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| Full name | Dominic John Thornely | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-10-01) 1 October 1978 (age 46) Albury, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium Right-arm off spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001/02–2010/11 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Mumbai Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2012/13 | Sydney Sixers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: , 17 August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dominic John Thornely (born 1 October 1978) is an Australian former first-class cricketer who played for the New South Wales cricket team in Australian domestic cricket.
Thornely made his debut for New South Wales aged 25 and made his maiden first-class century with 143 against Victoria at Newcastle. He went on to receive Australia A selection in his debut season. He held an Australian Cricket Academy scholarship in 1997.
He had an outstanding 2004–05 series in the Pura Cup scoring 1065 runs at 62.65 with 4 centuries, helping NSW to win the competition. His highest score of 261 was made against Western Australia at the SCG and in it he beat the record of David Hookes for most sixes in an Australian domestic game with 11. Another record came in his 219-run stand for the last wicket with Stuart MacGill. MacGill only contributed 27 of those runs.
He played county cricket with Surrey in 2005 and for Hampshire in 2007. He represented Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2008 season.
References
- Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.
External links
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Australian cricketers
- New South Wales cricketers
- Surrey cricketers
- Hampshire cricketers
- Australian expatriate cricketers in England
- Sportspeople from Albury
- Mumbai Indians cricketers
- Australian expatriate cricketers in India
- Australian Institute of Sport cricketers
- Sydney Sixers cricketers
- Cricketers from New South Wales