against a Nicky Oppenheimer XI, 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 stumped charging Nicky Boje. The fourth Test, played at the Wanderers, saw Key hit 83, in a partnership of 182 with Andrew Strauss that Wisden 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 Shaun Pollock on both occasions in a rain-affected draw. ICC World Twenty20 Key briefly returned to international cricket for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 competition, playing his only Twenty20 International match against the Netherlands during the tournament as a replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen. He scored 10 not out from eight balls in a match where the Netherlands successfully chased their target from the final ball. Career records and statistics Test matches Records: Lord's Cricket Ground second wicket partnership record: 291 with Andrew Strauss, 2004 v West Indies Wanderers Stadium second wicket partnership record: 182 with Andrew Strauss, 2004–05 v South Africa Test centuries: Career performances: One Day Internationals Career performances: Career Best Performances References External links 1979 births Living people England Test cricketers England One Day International cricketers England Twenty20 International cricketers English cricketers English cricketers of the 21st century Kent cricketers Kent cricket captains People educated at Colfe's School Wisden Cricketers of the Year People from East Dulwich NBC Denis Compton Award recipients English cricket commentators Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Conservative Party (UK) people First-Class Counties Select XI cricketers