| Fullname | Michael Hubert Austen |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 17 May 1964 (age 62) |
| Birth place | Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm medium |
| Club 1 | Western Province |
| Year 1 | 1982/83–1988/89 |
| Club 2 | Otago |
| Year 2 | 1989/90–1991/92 |
| Club 3 | Wellington |
| Year 3 | 1992/93–1995/96 |
| Club 4 | Otago |
| Year 4 | 1996/97–1997/98 |
| Type 1 | FC |
| Debutdate 1 | 5 March |
| Debutyear 1 | 1983 |
| Debutfor 1 | Western Province B |
| Debutagainst 1 | Border |
| Lastdate 1 | 29 March |
| Lastyear 1 | 1997 |
| Lastfor 1 | Otago |
| Lastagainst 1 | Canterbury |
| Type 2 | LA |
| Debutdate 2 | 15 October |
| Debutyear 2 | 1983 |
| Debutfor 2 | Western Province B |
| Debutagainst 2 | Transvaal |
| Lastdate 2 | 14 January |
| Lastyear 2 | 1998 |
| Lastfor 2 | Otago |
| Lastagainst 2 | Auckland |
| Columns | 2 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 66 |
| Runs 1 | 3,619 |
| Bat avg 1 | 32.31 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 6/16 |
| Top score 1 | 202* |
| Deliveries 1 | 3,836 |
| Wickets 1 | 55 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 32.96 |
| Fivefor 1 | 1 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 5/71 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 48/– |
| Column 2 | List A |
| Matches 2 | 60 |
| Runs 2 | 1,380 |
| Bat avg 2 | 23.38 |
| 100s/50s 2 | 0/9 |
| Top score 2 | 95* |
| Deliveries 2 | 1,469 |
| Wickets 2 | 39 |
| Bowl avg 2 | 26.87 |
| Fivefor 2 | 0 |
| Tenfor 2 | 0 |
| Best bowling 2 | 4/47 |
| Catches/stumpings 2 | 14/– |
| Source | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/michael-austen-43973 CricInfo |
| Date | 31 December |
| Year | 2021 |
Michael Hubert Austen (born 17 May 1964)[1] is a South African-born cricketer who played for Western Province in South African domestic cricket between the 1982/83 and 1988/89 seasons and for Otago and Wellington between the 1989/90 and 1997/98 seasons.[2] Austen worked as a doctor throughout his career in New Zealand.[3]
Austen was born at Cape Town in South Africa in 1964.[1] He was educated at Rondebosch Boys High School and worked professionally as a doctor.[4] He made his senior debut for Western Province B in a SAB Bowl match against Border in March 1983. He played mainly for Western Province B in the Bowl competition, before making four appearances for Western Province in the 1987/88 Currie Cup. He played a single first-class match for a South African Universities side in 1987.[2]
He moved to New Zealand to play for Otago at the start of the 1989/90 season, moving to Wellington for four seasons before returning to Otago to finish his first-class career.[2] In total he played in 66 first-class cricket and 60 List A cricket matches, scoring almost 5,000 runs and taking 94 senior wickets.[1]
References
- ^ Michael Austen, CricInfo. Retrieved 1 August 2015
- ^ Michael Austen, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ NZC changes import rule, stuff.co.nz, 10 November 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 13. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2