Alex Doolan

Alex Doolan
Personal information
Full name Alexander James Doolan
Born (1985-11-29) 29 November 1985[1]
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Nickname Hooley Dooley
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting Right-handed
Role Batsman, Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations BR Doolan (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 437) 12 February 2014 v South Africa
Last Test 22 October 2014 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–present Tasmania
2012–2015 Melbourne Renegades
2016–2017 Brisbane Heat
2017–present Hobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 4 80 32 13
Runs scored 191 4,742 1075 149
Batting average 23.87 34.86 39.81 11.46
100s/50s 0/1 8/25 0/7 0/0
Top score 89 202* 96 30
Catches/stumpings 4/– 47/– 11/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2017

Alexander James Doolan (born 29 November 1985) is an Australian cricketer, who plays domestically for Tasmania and the Hobart Hurricanes. He plays his club cricket for South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club.

The innings that brought him wider public attention was his unbeaten 161 for Australia A against the touring South Africans in November 2012 and his work against Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander meant Doolan featured in discussions about who would replace the retiring Ricky Ponting in the Test team. His opportunity did not come but Doolan finished that summer fourth on the Sheffield Shield tally with 715 runs at 42.05, improving on his leaner 2011–12. In the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, Doolan scored 362 runs at an average of 120.66 with his highest scored being 93. Alex had 3 not outs throughout the tournament.

Test selection

On 29 December 2013, it was announced that Doolan would replace the injured first drop batsman Shane Watson if he was unable to prove his fitness for the fifth test at the SCG. Doolan made his Test debut in the 1st Test against South Africa in February 2014. In the same test he took an excellent catch to dismiss Graeme Smith.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Doolan". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Australia sent in, Doolan debuts retrieved 12 February 2014
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