Glenn Bishop
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Glenn Andrew Bishop is a former Australian
and South Australian
cricketer
who represented Australia in two ODIs, playing as a right-handed batsman.
At the age of 17, he scored 129 and 101 for Salisbury
Second XI in Adelaide's suburban competition, becoming the first two score a century in each innings for Salisbury. He made his first-class debut in 1982/83 for South Australia
, primarily as an opening batsman, and was on the fringes of Australian selection in the mid 1980s. He made his ODI debut in January 1987 against Pakistan at the WACA Ground
in the Benson & Hedges Perth Challenge
series as an opening batsman. He scored only six from twenty balls, and took his only catch to dismiss Rameez Raja
as Pakistan won the match off the second last ball with only one wicket in hand. He played his second and final ODI at the same venue two days later against the West Indies
, this time at number five, managing only 7 from 29 deliveries.
He had a liking for international touring teams, scoring five of his thirteen first-class centuries against them, including three against New Zealand
. He also performed best at the Adelaide Oval
where he scored ten of his centuries, including his top-score of 224* against Tasmania
in 1985/86. He passed the 5000 run mark in the 1990/91 season, setting a seventh wicket partnership record of 198 with Tim May
. He retired at the end of the 1992/93 season, having played 96 matches, scoring 6206 runs at 37.38. In the limited overs format, he played 26 matches, scoring 708 runs at an average of 29.5 with two centuries, as well as his only wicket.
Australian cricket team
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and South Australian
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
cricketer
Cricketer
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who represented Australia in two ODIs, playing as a right-handed batsman.
At the age of 17, he scored 129 and 101 for Salisbury
Salisbury, South Australia
Salisbury is a northern suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the seat of the City of Salisbury, and in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Ramsay and the Australian House of Representatives divisions of Wakefield and Port Adelaide...
Second XI in Adelaide's suburban competition, becoming the first two score a century in each innings for Salisbury. He made his first-class debut in 1982/83 for South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
, primarily as an opening batsman, and was on the fringes of Australian selection in the mid 1980s. He made his ODI debut in January 1987 against Pakistan at the WACA Ground
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
in the Benson & Hedges Perth Challenge
Benson & Hedges Perth Challenge
The Benson and Hedges Challenge was a One Day International cricket tournament played at the WACA Ground in Perth, Western Australia from 30 December 1986 to 7 January 1987 as part of the 1987 America's Cup Festival of Sport....
series as an opening batsman. He scored only six from twenty balls, and took his only catch to dismiss Rameez Raja
Rameez Raja
Rameez Hasan Raja is a former Pakistani right handed batsman in cricket, who represented the Pakistan cricket team during the 1980s and 1990s. He also worked as captain of the national team...
as Pakistan won the match off the second last ball with only one wicket in hand. He played his second and final ODI at the same venue two days later against the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
, this time at number five, managing only 7 from 29 deliveries.
He had a liking for international touring teams, scoring five of his thirteen first-class centuries against them, including three against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. He also performed best at the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
where he scored ten of his centuries, including his top-score of 224* against Tasmania
Tasmanian Tigers
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and...
in 1985/86. He passed the 5000 run mark in the 1990/91 season, setting a seventh wicket partnership record of 198 with Tim May
Tim May
Timothy Brian Alexander May is a former cricketer for South Australia and Australia, who is currently a leading players' representative in his role as Chief Executive of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations...
. He retired at the end of the 1992/93 season, having played 96 matches, scoring 6206 runs at 37.38. In the limited overs format, he played 26 matches, scoring 708 runs at an average of 29.5 with two centuries, as well as his only wicket.