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| Full name | Wayne Stewart Andrews | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1958 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–95 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,21 June 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wayne Stewart Andrews (born 19 November 1958) is an Australian cricketer,who played for Western Australia between 1982 and 1995.
Andrews was born in Melbourne and moved to Western Australia at a young age. He appeared for Western Australia Colts during the 1978–79 and 1979–80 seasons,and was also selected in FW Millett's XI which played a match against Ireland in Belfast in 1979. [1]
Andrews made his first-class debut for Western Australia against South Australia on 25 February 1983,at the Adelaide Oval,making 48 on debut batting at no. 6. [2] He made his List A debut for Western Australia against Victoria in the semi-final of the 1982–83 McDonald's Cup,held at the WACA Ground in Perth. [3]
In total,Andrews played 91 first-class matches,scoring 4684 runs at an average of 37.17,with a highest score of 139 achieved against New South Wales during the 1985–86 season at the WACA Ground. [4] He also took 40 wickets at an average of 39.52 with 3/43 being his best bowling figures. He also played 47 List A matches,scoring 902 runs at an average of 33.40,with a highest score of 103*.
Andrews captained Western Australia in 10 Sheffield Shield matches in 1990 and 1991,and in a single domestic one-day match in 1990. [5]
Andrews played matches for Church in the Lancashire League as their professional during the 1987 English cricket season. [6] He played 23 matches was both the club's leading run-scorer and wicket-taker,scoring 771 runs at an average of 38.55,with a highest of 112, [7] and taking 60 wickets at an average of 15.21 bowling left-arm spin,including four 5-wicket hauls,with a best of 6/38. [8]
On 28 July 2000,Andrews was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his "91 Sheffield Shield career appearances for WA netting 4684 runs and 40 wickets". [9]