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Full name Shane Michael Harwood
Born March 1, 1974, Ballarat, Victoria
Current age 34 years 220 days
Major teams Australia,Victoria
Nickname Stickers
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
1.83 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
T20Is
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
First-class
39
51
9
598
68*
14.23
0
1
10
0
List A
38
22
9
172
50*
13.23
182
94.50
0
1
6
0
Twenty20
12
5
3
49
20*
24.50
30
163.33
0
0
4
3
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
T20Is
1
1
24
44
1
1/44
1/44
44.00
11.00
24.0
0
0
0
First-class
39
7906
4028
124
6/38
32.48
3.05
63.7
4
4
0
List A
38
1889
1327
46
5/40
5/40
28.84
4.21
41.0
0
2
0
Twenty20
12
12
251
327
15
3/13
3/13
21.80
7.81
16.7
0
0
0
Career statistics
Only T20I
Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 9, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2002/03
Last First-class
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Mar 15-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Following an eventful 2006-07 during which he made his Twenty20 international debut, Shane Harwood had a quieter and less productive summer in 2007-08. A serious shoulder injury threatened to derail his domestic campaign before it had started, and a groin problem later in the season continued his awful run with injuries. He finished with 19 Pura Cup wickets at 39.31 as Victoria became less reliant on him, with other fast men like Peter Siddle and Dirk Nannes continuing to develop. He remained a dangerous one-day bowler, when fit, collecting nine FR Cup victims at 23.66 from five games.
The previous summer he claimed 26 Pura Cup wickets at 30.26 and 13 at 16.30 in the domestic one-dayers as his sharp pace and awkward bounce dried up the opposition's runs. The standout moment was undoubtedly his surprise call-up into the Australia team for their Twenty20 match against England in January 2007. There were other highlights: he claimed a career-best 6 for 51 against New South Wales at the MCG and improved his record a month later with 6 for 38 against the same team at Sydney. But four separate health problems interrupted his progress and his propensity for sustaining injuries in unusual fashion continued. He hurt a calf walking down some stairs at the MCG during a match and missed games with a side strain and two separate buttock injuries.
Two years earlier he suffered a broken hand caused by his dog dragging him off his bike, a hamstring problem during a 31-ball ING Cup half-century, a cheekbone shattered by a Kade Harvey bouncer, and finally an eye complaint. In 2005-06 his form was so impressive that Shane Warne, his Victoria team-mate, wanted him chosen for the tour of South Africa, but Harwood had to settle for 30 Pura Cup wickets at 31. He stormed on to the state scene as a 28-year-old in 2002-03 when he became only the third Australian to collect a hat-trick on first-class debut. Playing Tasmania, he knocked over Shane Watson, Graeme Cunningham and Sean Clingeleffer and was soon playing for Australia A. A fan of Rodney Hogg, the former Australia fast man, Harwood would be driving trucks if he wasn't a cricketer.
Cricinfo staff April 2008
