Michael Thornely

Michael Alistair Thornely (born 19 October 1987 in Camden, London) is an English Cricketer who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler.

Michael Thornely
Personal information
Full nameMichael Alistair Thornely
Born (1987-10-19) 19 October 1987
Camden, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2010Sussex
2011–2012Unicorns
2012Mashonaland
2012 –Leicestershire (squad no. 7)
Career statistics
Competition F-c LA T20
Matches 39 46 10
Runs scored 1,434 1,171 51
Batting average 22.06 29.27 8.50
100s/50s 2/6 1/6 –/–
Top score 131 105* 20
Balls bowled 794 326 21
Wickets 10 5
Bowling average 52.70 73.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/14 1/20
Catches/stumpings 32/– 13/– 3/–
Source: , 27 September 2013

Thornely started his first-class career with Sussex in 2007 season, after scoring 800 runs in the Second XI Championship. He was released from Sussex following the conclusion of the 2010 season.[1] In the 2011 season he played 2nd XI cricket for Somerset, Nottinghamshire, Essex and Kent, but did not win a contract at any. Although, he did play first-class cricket for the Unicorns, a team made up from players without county contracts. Whilst playing for the Unicorns he scored an unbeaten century against Somerset.

In 2012 he had a trial with Leicestershire and impressed enough to earn a contract and went on to score centuries against Glamorgan on his debut, and later against Essex. His performances earned him a contract until the end of the 2014 season.[2]

Career Best Performances

as of 27 September 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 131 Leicestershire v Glamorgan Cardiff 2012 2–14 Sussex v Worcestershire Hove 2010
LA 105* Unicorns v Somerset Taunton 2011 1–20 Leicestershire Foxes v Australians Leicester 2012
T20 20 Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning Manchester 2013 -

References

  1. Three players released by Division Two champions Sussex BBC Sport, 17 September 2010, Retrieved on 15 June 2013
  2. Leicestershire batsman Michael Thornely signs Leics deal BBC Sport, 22 June 2012, Retrieved on 15 June 2013
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