Alex Doolan

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.

Alex Doolan
Personal information
Full nameAlexander James Doolan
Born (1985-11-29) 29 November 1985[1]
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
NicknameHooley Dooley
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, Occasional wicket-keeper
RelationsBruce Doolan (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 437)12 February 2014 v South Africa
Last Test22 October 2014 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–presentTasmania
2012–2015Melbourne Renegades
2016–2017Brisbane Heat
2017–presentHobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 4 112 42 27
Runs scored 191 6,658 1,336 409
Batting average 23.87 34.67 36.10 17.04
100s/50s 0/1 12/34 0/9 0/1
Top score 89 247* 96 70*
Catches/stumpings 4/– 81/– 14/– 18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2019

Career

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 score being 93. Alex had 3 not outs throughout the tournament.

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]

In November 2019, during the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season, Doolan became the seventh batsman for Tasmania to score a century in each innings in a first-class match.[3]

References
  1. "Alex Doolan". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  2. Australia sent in, Doolan debuts retrieved 12 February 2014
  3. "Doolan's twin tons deny South Australia drought breaking win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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