Geoff Lovell

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Geoff Lovell
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Bruce Tasman Lovell
Born (1966-07-11) 11 July 1966 (age 54)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991–1993 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches261
Runs scored1,06118
Batting average 32.1518.00
100s/50s2/3–/–
Top score11418
Balls bowled1920
Wickets 1–
Bowling average 141.00–
5 wickets in innings ––
10 wickets in match––
Best bowling1/13–
Catches/stumpings 21/––/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2019

Geoffrey Bruce Tasman Lovell (born 11 July 1966) is an Australian former cricketer.

Lovell was born at Sydney in July 1966. He studied at The University of Sydney, before undertaking his post-graduate studies in England at Exeter College, Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Hampshire at Oxford in 1991. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1993, making 24 appearances. [2] Playing as a batsman, he scored 939 runs at an average of 31.30. He made two centuries, with a high score of 144 against Cambridge University in The University Match of 1993. [3] [4] Lovell also made a single first-class appearance each for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team against the touring Pakistanis in 1992 and for the Combined Universities cricket team against the touring Australians in 1993, [2] with him making 96 against the Pakistanis. [5] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, he also made a single List A one-day appearance for the Combined Universities against Hampshire in the 1993 Benson & Hedges Cup. [6] Lovell is currently the vice-warden of St Paul's College at the University of Sydney, having held the post since 2016. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Geoffrey Lovell" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Geoff Lovell" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoff Lovell" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1993" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Oxford and Cambridge Universities v Pakistanis, 1992" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "List A Matches played by Geoff Lovell" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Previous Vice-Wardens". www.stpauls.edu.au. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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