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Mark Cleary
Australia
Player profile
Full name Mark Francis Cleary
Born July 19, 1980, Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 28 years 80 days
Major teams Leicestershire, South Australia, Yorkshire
Nickname Ice
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
1.87 m
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
38 |
58 |
11 |
977 |
109* |
20.78 |
1590 |
61.44 |
1 |
3 |
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13 |
0 |
| List A |
63 |
47 |
17 |
477 |
70 |
15.90 |
651 |
73.27 |
0 |
1 |
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17 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
66 |
24* |
16.50 |
59 |
111.86 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
38 |
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5788 |
3405 |
109 |
7/80 |
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31.23 |
3.52 |
53.1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
| List A |
63 |
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2877 |
2453 |
74 |
4/55 |
4/55 |
33.14 |
5.11 |
38.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
11 |
235 |
307 |
17 |
3/11 |
3/11 |
18.05 |
7.83 |
13.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
2002/03 |
| Last First-class |
New South Wales v South Australia at Sydney, Mar 7-9, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2002/03 |
| Last List A |
South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, Feb 13, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Lancashire v Leicestershire at Manchester, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard |
Mark Cleary's sharp pace catapulted him to Australia A selection in only his second first-class season, but since then he has struggled to maintain the high early standards in the Pura Cup. With 30 wickets in 2003-04, he was picked to appear in two games against Zimbabwe and collected three victims in a beneficial experience. However, the Australia A days were followed by some interruptions back at South Australia, where he had moved from Mildura a couple of years earlier. A back injury hampered him in 2004-05, when he added only eight Pura Cup wickets, and during the following off-season he nominated for the state transfer pool without receiving any interest. He backed up with seven dismissals in four games in 2005-06 as his lack of variety and the return of Jason Gillespie held him up. Despite a slow first-class campaign, he starred in the one-day arena and was crucial to South Australia's run to the final with an equal-competition-best collection of 16 wickets. There was also a spectacular maiden first-class century for Cleary, an aggressive allrounder, as he pounded 109 from 104 balls against Tasmania. His follow-up in 2006-07 was disappointing as he added only six wickets from six one-day games, but last summer he bounced back into Pura Cup contention with 13 victims at 22.61 from four games. With Gillespie now retired, Cleary will be aiming to cement a position in 2008-09. In 2003 he attended the Academy and spent the next winter at Leicestershire, where he was part of the Twenty20-winning team in front of a full house at Edgbaston.
Cricinfo staff October 2008
Feb 29, 2008 |
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Mark Cleary slices one through the off side during his 57
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Dec 28, 2006 |
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Mark Cleary tries to smash a ball across the Yarra River at the launch of Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition
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Dec 28, 2006 |
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It was all fun and games as Cricket Australia launched the expanded domestic Twenty20 competition
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