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Full name Michael Robert John Veletta
Born October 30, 1963, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 46 years 28 days
Major teams Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Coach
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 11 | 0 | 207 | 39 | 18.81 | 634 | 32.64 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| ODIs | 20 | 19 | 4 | 484 | 68* | 32.26 | 642 | 75.38 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| First-class | 151 | 251 | 26 | 8802 | 262 | 39.12 | 20 | 48 | 194 | 3 | ||||
| List A | 92 | 87 | 15 | 2147 | 105* | 29.81 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 2 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 151 | 18 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Dec 4-7, 1987 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Feb 3-8, 1990 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 3, 1987 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v Australia at Lord's, May 29, 1989 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1983/84 - 1994/95 |
| List A span | 1983/84 - 1998/99 |
Mike Veletta is unlikely to figure in any Australian cricket Hall of Fame, but he did play a pivotal role in their seminal 1987 World Cup win. In the final against England he slammed 45 off only 31 balls, an innings that was ultimately decisive as Australia squeezed home by only seven runs. Such chicanery was slightly out of character for Veletta, the man with eyes like Errol Flynn's. He was ordinarily a dogged opener for Western Australia, and in the 1986-87 Sheffield Shield final he took them to victory with a 762-minute 266. He also had three opening partnerships of more than 300 with Geoff Marsh for WA, but at the top level Veletta never really cracked it. In eight Tests he got a number of starts, but failed to reach 50 and ended with an average of 18. He returned to WA as their coach on a three-year contract in 2001, but that was terminated a year early.
Western Australia: 1983-84 to 1994-95, Coach 2001- to 2003. Club: Weston Creek,
- Johnson's heroics, and Veletta's 'gem of a cameo' (Feb 26, 2007)
- Happy birthday, Courtney (Oct 30, 2003)
- WACA terminates Veletta's contract (Mar 21, 2003)
- Veletta eyes new challenge (Oct 11, 2001)
- State coaching panel named (Jun 1, 2001)
Oct 23, 2001
Mike Veletta - Portrait October 2001
© Getty Images
1998
Mike Veletta
© Western Australian Cricket Association
Nov 4, 1987
Mike Veletta forces one on the on-side during his 48
© Getty Images
Nov 29 (10:30 local, 23:30 GMT)
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