Darren Wates

Darren Wates

Personal information
Full name	Darren Jude Wates
Born	(1977-07-02) 2 July 1977 Subiaco, Western Australia
Nickname	Watesy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–2007/08	Western Australia
FC debut	9 December 1999 Western Australia v Queensland
Last FC	6 December 2007 Western Australia v Tasmania
LA debut	27 October 1999 Western Australia v Pakistanis
Last LA	19 December 2007 Western Australia v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 15 50 1 Runs scored 491 323 – Batting average 35.07 21.53 – 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 – Top score 99 44* – Balls bowled 2,235 2,451 12 Wickets 35 52 0 Bowling average 39.94 38.48 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 – Best bowling 4/77 3/27 – Catches/stumpings 6/– 8/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 September 2008

Darren Jude Wates (born 2 July 1977) is an Australian former cricketer who played first-class and limited overs cricket for Western Australia.

Wates attended Aquinas College, Perth and the University of Western Australia. He started his career in the 1999–2000 season, in which he won the best new talent award on the way to the Western Warriors winning the Mercantile Mutual Cup Final.

In 2004, he gave away his career as a lawyer to become a full-time cricketer, but injuries have restricted his last few seasons, with persistent hamstring problems.

In the 2004 ING Cup Final, Wates starred with Kade Harvey to add 75 for the seventh wicket to guide the Western Warriors to their first title since 1999–2000. Wates hit the winning runs off the bowling of Clinton Perren in the final over of the match.

External links

• Darren Wates at ESPNcricinfo