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Doug Bollinger

Australia

Player profile

Full name Douglas Erwin Bollinger
Born July 24, 1981, Baulkham Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 27 years 80 days
Major teams Australia, Australia A, New South Wales, Worcestershire
Nickname Eagle
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast
Height 1.92 m

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 45 51 24 204 31* 7.55 0 0 14 0
List A 44 15 8 42 7* 6.00 68 61.76 0 0 8 0
Twenty20 7 1 0 5 5 5.00 5 100.00 0 0 1 0 0 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 45 7709 4284 137 6/63 31.27 3.33 56.2 8 7 2
List A 44 2113 1693 54 4/24 4/24 31.35 4.80 39.1 2 0 0
Twenty20 7 6 108 208 4 2/26 2/26 52.00 11.55 27.0 0 0 0

Career statistics
First-class debut 2002/03
Last First-class India A v Australia A at Hyderabad (Decc), Sep 9-11, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2002/03
Last List A Australia A v New Zealand A at Hyderabad (Decc), Sep 15, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut New South Wales v Queensland at Sydney, Jan 8, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

Last season was a summer of change for Doug Bollinger. He finished 2007-08 with his initial Cricket Australia contract, his first position in an Australia touring party, a new wife and a fresh head of hair. Just as he was preparing to depart on his honeymoon, Bollinger received word that he was a late addition to the Test squad to tour the West Indies in May 2008. He was unlucky not to be in the original group after topping the Pura Cup wicket tally with 45 at 15.44, an especially good return considering he missed the last three games of New South Wales' successful campaign with a broken foot. He had been instrumental in getting the Blues to the decider, grabbing 12 wickets in an innings victory over Tasmania and picking up ten victims in a win against Western Australia. Like Ashley Noffke, Bollinger did not get a Test in the West Indies, but both players were picked for Australia A's tour of India and Bollinger got the nod for the Test tour that followed.

The previous season had been Bollinger's breakthrough summer in the Pura Cup as he became the Blues' second-leading wicket-taker with 37 victims at 28.37. That season finished with 5 for 73 in the first innings of the final against Tasmania, which was his first Pura Cup five-wicket haul, and his success helped him earn a contract at Worcestershire for 2007. A left-arm fast bowler who mixes sharp pace with a consistent line and length, Bollinger has progressed over the past few seasons from steady workhorse to dangerous new-ball option. He spent the 2006 winter at the Academy and the previous summer had made his name in the FR Cup with 15 one-day wickets at 20.33. Bollinger has Australia A experience but his most famous day came against South Australia in 2004-05 when he became the fourth man in Australia's one-day domestic history to claim a hat-trick.
Cricinfo staff September 2008

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Sep 28, 2008

Doug Bollinger has something interesting to tell Shane Watson
Doug Bollinger has something interesting to tell Shane Watson
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Mar 13, 2008

Members of the Australian Cricketers' Association all-star Pura Cup and FR Cup teams for 2007-08
Members of the Australian Cricketers' Association all-star Pura Cup and FR Cup teams for 2007-08
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Mar 13, 2008

Members of the Australian Cricketers' Association all-star Pura Cup and FR Cup teams for 2007-08
Members of the Australian Cricketers' Association all-star Pura Cup and FR Cup teams for 2007-08
© Getty Images

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