Wayne Stewart Andrews (born 19 November 1958) is an Australian cricketer, who played for

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between 1982 and 1995.

Early career

Andrews was born in

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and moved to Western Australia at a young age. He appeared for the Western Australia Colts during the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons, and was also selected in FW Millett's XI which played a match against

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in 1979.

Playing career

Western Australia career

Andrews made his first-class debut for Western Australia against

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on 25 February 1983, at the

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, making 48 on debut batting at no. 6. He made his

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debut for Western Australia against

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in the semi-final of the 1982–83 McDonald's Cup, held at the

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. In total, Andrews played 91 first-class matches, scoring 4684 runs at an

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of 37.17, with a highest score of 139 achieved against

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during the 1985–86 season at the

. He also took 40 wickets at an

of 39.52 with 3/43 being his best bowling figures. He also played 47

matches, scoring 902 runs at an average of 33.40, with a highest score of 103*. Andrews captained Western Australia in 10

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matches in 1990 and 1991, and in a single domestic one-day match in 1990.

Lancashire League career

Andrews played 23 matches for

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in the Lancashire League as their professional during the

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. He was both the club's leading run-scorer and wicket-taker, scoring 771 runs at an average of 38.55, with a highest of 112,Batting and Fielding for Church
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011. and taking 60 wickets at an

of 15.21 bowling left-arm spin, including four 5-wicket hauls, with a best of 6/38.

Recognition

On 28 July 2000, Andrews was awarded the

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for his "91 Sheffield Shield career appearances for WA netting 4684 runs and 40 wickets".

References

External links

Cricinfo Profile
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