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SAM McVITTY
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Full
Name: |
Samuel
Alexander McVitty |
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| Date
Of Birth: |
November
1st, 1988. Ballarat, Victoria. |
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| Nickname: |
Sammy |
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| Playing
Role: |
Batsman |
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| Batting
Style: |
Right-hand
Top Order |
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| Bowling
Style: |
Right-Arm
Medium |
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| Senior
Debut: |
2000/01 |
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| Seasons: |
9 |
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Relations: |
Josh
McVitty - Brother
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Premierships
(2): |
1st
XI (1) 2007/2008
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4th
XI (1) 2003/2004 |
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Playing
Awards: |
Under
16 Captain (2) 2003/2004 & 2004/2005
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Under
16 B&F (2) 2003/2004 & 2004/2005
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Under
14 Captain (2) 2001/2002 & 2002/2003
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Under
14 B&F (1) 2001/202
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Under
14 Most Serviceable (1) 1999/2000
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Under
14 Coaches Award (1) 1998/1999
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Under
14 Coach (2) 2006/2007 & 2007/2008
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Most
Serviceable (1) 2006/2007 |
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Club
records: |
Highest
8th wicket partnership (1st XI): 112 - scoring 100 not
out with Leigh Kentish (43) against Darley in 2007/08. |
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CAREER STATISTICS
(up to the end of season 2008/09):
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Games
played per grade:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5/D2
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D3
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Inn
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NO
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Runs
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HS
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100
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Avge
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Balls
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Mdns
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Runs
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Wkts
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Avge
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Best
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5wi
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22
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43
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19
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2
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0
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2
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88
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83
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8
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1492
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111
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4
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19.89
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1035
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53
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19.53
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4/9
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PROFILE:
Sam is one of the Mount Clear Cricket Club's most decorated junior
players, winning a total of five awards and captaining four teams
in his junior career. He has been the club's most outstanding junior
over the last decade, constantly being chosen to play in junior
representative games. He scored a century for the Central Highlands
team in the prestigious Under 16 Dowling Shield carnival in season
2004/2005. Sam is already a veteran of 8 seasons of senior cricket,
not a bad effort for someone who has not yet celebrated their 21st
birthday.
Sam has had some excellent scores with the bat, scoring 4 centuries
to date in senior cricket, including a hundred in the 4th XI Grand
Final in season 2003/2004 as a 15 year old. Last season against
Darley he knocked up his maiden 1st XI ton (100 not out). Sam bought
up the ton in the last over of the day and shared in an 8th wicket
record partnership with Leigh Kentish of 112. It was an innings
that proved that Sam belonged in the 1st XI and cemented his place
in the team that went on to win the flag.
Sam's bowling has not been his focus in the last few seasons. Once
he was a tearaway out-swing bowler, even taking the new ball in
the 2nd XI, but a lack of opportunity means now that Sam has been
reduced to a reluctant nets bowler. Sam spent some time playing
cricket in Scotland for the Glasgow Accies in the Scottish Premier
League. It took a while for Sam to adjust to the slower pitches
only making 1 score above 50 (67 vs St Michaels), but by all accounts
Sam had no trouble adjusting to the Glasgow nightlife.
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