Luke Pomersbach
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| Luke Pomersbach | ||||
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Luke Anthony Pomersbach | |||
| Nickname | Pomers | |||
| Born | 28 September 1984 | |||
| Bentley, Western Australia, Australia | ||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2006 - | Western Australia | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| FC | List A | |||
| Matches | 12 | 14 | ||
| Runs scored | 949 | 270 | ||
| Batting average | 52.72 | 24.54 | ||
| 100s/50s | 2/7 | 0/1 | ||
| Top score | 176 | 87 | ||
| Balls bowled | 39 | - | ||
| Wickets | 1 | - | ||
| Bowling average | 13.00 | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 1/6 | - | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 14/– | 4/– | ||
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As of 12 March 2008 |
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Luke Anthony Pomersbach (born September 28, 1984 in Bentley, Western Australia) is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for the Western Warriors and has recently signed with Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab. An attacking left handed batsman, Pomersbach also represents Gosnells in Western Australian club cricket.
Pomersbach made his Ford Ranger Cup debut for Western Australia in their match against New South Wales in November, 2006, scoring 33 runs from 47 balls. In December, 2006 in a two-day tour match at the WACA against the England XI, he showed his potential against a quality bowling attack when he scored 101 not out.[1]
Shortly after, he made his First-class cricket debut against Tasmania in a Pura Cup match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. He performed very well scoring 74 in the first innings, partnering Chris Rogers in a 106 run 5th wicket partnership. He continued his good form into the second innings when he came to the wicket with WA in trouble at 4/36. With a mix of aggressive strokeplay and careful defending he helped to save WA, scoring 63 runs, leaving his teammates only 32 more runs to win.
In November 2007, Pomersbach and fellow Western Warrior Shaun Marsh were suspended from the state side for drinking alcohol following a game against Queensland. Despite this suspension, he was named in the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI to play in the annual Lilac Hill game. He starred against the New Zealanders, scoring 88 runs from 65 balls.[2]
Pomersbach then made a most unusual debut for the Australian cricket team in a Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Perth on December 11, 2007. Having not been selected in the original squad for the match, Pomersbach was at the ground as a spectator with his girlfriend, when a back injury to Brad Hodge during the warm-up forced the Australian team to call on Pomersbach as an emergency replacement. He again performed well, scoring 15 runs from 7 balls, including a 6 off the third ball he faced.[3] Pomercbach also won the 2008 Bradman Young Player of the Year.[4]
He attended Yale Primary School and Kent Street Senior High School in Perth.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Miller, Andrew. "Harmison still a concern for England", Cricinfo, 9 December, 2006.
- ^ Conn, Malcolm. "Injury to Hodge is lucky for Luke", The Australian, 12 December, 2007.
- ^ "Pomersbach gets the call", Cricket Australia, 11 December, 2007.
- ^ "Lee wins Allan Border Medal", Fox Sports, 2008-02-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Staff writer. "Luke ready for big stage", Southern Gazette, News Limited, 2008-01-22, p. 74. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. "Batsman Luke Pomersbach became the first Kent St Senior High graduate to represent Australia in the Twenty-20 international at the WACA Ground last month."
[edit] External links
- Luke Pomersbach at Cricinfo
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