Michael O'Sullivan
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Michael O'Sullivan is a former English
cricket
er. He was a left-handed batsman, left-arm fast medium and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Berkshire
. He was born in Reading
.
O'Sullivan, made his Second XI Championship debut for Gloucestershire
in 1994, and his Berkshire debut in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship. He has also played Second XI representative cricket for Sussex
and Hampshire
.
O'Sullivan did not bat in his debut, but took figures of 1-12 with the ball. In his second appearance, two years later, he scored 20 runs from the lower order, though it was not enough to save Berkshire from defeat.
He was second in the Berkshire
bowling averages for the 1998 season with figures of 15 wickets for 319 runs, with an average of 21.27 (bb 3-24).
His best bowling figures of 5/59 off 20 overs for Berkshire
against Cornwall
in July 2004 at Camborne saw Berkshire to a 96 run victory.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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. He was a left-handed batsman, left-arm fast medium and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who played for Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. He was born in Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
.
O'Sullivan, made his Second XI Championship debut for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in 1994, and his Berkshire debut in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship. He has also played Second XI representative cricket for Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
and 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...
.
O'Sullivan did not bat in his debut, but took figures of 1-12 with the ball. In his second appearance, two years later, he scored 20 runs from the lower order, though it was not enough to save Berkshire from defeat.
He was second in the Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
bowling averages for the 1998 season with figures of 15 wickets for 319 runs, with an average of 21.27 (bb 3-24).
His best bowling figures of 5/59 off 20 overs for Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
against Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in July 2004 at Camborne saw Berkshire to a 96 run victory.
External links
- Michael O'Sullivan at Cricket Archive