Beau Casson

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Beau Casson
Australia
Personal information
Full name Beau Casson
Nickname Buzz
Born 7 December 1982 (1982-12-07) (age 25)
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Role All rounder
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Left-arm Chinaman
International information
Test debut (cap 401) 12 June 2008: v West Indies
Last Test 12 June 2008: v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years Team
2002 – 2006 Western Australia
2006 – present New South Wales
Career statistics
FC List A
Matches 40 20
Runs scored 1,259 47
Batting average 24.68 7.83
100s/50s 0/6 0/0
Top score 99 18
Balls bowled 7,316 618
Wickets 107 18
Bowling average 40.38 28.27
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 6/64 4/31
Catches/stumpings 18/– 3/–

As of 19 March 2008
Source: Cricinfo

Beau Casson (born 7 December 1982 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the New South Wales Blues. Casson previously played for Western Australia between 2002 and 2006 and has represented Australia at Test cricket. Primarily a left arm leg-spinner, Casson is also capable with the bat and has a highest First-class score of 99.

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[edit] Early and personal life

Casson was born and grew up in the Perth suburb of Subiaco, Western Australia as one of seven children.[1] He began bowling leg-spin as a child after watching Shane Warne, citing him as a major influence in his career.[1] Casson was born with Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect for which he has undergone three-open heart surgeries.[2] As a result of his condition he works to a slightly modified training program and is monitored regularly, otherwise it is inconsequential to his cricketing abilities.[2]

[edit] Junior career

A talented junior cricketer, Casson represented the Australian U-19 cricket team in Youth Test and One Day International matches between 2001 and 2002.[3][4] He was a vital part of the Australian Under 19 team that won the 2002 Under 19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand,[5] taking 12 wickets at 15.08 in 6 matches.[6] He was also a part of the Youth Test team that took on the Sri Lankan U-19 cricket team at Perth and Adelaide in 2001. Australia swept the series 3-0 and Casson performed solidly taking 8 wickets at 17.37 with best figures of 5/52.[7]

Casson has also represented Western Australia at all junior levels, from playing in their Under 17 team in 1999 to their Under 19 team in 2001.[8] He is also a multiple graduate of the Australian Cricket Academy, being a part of the Academy intake in 2001, 2002 and 2006.

[edit] Domestic career

Since 2002 Casson has represented both New South Wales and Western Australia in First-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket.

[edit] Western Australia

[edit] International career

In April 2008 Casson was named as a member of the Australian Test squad to tour the West Indies in May. After first choice spinner Stuart MacGill retired, he won a test cap for the Third Test. [9]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Casson coming out of the shadows The Age. Retrieved June 11, 2008
  2. ^ a b Beau Casson - Plenty of ticker The Age. Retrieved June 11, 2008
  3. ^ Youth Test Matches played by Beau Casson (3) Cricket Archive. Retrieved June 12, 2008
  4. ^ Youth One-Day International Matches played by Beau Casson (8) Cricket Archive. Retrieved June 12, 2008
  5. ^ Australian team for 2002 ICC Under-19 World Cup announced Cricinfo. Retrieved June 11, 2008
  6. ^ Bowling in ICC Under-19 World Cup 2001/02 (Ordered by Average) Cricket Archive. Retrieved June 11, 2008
  7. ^ Under-19 Test Bowling for Australia Under-19s Sri Lanka Under-19s in Australia 2000/01 Cricket Archive. Retrieved June 11, 2008
  8. ^ Other matches played by Beau Casson (84) Cricket Archive. Retrieved June 12, 2008
  9. ^ Coomber, J; Casson called up for Carribean; Foxsports; 2008-04-01
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