Chris Swan, Date of Birth

    

Chris Swan

Australian cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1978

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Chris Swan

  • Christopher Richard Swan (born 10 August 1978 in Southport, Queensland) is an Australian professional cricketer.
  • He is a right-arm swing bowler who has played for the Queensland Bulls since 2006.
  • Plays cricket for Mad Monday, loves termites, greyhounds and the occasional dark and stormy.Before playing first-class cricket, Swan played for the Gold Coast Dolphins in Queensland's grade cricket premiership.
  • He once took nine wickets in an innings for the Dolphins and became the club's captain and coach.
  • He made his debut for Queensland at the age of 28 in a four-day match against New South Wales in October 2006.
  • Despite taking five wickets in the match, it would be more than a year before he played for Queensland again.
  • Upon his recall to the Queensland side, in a limited overs match, he took four wickets for 24 runs and was named the man of the match.
  • He subsequently earnt a full-time contract with Queensland.
  • His best bowling figures for Queensland are 7-75, while he has scored three half-centuries as a batsman.
  • The 7-75 performance came in a four-day match against South Australia in November 2010 in which he took 13 wickets—the third best bowling performance in the Bulls' history.
  • The performance followed Swan being dropped from the Bulls' team—he only played in the match after other bowlers withdrew from the team with injuries.
  • His average score with the bat in first class cricket is over 20, while his bowling average is less than 26 runs for every wicket.As a youngster, Swan represented Queensland in junior Australian rules football squads.
  • Outside professional cricket, he works as a pest controller.

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