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Luke Anthony Pomersbach (born 28 September 1984) is a former Australian cricketer. He played mainly for
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and
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. Citing mental health issues, he retired from the game in June 2014.


Career

Pomersbach made his
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debut for Western Australia in their match against New South Wales in November 2006, scoring 33 runs from 47 balls. In December 2006 in a two-day tour match at the WACA against a touring England XI, he showed his potential, scoring 101 not out. Shortly after, he made his
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debut against Tasmania in a
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match at
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in
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. He performed well, scoring 74 in the first innings, partnering Chris Rogers in a 106 run fifth-wicket partnership. He continued his form in the second innings, coming to the wicket with WA in trouble at 4/36 and scoring 63 runs. Despite a suspension from the state side for drinking alcohol following a game against Queensland, Pomersbach was named in the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI to play in the annual
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game in December 2007. He starred against the New Zealanders, scoring 88 runs from 65 balls. Pomersbach then made a most unusual debut for the
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in a
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against New Zealand in Perth on 11 December 2007. Having not been selected in the original squad for the match, Pomersbach was at the ground as a spectator, when a back injury to
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during the warm-up forced the Australian team to call on him as an emergency replacement. He scored 15 runs from seven balls, including a 6 off the third ball he faced. Pomersbach also won the 2008 Bradman Young Player of the Year. Pomersbach signed with
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in the 2011/12
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, but in October stood down from Western Australia and the Scorchers to deal with depression. He played for
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in the
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and
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seasons before switching to
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for the 2011 season. In 2012 Pomersbach returned to play for Bangalore in the
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. In January 2013 he was the second leading run scorer in the 2012–13 Big Bash League season. Playing for the
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, he scored 112 runs from 70 deliveries in the semi-final and was a member of the team which won the final. He was again bought by Kings XI Punjab for the
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.


Personal life and controversy

Pomersbach attended Yale Primary School and
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in Perth. In November 2007, Pomersbach and fellow Western Warrior
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were suspended from the state side for drinking alcohol following a game against Queensland. On 9 August 2009, after two hit-and-run incidents, Pomersbach was arrested and charged by police with failing to stop, failing to accompany police, driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of .08, assaulting a public officer, obstructing police and escaping legal custody. He pleaded guilty and was fined and had his driver's licence cancelled. The WACA responded by suspending him indefinitely. On 6 October 2009, Pomersbach was awarded an extraordinary driver's licence due to hardship using public transport. He returned from his ban for Western Australia in January 2010. Pomersbach first stood down from playing for Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers towards the end of 2011 to focus on his struggle with depression. He cited mental health issues as the reason for his retirement from cricket in 2014. In May 2012, he was arrested and charged with molesting a woman and assaulting her fiancé after an incident at a hotel in
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. He was released on bail but had to surrender his passport. The case was later settled out of court and the charges were dropped. He received press coverage in 2021 as a result of charges relating to stealing, aggravated burglary, and involvement with drugs.


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