Brett Geeves (born 13 June 1982) is an Australian retired

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er, who played for the

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in Australian domestic cricket, and for the Glenorchy Cricket Club in Tasmanian club cricket. He was also selected by the

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in the

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. Primarily a right-arm opening bowler, Geeves scored 99

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on two occasions in the

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. In 2011, he was forced to retire from domestic and international cricket due to a series of back injuries. He now works in government programs and provides commentary for local media.

International career

Geeves made his One Day International debut against Bangladesh on 30 August 2008, taking 2 for 11. In March 2009 he was called up to the Australian squad touring South Africa after

Doug Bollinger Douglas Erwin Bollinger (born 24 July 1981) is a former Australian cricketer. He has played first-class cricket for the New South Wales cricket team and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowle ...

suffered an abdominal-muscle strain while training in the nets.

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