Darren Wates

Darren Jude Wates (born 2 July 1977) is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class and limited overs cricket for Western Australia.

Darren Wates
Personal information
Full nameDarren Jude Wates
Born (1977-07-02) 2 July 1977
Subiaco, Western Australia
NicknameWatesy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2007/08Western Australia
FC debut9 December 1999 Western Australia v Queensland
Last FC6 December 2007 Western Australia v Tasmania
LA debut27 October 1999 Western Australia v Pakistanis
Last LA19 December 2007 Western Australia v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 15 50 1
Runs scored 491 323
Batting average 35.07 21.53
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 99 44*
Balls bowled 2,235 2,451 12
Wickets 35 52 0
Bowling average 39.94 38.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/77 3/27
Catches/stumpings 6/– 8/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 September 2008

Wates attended Aquinas College, Perth and the University of Western Australia. He started his career in the 1999/2000 season, in which he won the best new talent award on the way to the Western Warriors winning the Mercantile Mutual Cup Final.

In 2004, he gave away his career as a lawyer to become a full-time cricketer, but injuries have restricted his last few seasons, with persistent hamstring problems.

In the 2004 ING Cup Final, Wates starred with Kade Harvey to add 75 for the seventh wicket to guide the Western Warriors to their first title since 1999/2000. Wates hit the winning runs off the bowling of Clinton Perren in the final over of the match.


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