Mike O'Shea (cricketer)

Mike O'Shea
Personal information
Full name
Michael Peter O'Shea
Born (1987-09-04) 4 September 1987 (age 37)
Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
NicknameRik
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleMiddle-order batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005Wales Minor Counties
2005–2009Glamorgan (squad no. 30)
2010Unicorns (squad no. 15)
2011–2012Glamorgan (squad no. 13)
FC debut26 July 2005 Glamorgan v Bangladesh A
LA debut4 May 2005 Wales Minor Counties v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 6 27 4
Runs scored 137 559 23
Batting average 15.22 25.40 7.66
100s/50s 0/1 0/3 0/0
Top score 50 90 11
Balls bowled 518 48
Wickets 10 1
Bowling average 52.10 50.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/32 1/25
Catches/stumpings 1/– 7/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2013

Michael Peter O'Shea[1] (born 4 September 1987) is a Welsh cricketer who has played for Glamorgan and Unicorns. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler.

He toured India in early 2005 with the England Under-19s, playing three youth Tests and four youth One Day Internationals. O'Shea made his debut in senior cricket in 2005, representing Wales Minor Counties in a Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy match against Nottinghamshire, being dismissed for a golden duck.[2] He made three first-class appearances for Glamorgan later that season, before travelling to Bangladesh to represent England Under-19s in a tri-series against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

In 2010, O'Shea was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1984-2005.
  2. ^ "Wales Minor Counties v Nottinghamshire". CricketArchive. 4 May 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  3. ^ Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.