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Full name Ryan John Campbell
Born February 7, 1972, Osborne Park, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 36 years 151 days
Major teams Australia, ACB Chairman's XI, Australia A, Australian Prime Minister's Invitation XI, Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy, Western Australia, Western Australia Second XI
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 1.79 m

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

ODIs

27.00

77.14

First-class

171

6009

203

36.41

267

List A

105

102

2286

108

23.56

139

Twenty20

28.00

133.33

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

ODIs

First-class

7.50

List A

105

Twenty20

2/26

16.50

8.25

12.0

Career statistics

ODI debut

Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Jan 17, 2002 scorecard

Last ODI

Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Dec 22, 2002 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1994/95

Last First-class

Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, Jan 15-18, 2006 scorecard

List A debut

1995/96

Last List A

Western Australia v Queensland at Perth, Jan 13, 2006 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20

South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2006 scorecard

Confident, aggressive and blessed with great ball-striking talent, Ryan Campbell was an explosive batsman and wicketkeeper. Although consistency eluded him at times, there were few players at Australian interstate level as destructive with the bat. Campbell was introduced to the Western Australian team as a wicketkeeping replacement for Adam Gilchrist, but quickly carved a niche for himself as a specialist batsman. With breezy shot-making, he seemed naturally suited to a role as a one-day opener, and he also filled that position in the four-day game, especially after he had registered both the fastest half-century and century in the course of an Australian first-class season in 1996-97.

Increasing international appearances for Gilchrist resulted in Campbell's return (on an intermittent basis, at least) to the keeping role, but it was his ability to set the side on flying starts for which he was best known. Among many belligerent innings for the Warriors, arguably the most noteworthy was a whirlwind 108 off only 85 balls that laid the foundation for his team's dramatic victory over Queensland in the 1999-2000 Mercantile Mutual Cup final. In the same season he posted his top score of 203 against Queensland before he endured a difficult 2000-01 following knee surgery, and reportedly considered an offer to move to Victoria.

He elected to stay in Perth and was rewarded with two one-day appearances for Australia in 2001-02 and 2002-03 as well as selection for Australia A. In the following seasons the development of Luke Ronchi kept him on his toes and he eventually made way for him on a full-time basis in January 2006. Campbell finished his career in ninth place on the Pura Cup-Sheffield Shield list of Western Australian run-scorers with 5421, and was fourth on the wicketkeeping dismissals table with 242.
Cricinfo staff June 2006

Jan 18, 2006

Ryan Campbell relaxes after the final game of his career © Getty Images

Jan 18, 2006

Ryan Campbell raises his bat after his farewell innings for Western Australia © Getty Images

Jan 18, 2006

Ryan Campbell puts on his keeping gloves for the last time © Getty Images

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