Michael Hogan (cricketer)
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Michael Garry Hogan is an Australia
n cricket
er, currently playing for the Western Warriors
and the Hobart Hurricanes
in the Big Bash League
, New South Wales
. He made his debut for Newcastle Grade Cricket side Merewether in 2003 at the age of 23, playing two seasons with the club before moving to Sydney
to play for Northern District in the Sydney Grade Cricket
competition during the 2005–06 season. The following season he returned to Newcastle, representing New South Wales Country in the 2006–07 National Country Cricket Championships, taking 19 wickets in five matches at average of 15.95, with a best of 6/80 against Western Australia Country.
For the 2008–09 season he again played grade cricket in Sydney, also playing two matches for the New South Wales Second XI, taking six wickets at an average of 17.00, with a best of 3/30 against South Australia.
for the 2009–10 season by coach at the time Tom Moody
. He made his for the Warriors against Queensland
in the first game of the 2009–10 season
, taking 1/31 off 10 overs. He played eight List A matches for the season, taking six wickets at an average
of 51.83 with a best of 2/32. He was more successful in the Sheffield Shield
, playing seven matches and taking 23 wickets at an average of 30.91, with a best of 5/83 against South Australia
. He also played three Twenty20
matches, taking two wickets.
moved states, Brett Dorey
and Steve Magoffin
were injured and Ashley Noffke
announced his retirement. He played ten Sheffield Shield matches, taking 31 wickets at an average of 33.96, including a haul of 6/70 against Tasmania
.
He also 15 List A wickets in nine matches, including a haul of 5/44 against Victoria
, and four Twenty20 wickets, all of which also came against Victoria. He was awarded the Lawrie Sawle Medal for the most outstanding Western Australia at domestic level at the end of the season.
in the Big Bash League
for the 2011–12 season.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
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...
er, currently playing for the Western Warriors
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
and the Hobart Hurricanes
Hobart Hurricanes
The Hobart Hurricanes is a cricket team based in Hobart who represent Tasmania in the Big Bash League. The Hurricanes will wear a purple kit.Their inaugural coach is Allister de Winter. Their inaugural captain is Tasmanian wicket-keeper and vice captain Tim Paine.The Hurricanes have been described...
in the Big Bash League
Big Bash League
The KFC t20 Big Bash League is the Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. The Big Bash League replaces the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and will feature city-based franchises instead of the state teams which had participated previously. The inaugural season will begin...
Early career
Hogan was born in NewcastleNewcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. He made his debut for Newcastle Grade Cricket side Merewether in 2003 at the age of 23, playing two seasons with the club before moving to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to play for Northern District in the Sydney Grade Cricket
Sydney Grade Cricket
Sydney Grade Cricket is a cricket competition played in Sydney, Australia. The competition began in 1893 when a number of clubs, which had been playing for many years on an ad hoc basis, voted to create a formal competition structure....
competition during the 2005–06 season. The following season he returned to Newcastle, representing New South Wales Country in the 2006–07 National Country Cricket Championships, taking 19 wickets in five matches at average of 15.95, with a best of 6/80 against Western Australia Country.
For the 2008–09 season he again played grade cricket in Sydney, also playing two matches for the New South Wales Second XI, taking six wickets at an average of 17.00, with a best of 3/30 against South Australia.
2009–10 season
Hogan was recruited to the Western WarriorsWestern Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
for the 2009–10 season by coach at the time Tom Moody
Tom Moody
Thomas Masson Moody is a former Australian cricketer and coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team. Today he is the coach for the IPL team Kings XI Punjab...
. He made his for the Warriors against Queensland
Queensland Bulls
The Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
in the first game of the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Ford Ranger One Day Cup season
The 2009–10 Ford Ranger One Day Cup was the 40th season of official List A domestic cricket in Australia. The season began on 11 October 2009 when Western Australia played Queensland.-Points Table:...
, taking 1/31 off 10 overs. He played eight List A matches for the season, taking six wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 51.83 with a best of 2/32. He was more successful in the Sheffield Shield
2009–10 Sheffield Shield season
The 2009–10 Sheffield Shield season is the 117th season of official first-class domestic cricket in Australia. The season began on 13 October 2009...
, playing seven matches and taking 23 wickets at an average of 30.91, with a best of 5/83 against 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...
. He also played three Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
matches, taking two wickets.
2010–11 season
Hogan became Western Australia's leading fast bowlers for the 2010–11 season after Ben EdmondsonBen Edmondson
Ben Matthew Edmondson is an Australian cricketer who has played for the Western Warriors, Southern Redbacks and Gloucestershire. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler....
moved states, Brett Dorey
Brett Dorey
Brett Raymond Dorey is an Australian cricketer. He played four One Day Internationals for the Australia national cricket team in 2006, picking up two wickets. He played domestic first-class and one-day cricket for the Western Warriors from the 2004–05 to 2010–11 seasons.-Life and career:Dorey was...
and Steve Magoffin
Steve Magoffin
Steven James "Steve" Magoffin is an Australian cricketer currently playing with the Queensland cricket team...
were injured and Ashley Noffke
Ashley Noffke
Ashley Allan Noffke is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League . He previously played cricket for Queensland and Western Australia...
announced his retirement. He played ten Sheffield Shield matches, taking 31 wickets at an average of 33.96, including a haul of 6/70 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...
.
He also 15 List A wickets in nine matches, including a haul of 5/44 against Victoria
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
, and four Twenty20 wickets, all of which also came against Victoria. He was awarded the Lawrie Sawle Medal for the most outstanding Western Australia at domestic level at the end of the season.
2011–12 season
Hogan signed for the Hobart HurricanesHobart Hurricanes
The Hobart Hurricanes is a cricket team based in Hobart who represent Tasmania in the Big Bash League. The Hurricanes will wear a purple kit.Their inaugural coach is Allister de Winter. Their inaugural captain is Tasmanian wicket-keeper and vice captain Tim Paine.The Hurricanes have been described...
in the Big Bash League
Big Bash League
The KFC t20 Big Bash League is the Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. The Big Bash League replaces the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and will feature city-based franchises instead of the state teams which had participated previously. The inaugural season will begin...
for the 2011–12 season.