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Mike Whitney
Australia
Player profile
Full name Michael Roy Whitney
Born February 24, 1959, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 49 years 226 days
Major teams Australia, Gloucestershire, New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
12 |
19 |
8 |
68 |
13 |
6.18 |
319 |
21.31 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| ODIs |
38 |
13 |
7 |
40 |
9* |
6.66 |
90 |
44.44 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
| First-class |
118 |
118 |
44 |
415 |
28* |
5.60 |
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0 |
0 |
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50 |
0 |
| List A |
97 |
28 |
15 |
116 |
19* |
8.92 |
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0 |
0 |
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23 |
0 |
Bowling averages
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Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
12 |
23 |
2672 |
1325 |
39 |
7/27 |
11/95 |
33.97 |
2.97 |
68.5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| ODIs |
38 |
38 |
2106 |
1249 |
46 |
4/34 |
4/34 |
27.15 |
3.55 |
45.7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
118 |
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22828 |
11023 |
412 |
7/27 |
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26.75 |
2.89 |
55.4 |
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19 |
1 |
| List A |
97 |
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5154 |
3116 |
112 |
4/13 |
4/13 |
27.82 |
3.62 |
46.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 13-17, 1981 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1992 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Mar 17, 1983 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Jan 10, 1993 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1980/81 - 1993/94 |
| List A span |
1980/81 - 1993/94 |
Fast bowler Michael Whitney was a favourite among Australian and NSW cricket
fans for both his sense of humour and whole-hearted approach to the game. He
made his Test debut when surprisingly called up in 1981 but played almost all of his matches for Australia in the late 1980s and early '90s, and overall could be considered unlucky not to have played more than 12 Tests over his long career. His greatest success at international level came in 1991-92, when he claimed his Test-best (4 for 68 and 7 for 27) in the fifth Test against India. That summer he was also Australia's highest wicket-taker and most economical bowler in the World Cup. Whitney became a much-celebrated No. 11 batsman in the 1987 Boxing Day Test, surviving 18 deliveries and defying Richard Hadlee to help secure a draw against New Zealand. He has enjoyed a successful media career since retiring from cricket.
Anthony Fallick
Sep 2, 2002 |
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Mark Taylor, John Dyson, Phil Emery, Mike Whitney & Geoff Lawson
© New South Wales Cricket Association |
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Nov 9, 2000 |
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Whitney bowling, ACB Chairman's XI v West Indians, 2000/01
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Aug 25, 1981 |
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Mike Whitney
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