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Shane George

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Shane George
Personal information
Full name
Shane Peter George
Born (1970-10-21) 21 October 1970 (age 54)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987-88 to 1997-98South Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 56 27
Runs scored 509 54
Batting average 9.42 4.90
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 62 19
Balls bowled 10,784 1391
Wickets 156 36
Bowling average 40.57 31.86
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/51 4/33
Catches/stumpings 16/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2019

Shane Peter George (born 20 October 1970) is a former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for South Australia from 1987-88 to 1997-98.

Shane George was an opening bowler. In his best season, 1994-95, he was one of the leading bowlers in Australia, taking 43 wickets at an average of 33.55, helping South Australia to second position in the Sheffield Shield.[1][2] His best figures came in his first season, 1987-88, when he took 6 for 51 and 3 for 71 in South Australia’s innings victory over Tasmania.[3] In the 1995-96 Sheffield Shield final, he and Peter McIntyre, South Australia's last two batsmen, held out the Western Australian bowlers for 40 minutes to ensure a draw and, as a result, victory for South Australia in the season's Shield competition.[4]

In 1988 he was one of the 15 inaugural inductees at the Australian Institute of Sport's Cricket Academy.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Wisden 1996, pp. 1195–98.
  2. ^ "First-class bowling in each season by Shane George". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tasmania v South Australia 1987-88". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ Keane, Daniel (24 March 2016). "Former Redback Peter McIntyre recalls crucial partnership 20 years after Sheffield Shield win". ABC. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Academy class of '88 reunites". cricket.com.au. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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