to a 52-run win.<ref name=SA92/> On a difficult pitch for batting, the ball bounced unevenly, and both bowlers concentrated on accuracy.<ref name=Vice/> Ambrose took six for 34 in the second innings, and was named joint man of the match; in just over 60 overs, he took eight for 81 in the match.<ref name=SA92/>

Returning to play for Northamptonshire, he was less effective. Hampered by a knee injury, which necessitated surgery after the English season, and suffering from many dropped catches, he took 50 first-class wickets at an average of 26.14, but his performance compared unfavourably with other bowlers on the team. He was more effective in the [[Friends Provident Trophy#Knock-out competition|NatWest Trophy]], a one-day competition that Northamptonshire won that season, in which he conceded fewer than two runs per over across five games.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Radd | first = Andrew| title = Wisden Cricketers' Almanack| year = 1993 | editor-last=Engel | editor-first=Matthew| publisher = John Wisden & Co| chapter = Northamptonshire in 1992| location = London| isbn = 0-947766-20-0| pages = 473–76}}</ref>