Michael James Cann (born 4 July 1965) is a former

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er from

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. He played first-class and

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, Boland and the

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between 1986 and 1994. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. A middle-order and opening batsman, Cann scored four first-class

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, three of them in South Africa. His highest score was 141 (after scoring 80 in the first innings) when Griqualand West successfully chased 291 to defeat Boland in 1990–91. His one century for Glamorgan was the 109 he scored against

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in 1989. His best first-class bowling figures were 5 for 68 (match figures of 41–17–87–8) for Boland B against Western Transvaal in 1993–94, his last first-class season. Cann studied

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, and has worked as a biochemist since the end of his cricket career.

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* 1965 births Cricketers from Cardiff Glamorgan cricketers Boland cricketers Griqualand West cricketers Free State cricketers Living people Welsh cricketers Huntingdonshire cricketers British Universities cricketers Alumni of Swansea University Welsh biochemists {{Wales-cricket-bio-stub