▁made ▁his ▁championship ▁debut ▁against ▁Es sex . ▁His ▁ability ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁ball ▁about ▁at ▁medium - pace ▁was ▁ide ally ▁su ited ▁to ▁one - day ▁cr icket ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁special ist . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁county ▁cap ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁W ool mer ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁Test ▁debut , ▁he ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁physical ▁education ▁at ▁a ▁prep ▁school ▁in ▁Kent ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁running ▁his ▁own ▁cr icket ▁school ▁– ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁cr icket ▁school ▁own ers ▁anywhere . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁Bob ▁W ool mer ▁played ▁English ▁county ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Kent , ▁initially ▁as ▁an ▁all - round er . ▁He ▁graduated ▁to ▁Test ▁cr icket ▁with ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁again , ▁at ▁first , ▁as ▁an ▁all - round er , ▁having ▁taken ▁a ▁hat - tr ick ▁for ▁M CC ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁team ▁with ▁his ▁fast - medium ▁bow ling . ▁But ▁he ▁was ▁dropped ▁after ▁his ▁first ▁Test , ▁only ▁re app ear ing ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁at ▁The ▁O val ▁where ▁he ▁scored ▁ 1 4 9 , ▁batt ing ▁at ▁number ▁five , ▁then ▁the ▁slow est ▁Test ▁century ▁for