Ian Callen
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| Full name | Ian Wayne Callen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 May 1955 Alexandra, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1984 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Boland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Wayne Callen (born 2 May 1955, in Alexandra, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test and 5 ODIs from 1978 to 1982.
His only test came against India in Adelaide in 1978 in which he took 6 wickets, helping bowl Australia to a series-winning victory. He also toured both the West Indies and Pakistan with the Australian side.
He runs his own company in the Yarra Valley manufacturing cricket bats.[1] Using wood from his willow plantation near Healesville he makes each bat by hand.[2]
Career
Callen made his first class debut in 1976-77.
He toured the West Indies in 1977-78. He played in the first ODI taking 1-42.[3] He had better luck in the second ODI, taking 3-24.[4]
He toured Pakistan in 1982. He played in three ODIs, taking 1-32,[5] 0-50[6] and not bowling in the third.[7]
Post Playing Career
Callen established Ian Callen Sports in 1981. He sold it in 1985 to concentrate on making a range of three bats, the MX, the K-IX and the Aussie Boomah.[8] He used willow imported from England. Eventually he decided to plant his own willow in Victoria.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Callen Cricket Bats - About". Callen Cricket Bats. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ Kathryn Kernohan, "Ian bats against England", RoyalAuto, Dec 2015/Jan 2016, p. 11.
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64163.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64164.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64193.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64195.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64196.html
- ↑ "About". Callen Cricket.
- ↑ "Former Australian cricketer wants to develop a home-grown cricket bat industry". Radio National Bush Telegraph. 24 October 2014.