Shane Harwood
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Shane Michael Harwood (born 1 March 1974) is an Australia
n cricket
er who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers
. He bowls right-arm fast-medium and has represented Australia in three Twenty20 Internationals.
Harwood began his Pura Cup
career as a 28-year-old in 2002-03 and became the third Australian to get a hat-trick on debut. Harwood is also a useful tailender who in the ING Cup
once scored a 31-ball 50.
He has represented Australia A and was suggested by teammate Shane Warne
as being a contender for the 2006 Australian Test tour of South Africa. Although he did not make the Test squad, he was picked for Australia in a Twenty20 International
game against England in early 2007.
On 16 January 2006 Harwood took career-best figures of 6 for 38 in a Pura Cup match against New South Wales.
He was named in the Australian 30-man preliminary squad for the 2007 World Cup, but did not make the final fifteen.
On 12 March 2009, Harwood was selected for the 16-man Australian one-day squad in South Africa. He played both Twenty20 Internationals, taking 2/21 in the second match off his four overs.
He was also selected for Rajasthan Royals
team in the Indian Premier League
and he made his IPL debut on 2 May 2009 where he took a wicket of the first ball he bowled for the Rajasthan Royals.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
. He bowls right-arm fast-medium and has represented Australia in three Twenty20 Internationals.
Harwood began his Pura Cup
Pura Cup
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from the six states of Australia. Prior to the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, donated by Lord Sheffield, was first contested during...
career as a 28-year-old in 2002-03 and became the third Australian to get a hat-trick on debut. Harwood is also a useful tailender who in the ING Cup
ING Cup
The Australian domestic one-day cricket tournament, currently known as the Ryobi One Day Cup is the premier domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The competition includes the six first-class cricket teams in Australia, as well as formerly including the Canberra Comets and the...
once scored a 31-ball 50.
He has represented Australia A and was suggested by teammate Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
as being a contender for the 2006 Australian Test tour of South Africa. Although he did not make the Test squad, he was picked for Australia in a Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International is a form of cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket...
game against England in early 2007.
On 16 January 2006 Harwood took career-best figures of 6 for 38 in a Pura Cup match against New South Wales.
He was named in the Australian 30-man preliminary squad for the 2007 World Cup, but did not make the final fifteen.
On 12 March 2009, Harwood was selected for the 16-man Australian one-day squad in South Africa. He played both Twenty20 Internationals, taking 2/21 in the second match off his four overs.
He was also selected for Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is an Indian Premier League franchise based on the city of the Jaipur captained and coached by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.They were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League...
team in the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
and he made his IPL debut on 2 May 2009 where he took a wicket of the first ball he bowled for the Rajasthan Royals.