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Perth Scorchers (WBBL) Cricketers
The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Scorchers wear an orange uniform and are based in Perth in the Australian state of Western Australia. Their home ground is the Perth Stadium. The Scorchers are the most successful team in BBL history, winning a record five championships to date and being runners up on three occasions. They were defeated in their second final by the Brisbane Heat in 2012–13 Big Bash League season, BBL02. They then won the next two consecutive championships, becoming the first team to achieve the feat in the league's brief history. These wins came against the Hobart Hurricanes and the Sydney Sixers in a last-ball thriller at Canberra's Manuka Oval. Mickey Arthur was originally appointed coach, but quit before the beginning of the 2011–12 Big Bash League season, 2011–12 season after he was appointed coach of the Australian cricket team. He was replaced by his former ...
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Ashton Turner
Ashton James Turner (born 25 January 1993) is an Australian cricketer who debuted for Western Australia cricket team, Western Australia during the 2012–13 season, and is also contracted to the Perth Scorchers. From Perth, Turner represented Western Australia at under-15 (schoolboys), under-17 and under-19 level. and captained the under-17 team to their National Championships win. A right-arm off spinner, he toured India with the Australia Under-19 cricket team, Australian under-19 team in September and October 2011, taking eight wickets from six matches in a quadrangular tournament involving the Australian, India Under-19 cricket team, Indian, Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team, Sri Lankan, and West Indies Under-19 cricket team, West Indian under-19 teams. At the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2012 Under-19 World Cup, he was Australia's first-choice spinner, ahead of Victoria (Australia), Victoria's Ashton Agar, (Agar was injured and did not play in the World Cup) and took el ...
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Manuka Oval
Manuka Oval is a sporting venue in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Griffith, in the area of that suburb known as Manuka, Australian Capital Territory, Manuka. Manuka Oval has a seating capacity of 13,550 people and an overall capacity of 16,000 people, although this is lower for some sports depending on the configuration used. The area on which the ground is situated has been used for sport since the early 20th century, but was only enclosed in 1929. It has since undergone several redevelopments, most recently beginning in 2011. Currently, Manuka Oval is primarily used for cricket (during the summer months) and Australian rules football (during the winter months). The ground was previously also used for rugby league and rugby union matches, but there are now more suitable venues in Canberra for those sports. As a cricket ground, Manuka Oval is the home venue for the ACT Comets (men's) and the ACT Meteors (women's) teams ...
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Yasir Arafat (cricketer)
Yasir Arafat Satti (born 12 March 1982) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer, an all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm fast. Cricket career International career Having previously represented his country at the under-15 level, Arafat made his ODI debut for Pakistan in 2000 when he was 17 years old against Sri Lanka in Karachi and took his first wicket in this match. He played just one more match the following year before being dropped. He was given a second chance at international cricket in the last ODI against England in December 2005 and was retained for the series against India in February 2006, but was left out of the ODI squad for the subsequent tour in England. His next chance at international cricket came in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy when he was one of the players called up to the Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy to replace Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif who had both failed drug tests. In March 2007, he and ...
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David Willey (cricketer)
David Jonathan Willey (born 28 February 1990) is an English former international cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and Bowler (cricket), bowler. He is the son of former England cricket, England cricketer and international Umpire (cricket), umpire Peter Willey. Willey was a member of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup. On 1 November 2023, he announced his retirement from international cricket, following the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Personal life Willey married singer-songwriter Carolynne Willey in November 2016. Domestic career Northamptonshire Willey started his career playing for his home county Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, Northamptonshire in the County Championship division two. Having come through the ranks at Northampton playing for O.N's and Northants Academy, he got his chance in the 2009 season aged 19 after a good pre-season. His first game came against Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire, the first game of the season against ...
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Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Guy Johnson (born 2 November 1981) is a former Australian cricketer, who played all forms of the game for his national side. He is a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman. He represented Australia in international cricket from 2005 to 2015. Johnson is considered to be one of the greatest fast bowlers of his era and is referred as the most lethal bowler of all time. With his time representing Australia, Johnson won multiple ICC titles with the team: the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, and the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Johnson was awarded the International Cricket Council's Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2009. After suffering a drop in form that led to his removal from the national side in early 2013, he was particularly successful in his 'comeback' to the Australian Test squad during the 2013–14 Ashes series in Australia, during which he dominated England's batting. He cemented h ...
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Mitch Marsh
Mitchell Ross Marsh (born 20 October 1991) is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australia in all three formats. Marsh is the current Australian T20I captain, and has served as vice captain in all formats. Marsh currently plays for Western Australia, at for domestic cricket, and Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League. Marsh was a member of the Australian teams that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup, 2021 T20 World Cup and vice-captain for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Marsh previously played for Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors India, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals. Early and personal life Marsh is the second son of Geoff Marsh and younger brother of Shaun Marsh, both of whom have played for the Australian national side. His sister, Melissa Marsh, is a former professional basketball player and he is cousin to retired AFL player, Brad Sheppard. He was raised in Perth, Western Australia, where he attended Wesley College. In addition to cricket, Marsh was ...
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Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Timothy Bancroft (born 19 November 1992) is an Australian cricketer contracted to Western Australia in Australian first class cricket, Gloucestershire in English first class cricket, and the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He made his Test debut for the Australian national team in November 2017. As a result of a Cricket Australia investigation into a ball tampering incident during the 3rd Test against South Africa in March 2018, Bancroft and two others, captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner, were charged by Cricket Australia on 27 March 2018 with bringing the game into disrepute, suspended, and sent home from the tour. The next day, as a result of his involvement in the ball tampering incident, Cricket Australia banned Bancroft from all international and domestic cricket for nine months and from any leadership role in Australian cricket for an additional year. Bancroft made his return to cricket on 30 December 2018, playing for the Perth Scorchers ...
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Michael Klinger
Michael Klinger (born 4 July 1980) is an Australian former first-class cricketer, who held the record for the most runs scored in the Big Bash League when he retired in 2019. Until the 2008–09 season, Klinger played for Victoria and for St Kilda Cricket Club in Premier Cricket. He joined the South Australia Redbacks for the 2008–09 season, was named their Captain in 2010, and was recognised as the State Player of the Year in both 2009 and 2010. He was one of the 350 players under the hammer for the IPL Auction 2011, and was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala. In 2014 he was recruited by the Perth Scorchers and then also played for Western Australia. In March 2018, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Personal life Klinger was born in Kew, Victoria, Australia, and is Jewish. He completed an undergraduate applied science degree in Human Movement, and a Master of Business (Sport Management) degree at Deakin University. Career As a young batsman, Klinger ...
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Shaun Marsh
Shaun Edward Marsh (born 9 July 1983) is an Australian cricketer who previously played for the Western Australia cricket team in Australian domestic cricket and has represented Australian national cricket team, Australia in all three formats. Nicknamed SOS ("Son of Geoff Marsh, Swampy"), he is a left-handed top-order batsman. On 10 March 2023, Marsh announced his retirement from first-class cricket. He was set to continue in the Big Bash League, BBL with Melbourne Renegades. Personal life Marsh is the first son of Geoff Marsh and elder brother of Mitchell Marsh, both of whom have played for the Australia national cricket team, Australian national side. Marsh is married to Seven Network, Channel 7 journalist Rebecca O'Donovan, now Rebecca Marsh. They have three children. His brother-in-law is animator and internet personality Ross O'Donovan. He attended Wesley College in South Perth. Off the field, Marsh has suffered from occasional lapses of discipline. In November 2007, he w ...
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2018–19 Big Bash League Season
The 2018–19 Big Bash League season or BBL, 08 was the eighth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 19 December 2018. Adelaide Strikers were the defending champions. The competition was extended to a full home and away season for the first time, with each team playing each other twice at both a home venue and away venue. For this season of the tournament, the toss was replaced by a bat flip, with "roofs and flats" used instead of heads or tails. The season saw Cameron Bancroft's return to professional cricket, following his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in March 2018. The title was won by Melbourne Renegades, who defeated Melbourne Stars at the Marvel Stadium. Teams Venues League stage Points table Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- - ...
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Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He is the former coach of the Australia men's national team, having been appointed to the role in May 2018 and leaving in February 2022 and became the coach of Lucknow based IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants in July, 2023. A left-handed batsman, Langer is best known for his partnership with Matthew Hayden as Australia's test opening batsmen during the early and mid-2000s, considered one of the most successful ever. Representing Western Australia domestically, Langer played English county cricket for Middlesex and also Somerset. He holds the record for the most runs scored at first-class level by an Australian. As Australia's coach, he led the team to victory in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Born in Perth, Western Australia, Langer excelled at cricket from an early age, representing Western Australia at under-age level, as well as the Australia under-19 team. He also won a scholar ...
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Lachlan Stevens
Lachlan McRae Stevens (born 31 December 1978) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach. He played as a left-handed batsman for South Australia and Queensland. He is currently the batting and assistant coach at Somerset, and has previously coached Western Australia and Perth Scorchers' men's teams and Victoria and Melbourne Renegades' women's teams. Career Stevens is a former Queensland colts and youth captain. Despite this he played his first Australian domestic game for South Australia, in 2002–03. After limited success he returned to Brisbane and made his Pura Cup debut for Queensland in 2004–05. His maiden first-class century came against Western Australia at The Gabba. He was part of Queensland's record-breaking Pura Cup final victory in 2005–06 and scored 66 opening the batting. Stevens took the match-winning catch as they won by an innings and 354 runs. In November 2011, Stevens was named as head coach of Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers, ...
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