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Full name Michael Roy Whitney
Born February 24, 1959, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 49 years 83 days
Major teams Australia,Gloucestershire,New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
12
19
8
68
13
6.18
319
21.31
0
0
4
0
2
0
ODIs
38
13
7
40
9*
6.66
90
44.44
0
0
2
0
11
0
First-class
118
118
44
415
28*
5.60
0
0
50
0
List A
97
28
15
116
19*
8.92
0
0
23
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
12
23
2672
1325
39
7/27
11/95
33.97
2.97
68.5
2
2
1
ODIs
38
38
2106
1249
46
4/34
4/34
27.15
3.55
45.7
2
0
0
First-class
118
22828
11023
412
7/27
26.75
2.89
55.4
19
1
List A
97
5154
3116
112
4/13
4/13
27.82
3.62
46.0
5
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 13-17, 1981 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1992 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Mar 17, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Jan 10, 1993 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1980/81 - 1993/94
List A span
1980/81 - 1993/94
Profile
Fast bowler Michael Whitney was a favourite among Australian and NSW cricket
fans for both his sense of humour and whole-hearted approach to the game. He
made his Test debut when surprisingly called up in 1981 but played almost all of his matches for Australia in the late 1980s and early '90s, and overall could be considered unlucky not to have played more than 12 Tests over his long career. His greatest success at international level came in 1991-92, when he claimed his Test-best (4 for 68 and 7 for 27) in the fifth Test against India. That summer he was also Australia's highest wicket-taker and most economical bowler in the World Cup. Whitney became a much-celebrated No. 11 batsman in the 1987 Boxing Day Test, surviving 18 deliveries and defying Richard Hadlee to help secure a draw against New Zealand. He has enjoyed a successful media career since retiring from cricket.
Anthony Fallick
