Shane Deitz
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Shane Alan Deitz is an Australian first-class cricket
er who plays for the Southern Redbacks
. He is a left-handed top order batsman and depending on the availability of Graham Manou
may be seen behind the stumps.
A promising junior, Deitz was an under-17 and under-19 representative with the Blues. He played for the New South Wales 2nd XI early in his career but after being unable to break into the Blue's lineup he moved to South Australia where he made his debut in 1998-99. He would be in and out of the side during the first half of his career but finally made and found his feet in 2004-05. Deitz cemented his place in the side for 2005/06 after being recalled late in the previous season and making the most of his chance with scores of 90 and 141. Despite not impressing for most of the season he made 154 against New South Wales in March 2006, which is the highest score in his career. He finished the year with 502 runs at 31.37.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er who plays for the Southern Redbacks
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 is a left-handed top order batsman and depending on the availability of Graham Manou
Graham Manou
Graham Allan Manou is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Southern Redbacks in Australian domestic cricket. He is a wicket-keeper and aggressive right-handed batsman who has taken more dismissals than any other South Australian player in One Day domestic cricket.Manou was a successful junior...
may be seen behind the stumps.
A promising junior, Deitz was an under-17 and under-19 representative with the Blues. He played for the New South Wales 2nd XI early in his career but after being unable to break into the Blue's lineup he moved to South Australia where he made his debut in 1998-99. He would be in and out of the side during the first half of his career but finally made and found his feet in 2004-05. Deitz cemented his place in the side for 2005/06 after being recalled late in the previous season and making the most of his chance with scores of 90 and 141. Despite not impressing for most of the season he made 154 against New South Wales in March 2006, which is the highest score in his career. He finished the year with 502 runs at 31.37.