Brett Dorey

Brett Dorey
Personal information
Full name Brett Raymond Dorey
Born 3 October 1977
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Nickname Behemoth
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
  • Australia
ODI debut (cap 157) 20 January 2006 v South Africa
Last ODI 28 April 2006 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–present Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 4 40 43 16
Runs scored 2 796 224 20
Batting average 2.00 17.30 8.96 5.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 2 53 45 14*
Balls bowled 162 8217 2148 372
Wickets 2 151 46 21
Bowling average 73.00 25.78 34.63 23.19
5 wickets in innings 0 9 1 0
10 wickets in match n/a 1 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/12 7/86 5/48 3/19
Catches/stumpings 0/– 15/– 14/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2010

Brett Raymond Dorey (born 3 October 1977) is an Australian cricketer. He played four One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Australia national cricket team in 2006, picking up two wickets. He played domestic first-class and one-day cricket for the Western Warriors from the 2004–05 to 2010–11 seasons.

Life and career

Dorey was born in East Fremantle, Western Australia. He started his cricketing career playing for the Western Australian Under-17 and Under-19 sides during the late 1990s, before he travelled around Europe for two and half years. He suffered a terrible accident while snowboarding in Austria: after knocking himself out, Dorey was trying to navigate back to his base when he was cut off by a German whose skis sliced open his right knee. The wound required 14 stitches, and Dorey was worried his sporting career may be over.[1] During his time in Europe, he also served as a bodyguard for the children of a wealthy Russian businessman.[2]

Until his knee injury, Dorey had been planning to attempt to break into professional football on his return to Australia, having previously played for South Fremantle.[1] Instead, he began playing professional cricket. A string of injuries led to his call-up to the Western Australia state side during the 2004–05 season,[2] and he made his debut in the ING Cup against Victoria in November.[3] Later in the same month, he made his first-class debut, claiming one wicket during a draw against Queensland.[4] He claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in his third first-class match, finishing with 5/41 against the touring Pakistanis.[5] Dorey completed the 2004–05 season with 23 first-class wickets,[6] and 4 one-day wickets.[7]

The 2005–06 season saw Dorey improve on his figures from the previous season. During a Pura Cup match against the Queensland Bulls, he claimed seven wickets in an innings, finishing with 7/86,[8] his best return in first-class cricket.[6] His performances saw him selected as part of the Australian squad for the 2005–06 VB Series, with chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns saying "Brett is an exciting prospect who has good height and is able to generate good bounce. He has had solid results in domestic cricket and we want to have a look at him at the next level."[9] Dorey claimed his first international wicket on debut against South Africa, having Shaun Pollock caught off his bowling to return 1/51.[10] Dorey failed to claim wickets in either of his two other matches in the series, and was released from the Australian squad to return to Western Australia for their match against the New South Wales Blues.[11]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 English, Peter (2006-08-18). "Accidental hero". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Player Profile: Brett Dorey". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  3. "Victoria v Western Australia". CricketArchive. 2004-11-14. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  4. "Western Australia v Queensland". CricketArchive. 2004-11-21. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  5. "Western Australia v Pakistanis". CricketArchive. 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Brett Dorey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  7. "ListA Bowling in Each Season by Brett Dorey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  8. "Queensland v Western Australia". CricketArchive. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  9. Cricinfo staff (2006-01-06). "Dorey handed Australia call for VB Series". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  10. "Australia v South Africa". CricketArchive. 2006-01-20. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  11. Cricinfo staff (2006-02-13). "Australia chop Dorey so he can play for Warriors". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08.

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