Graeme Clifford Rummans (born 13 December 1976) is an Australian cricketer

Cricketer

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. He grew up in the suburb of Camperdown

Camperdown, New South Wales

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 in Sydney

Sydney

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. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox.

He initially debuted for the New South Wales Sheffield Shield team on 5 March 1998. Batting at number six he only managed eleven when he was trapped in front by Colin Miller

Colin Miller (cricketer)

Colin Reid Miller is a former Australian cricketer. Known for his ever-changing hair colour; he played with blue hair in a test match against the West Indies in 2001. His hair apparently made West Indies captain Courtney Walsh laugh.Miller began as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but changed to...

.

His career suffered a major setback in 2002 when he tested positive for the banned masking agent probenecid

Probenecid

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. For his offence he received a one-month ban from all cricket and a A$2000 fine.

Ahead of the following season he moved to Victoria in an effort to further his first-class career, yet despite large success at club level with St Kilda

St Kilda Cricket Club

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 (where he won consecutive Ryder Medals as the best player in Premier Cricket

Victorian Premier Cricket

Victorian Premier Cricket is the elite club cricket competition in the state of Victoria, administered by Cricket Victoria. Each club fields four teams of adult players and usually play on weekends and public holidays. Matches are played on turf wickets under limited-time rules, with most results...

), Rummans was unable to attain a regular position with the state team.

He moved back to New South Wales after the 2006/7 season for family reasons and captained St George

St George Cricket Club

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 to successive First Grade

Sydney Grade Cricket

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premierships. He returned to Victoria for the 2009/10 season, during which he won his third Ryder Medal.

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