Aaron Keith Heal (born 13 March 1983) is an Australian

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er who played domestically for

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and later the

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. A

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ner and capable lower-order batsman, Heal debuted during the 2003–04 season, and played in the team that won that season's ING Cup. He established himself in Western Australia's first-class (

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) and limited-overs ( Ford Ranger Cup) sides during the 2006–07 season, taking over from Brad Hogg as the team's primary spinner, but was selected less regularly over the following seasons. Heal's last first-class and one-day matches came during the 2010–11 season, but he was a regular when the team played in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, maintaining both a low economy rate and a low

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. His performances at Twenty20 led to his naming in Australia's initial 30 man squad for the

2009 ICC World Twenty20 The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural ...

. Heal signed with the

for inaugural season of the

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, playing four matches.Twenty20 matches played by Aaron Heal (23)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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* 1983 births Australian cricketers Living people Melbourne Renegades cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Western Australia cricketers {{Australia-cricket-bio-1980s-stub