Michael John Kilborn (born 20 September 1962) is an

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former

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er and a

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and electrophysiologist at

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Early life

Kilborn was born at

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in September 1962. He completed his Higher School Certificate at Tamworth's

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in 1980, placing eighth in New South Wales that year. He initially intended to study science and law, but changed to science and medicine at the last moment under the influence of his grandmother. He commenced science/medicine studies at the

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before winning the

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in 1985 and completing his qualifying medical degree (BM BCh) and PhD (DPhil) at the

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Cricket

While studying at Oxford, Kilborn made his debut in

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for

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against Gloucstershire at

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in 1986. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1990, making 29 appearances. Playing as a batsman, he scored 1,217 runs at an

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of 28.97. He made seven half-centuries, with a high score of 95. With his part-time right-arm

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, he took 6 wickets with best figures of 3 for 37. Kilborn also made two first-class appearances for a combined

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against the touring

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in 1987 and the touring

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in 1990. In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, Kilborn also made two List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team in the

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Medicine

After graduating from Oxford with a DPhil in Physiological Sciences, Kilborn became a

. Before returning permanently to Australia, Kilborn spent over 3 years in the

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as a Fellow and Assistant Professor in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and in Clinical Pharmacology at the

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and the

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. Kilborn is the senior staff cardiologist and director of the Arrhythmia Service and ECG Laboratory at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilborn, Michael 1962 births Living people University of Sydney alumni Australian Rhodes Scholars Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Australian cricketers Oxford University cricketers Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricketers British Universities cricketers 20th-century Australian medical doctors 21st-century Australian medical doctors Australian cardiologists People from Gunnedah Cricketers from New South Wales 20th-century Australian sportsmen