Dominic Thornely
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Dominic Thornely is an Australian cricketer
who plays for the New South Wales Blues
in Australian domestic cricket.
Thornely made his debut for the Blues aged 25 and made his maiden First class century with 143 against Victoria at Newcastle. He would go on to receive Australia A selection in his debut season.
He had an outstanding 2004-05 series in the Pura Cup
scoring 1065 runs at 62.65 with 4 centuries. NSW would go on 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 country cricket with Surrey
in 2005 and for Hampshire
in 2007. He represented Mumbai Indians
in the Indian Premier League
2008 season.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
who plays for the New South Wales Blues
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
in Australian domestic cricket.
Thornely made his debut for the Blues aged 25 and made his maiden First class century with 143 against Victoria at Newcastle. He would go on to receive Australia A selection in his debut season.
He had an outstanding 2004-05 series in the Pura Cup
Pura Cup
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from the six states of Australia. Prior to the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, donated by Lord Sheffield, was first contested during...
scoring 1065 runs at 62.65 with 4 centuries. NSW would go on 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
David Hookes
David William Hookes was an Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order...
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
Stuart MacGill
Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill is a former right-arm leg spin bowler of the Australian cricket team, with a domestic career at Western Australia, New South Wales, Nottinghamshire, Devon and Somerset...
. MacGill only contributed 27 of those runs.
He played country cricket with Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in 2005 and for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in 2007. He represented Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians , is a franchise cricket team representing Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. Mumbai Indians are currently led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is the Icon Player for the team and is coached by Robin Singh...
in the Indian Premier League
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered in Mumbai, and is supervised by BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla, who serves as the league's Chairman and Commissioner...
2008 season.