Michael Rea (cricketer)

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Michael Rea
Personal information
Full name
Michael Peter Rea
Born (1966-02-19) 19 February 1966 (age 57)
Bangor, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
Role Opening batsman
International information
National side
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 15 March 2016

Michael Peter Rea (born 19 February 1966) is a former Irish international cricketer who represented the Irish national side between 1985 and 1996. He played as a right-handed opening batsman.

Rea was born in Bangor, Northern Ireland. [1] He made his debut for Ireland in June 1985, in a first-class fixture against Scotland. Overall, Rea appeared in eight first-class matches for Ireland between 1985 and 1994, all of which came against Scotland. [2] He scored 500 runs at an average of 33.33, including a single century, 115 runs from 217 balls, made at the Woodvale Road ground in June 1993. [3] Rea also made regular appearances for Ireland in the English limited-overs competitions (the NatWest Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup). [4] At the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya, he played in six of his team's seven matches, although he scored only 93 runs. [5] His highest score was 36, made against the United Arab Emirates. [6] Rea's final appearance for Ireland came in April 1996, in a Benson & Hedges Cup game against Hampshire. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Michael Rea – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ First-class matches played by Michael Rea – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Ireland v Scotland, Scotland in Ireland 1993 - CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 List A matches played by Michael Rea – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Records / ABN-AMRO ICC Trophy, 1993/94 - Ireland / Batting and bowling averages Archived 22 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  6. ↑ ICC Trophy matches played by Michael Rea – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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