Mike Veletta
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
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| Bowling type | - | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 8 | 20 |
| Runs scored | 207 | 484 |
| Batting average | 18.81 | 32.26 |
| 100s/50s | -/- | -/2 |
| Top score | 39 | 68* |
| Balls bowled | - | - |
| Wickets | - | - |
| Bowling average | - | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a |
| Best bowling | - | - |
| Catches/stumpings | 12/- | 8/- |
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Michael Robert John Veletta (born October 30, 1963, Perth, Western Australia) is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer.
He played in 8 Tests and 20 One-day International matches between 1987 and 1990. He played 127 first-class matches including 114 Sheffield Shield matches, and 41 domestic one-day matches for Western Australia.
In the 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup he played a pivotal role for Australia. In the final against England he slammed 45 off only 31 balls, an innings that was ultimately decisive as Australia edged out the England by the narrow margin of only seven runs. At Test level however, Veletta never really performed to his potential. In eight Tests, the dogged opener got numerous starts, but never went on with it. He failed to even reach half-century, his highest score being 39.
Veletta was dropped from the Test side after his score of 9 against Pakistan in the washed out 3rd Test played in Sydney in February 1990. He was in the 1989 Ashes tour party to England and appeared in an One Day International as a wicketkeeper.
In 2001 he was appointed coach of the Western Warriors; however the Western Australian Cricket Association terminated the contract after only two years of the three year contract. The remainder of his contract was paid out in full. He coached the Domestic One day side the Canberra Comets from 1995-96 to 1998-99.
[edit] Career Stats
8 Tests (207 runs @ 18.81), 20 one-day internationals (484 runs @ 32.26), 127 first-class WA matches (8,038 runs @ 41.22), 114 Sheffield Shield matches (7,306 @ 41.04), 41 domestic one-day WA matches (1,010 runs @ 32.58)
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| NAME | Veletta, Michael Robert John |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perth, Western Australia |
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