Damian Crowley

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Damian Crowley
Personal information
Full name
Damian Graham Crowley
Born (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 34)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Twenty20
Matches17
Runs scored328
Batting average 21.86
100s/50s0/2
Top score61*
Balls bowled302
Wickets 17
Bowling average 18.64
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling4/18
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 May 2015

Damian Graham Crowley (born 20 May 1989) is a South African cricketer of Italian descent. He made his debut for the Italian national side in August 2010, and has since captained Italy at several tournaments. Crowley is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox spin.

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Playing career

Born in Cape Town, Crowley later moved to England, where he played county cricket for the Nottinghamshire Second XI in 2008 and 2009, but unable to force his way into the county first eleven. [1] Although he had an Italian background through his grandmother (an immigrant to South Africa from Rimini), Crowley did not meet ICC eligibility requirements for Italy until 2010. [2] Soon after, he was selected as part of Italy's squad for the 2010 World Cricket League Division Four tournament, which was hosted by Italy. [3] He made his debut for Italy during the tournament against Nepal and went on to make a further five appearances during it, [4] helping Italy earn promotion to the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three. [5] Division Three was played in Hong Kong in January 2011, with Crowley selected as part of Italy's thirteen man squad. [6] He played in all six of Italy's matches in the tournament, [4] scoring 134 runs at an average of 26.80, with a high score of 53 not out. [7] This was his only half century in the tournament and came against Denmark. [8]

In July 2011, Crowley played in the European T20 Championship in Jersey and Guernsey, [4] which saw Italy end the tournament as runners-up to Denmark. This result qualified them to take part in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates in March 2012. Crowley was selected as part of Italy's fourteen man squad for the qualifier. [9] He made his Twenty20 debut during the tournament against Oman. He made eight further appearances during the tournament, the last of which came against Kenya. [10] Having previously kept wicket for Italy, this role was instead undertaken by Alessandro Bonora and Hayden Patrizi, therefore allowing Crowley the opportunity to bowl regularly throughout the tournament. In his nine matches, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 12.46, with best figures of 4/18. [11] He ended the tournament as Italy's joint leading wicket-taker alongside Carl Sandri. [12] With the bat, he scored 137 runs at an average of 17.12, with a high score of 44. [13] Italy finished the tournament in tenth place and therefore missed out on qualification for the 2012 World Twenty in Sri Lanka.

In April 2013, he was selected in Italy's fourteen man squad for the World Cricket League Division Three in Bermuda. [14]

In September 2017, he scored the most runs in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament, with a total of 308 runs in four matches. [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ (5 November 2013). "Italy has the belief to go all the way, says Crowley" Archived 12 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Squads named for WCL Division 4". ESPNcricinfo. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Miscellaneous Matches played by Damian Crowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "USA and Italy secure promotion to Division Three". ESPNcricinfo. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three / Italy Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2010/11 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Denmark v Italy, 2010/11 ICC World Cricket League Division Three". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2011/12". ESPNcricinfo. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Damian Crowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Damian Crowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Bowling for Italy ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  13. ↑ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Damian Crowley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three / Italy Squad". 23 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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