Bradley Dean Schmulian (born 3 August 1990) is a New Zealand
cricket
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er who plays for
Central Districts
The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...
.
Early life
He was born in
Cape Town
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, South Africa, and moved to New Zealand at the age of nine. Schmulian was awarded the Auckland Cricket Association Men's Player of the Year in 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2015/16.
He made a move to Hawke’s Bay from Auckland in November 2016 when he was not getting the opportunity in the Auckland cricket provincial setup.
Schmulian played club cricket in Australia for the Waratah's club in Darwin. He picked up the coveted Ralph Wiese Medal and Premier Grade Cricketer Of The Year award in Darwin in 2017 with an average of 89.13 runs for the season.
Domestic career
He made his
first-class debut for
Central Districts
The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...
in the
2017–18 Plunket Shield season
The 2017–18 Plunket Shield was the 89th season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. The competition started on 23 October 2017 and finished on 5 April 2018. Canterbury were the defending champions ...
on 23 October 2017.
In the match, he scored 203 runs in the first innings, the highest total on debut in first-class cricket in New Zealand.
The previous highest total for a player on debut in a New Zealand first-class match was 175, made by
George Watson in the 1880–81 season.
He is the first player from New Zealand to score a
double century on first-class debut.
He made his
List A
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debut on 27 November 2019, for Central Districts in the
2019–20 Ford Trophy
The 2019–20 Ford Trophy was the 49th season of The Ford Trophy, the List A cricket tournament in New Zealand. It was the ninth in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. It took place between November 2019 and F ...
.
See also
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List of double centuries scored on first-class cricket debut
In cricket, a century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batsman. Scores of more than 200 runs are still statistically counted as a century, although these scores are referred to as double century (200–299 runs). A double c ...
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmulian, Brad
1990 births
Living people
New Zealand cricketers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Central Districts cricketers
Cricketers from Cape Town
South African emigrants to New Zealand
Cricketers who have scored double centuries on first-class cricket debut