# Brett Dorey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brett_Dorey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Brett_Dorey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Dorey > Source revision: 1296040223 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Brett Raymond Dorey** (born 3 October 1977) is an Australian former [cricketer](/source/Cricket). He played four [One Day Internationals](/source/One_Day_International) (ODIs) for the [Australia national cricket team](/source/Australia_national_cricket_team) in 2006, picking up two wickets. He played domestic [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) and [one-day cricket](/source/One-day_cricket) for [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team) from the 2004–05 to 2010–11 seasons. ## Life and career Dorey was born in [East Fremantle, Western Australia](/source/East_Fremantle,_Western_Australia). He started his cricketing career playing for the Western Australian Under-17 and Under-19 sides during the late 1990s, before he travelled around Europe for two and half years. He suffered a terrible accident while [snowboarding](/source/Snowboarding) in [Austria](/source/Austria): after knocking himself out, Dorey was trying to navigate back to his base when he was cut off by a German whose skis sliced open his right knee. The wound required 14 stitches, and Dorey was worried his sporting career may be over.[1] During his time in Europe, he also served as a bodyguard for the children of a wealthy Russian businessman.[2] Until his knee injury, Dorey had been planning to attempt to break into professional [football](/source/Australian_rules_football) on his return to Australia, having previously played for [South Fremantle](/source/South_Fremantle_Football_Club).[1] Instead, he began playing professional cricket. A string of injuries to various players led to his call-up to the [Western Australia](/source/Western_Warriors) state side during the 2004–05 season,[2] and he made his debut in the [ING Cup](/source/ING_Cup_(cricket)) against [Victoria](/source/Victoria_Bushrangers) in November.[3] Later in the same month, he made his first-class debut, claiming one wicket during a draw against [Queensland](/source/Queensland_Bulls).[4] He claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in his third first-class match, finishing with 5/41 against the touring [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_cricket_team).[5] Dorey completed the 2004–05 season with 23 first-class wickets,[6] and 4 one-day wickets.[7] The 2005–06 season saw Dorey improve on his figures from the previous season. During a [Pura Cup](/source/Pura_Cup) match against the Queensland Bulls, he claimed seven wickets in an innings, finishing with 7/86,[8] his best return in first-class cricket.[6] His performances saw him selected as part of the [Australian squad](/source/Australia_national_cricket_team) for the [2005–06 VB Series](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_VB_Series), with chairman of selectors [Trevor Hohns](/source/Trevor_Hohns) saying "Brett is an exciting prospect who has good height and is able to generate good bounce. He has had solid results in domestic cricket and we want to have a look at him at the next level."[9] Dorey claimed his first international wicket on debut against [South Africa](/source/South_Africa), having [Shaun Pollock](/source/Shaun_Pollock) [caught](/source/Caught) off his bowling to return 1/51.[10] Dorey failed to claim wickets in either of his two other matches in the series, and was released from the Australian squad to return to Western Australia for their match against the [New South Wales Blues](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team).[11] In the [2010–11 Sheffield Shield season](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Sheffield_Shield_season), Dorey only played 4 games out of a possible 9, and at the end of it announced his retirement from professional cricket.[12] ## Post-retirement life After retiring, Dorey worked in the offshore oil & gas industry. He also opened & owns a burger restaurant, Big Rigz Burger Co, in [Fremantle](/source/Fremantle).[13] ## References 1. English, Peter (2006-08-18). ["Accidental hero"](http://www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/256697.html). Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["Player Profile: Brett Dorey"](http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5112.html). Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["Victoria v Western Australia"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/81/81034.html). CricketArchive. 2004-11-14. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["Western Australia v Queensland"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/81/81077.html). CricketArchive. 2004-11-21. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["Western Australia v Pakistanis"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/81/81197.html). CricketArchive. 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["First-class Bowling in Each Season by Brett Dorey"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62798/f_Bowling_by_Season.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["ListA Bowling in Each Season by Brett Dorey"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62798/a_Bowling_by_Season.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["Queensland v Western Australia"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/84/84435.html). CricketArchive. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. Cricinfo staff (2006-01-06). ["Dorey handed Australia call for VB Series"](http://www.cricinfo.com/vbseries/content/story/231872.html). Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["Australia v South Africa"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/84/84696.html). CricketArchive. 2006-01-20. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. Cricinfo staff (2006-02-13). ["Australia chop Dorey so he can play for Warriors"](http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/236847.html). Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 1. ["Brett Dorey announces his retirement"](https://www.espn.com.au/cricket/story/_/id/22460974/western-australia-fast-bowler-brett-dorey-announces-retirement). 4 March 2011. 1. ["Now Open: A Serious New Burger Contender in South Fremantle"](https://www.broadsheet.com.au/perth/food-and-drink/article/big-rigz-burger-co-opens-south-fremantle) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Brett Dorey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Dorey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Dorey?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.