Ryan Campbell
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Ryan John Campbell (born February 7, 1972 in Perth) is a former Australian cricketer. In the domestic competition, he played for the Western Australiain the Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup as a right-handed batsman who played as a wicket keeper.
He was in the Australian Cricket Academy in 1994, but really made his impact felt in 1996, having been brought in as a replacement for Adam Gilchrist in the Warriors team. He has both the records for the fastest century and half-century achieved by an Australian batsman, which he achieved in the same season, 1996/97.
The highlight of his career was a 108 innings off 85 balls in the 1999-2000 Mercantile Mutual Cup final, and his 257 dismissals in first-class cricket has seen him go fourth on the list of dismissals for Western Australia in Pura Cup cricket. Campbell played two one-day internationals for Australia, filling in for Adam Gilchrist as wicket keeper.
He has represented the ACB Chairmans XI, Australia A, Australian Prime Minister's XI, Western Australia and Australia.
He retired from Western Australia at the end of the 2005-06 season
[edit] Sources
- Ryan Campbell at Cricinfo
- Ryan Campbell announces retirement, from Cricinfo, retrieved 3 February 2006
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| NAME | Campbell, Ryan John |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perth, Western Australia |
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