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Full name | Nicholas James Kruger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 14 August 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002/03–2009/10 | Queensland (squad no. 32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010/11–2011/12 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,12 November 2017 |
Nicholas James Kruger (born 14 August 1983) is an Australian cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Queensland and List A cricket for Tasmania. A left hand opening batsman,Kruger made his debut in 2003 as 19-year-old,however,his career has been set back by a number of shoulder injuries. [1] He scored his highest first-class score in a tour match against the touring West Indies cricket team in November 2009. [2]
In 2011,Kruger transferred to Tasmania,and made his debut for them in a List A one-day game against Victoria at Hobart on 9 February 2011. He made 19 with the bat and took 2/25 with the ball. [3]
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