# Dom Michael

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{{short description|Cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Dom Michael
|               image = 
|             country = Samoa
|       international = yes
|   internationalspan = 2018–
|            fullname = Dominic Peter Michael
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|8|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), Australia
|             heightm = 
|             batting = Left-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm medium
|                role = [All-rounder](/source/All-rounder)

|       T20Idebutdate = 8 July
|       T20Idebutyear = 2019
|    T20Idebutagainst = PNG
|             T20Icap = 7
|        lastT20Idate = 15 September
|        lastT20Iyear = 2022
|     lastT20Iagainst = Fiji

|               club1 = [Queensland](/source/Queensland_cricket_team)
|               year1 = {{nowrap|2012/13–2012/14}}
|               club2 = [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_cricket_team)
|               year2 = 2013
|               club3 = [Brisbane Heat](/source/Brisbane_Heat)
|               year3 = 2013/14
|               club4 = [Hobart Hurricanes](/source/Hobart_Hurricanes)
|               year4 = 2014/15–2015/16
|               club5 = [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania_cricket_team)
|               year5 = 2014/15–2016/17
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [T20I](/source/Twenty20_International)
|            matches1 = 10
|               runs1 = 250
|            bat avg1 = 31.25
|           100s/50s1 = 0/3
|          top score1 = 63[*](/source/not_out)
|         deliveries1 = 62
|            wickets1 = 4
|           bowl avg1 = 26.00
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 2/37
|  catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
|             column2 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
|            matches2 = 17
|               runs2 = 659
|            bat avg2 = 20.59
|           100s/50s2 = 0/3
|          top score2 = 97
|         deliveries2 = 282
|            wickets2 = 0
|           bowl avg2 = –
|            fivefor2 = –
|             tenfor2 = –
|       best bowling2 = –
|  catches/stumpings2 = 4/-
|             column3 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
|            matches3 = 25
|               runs3 = 796
|            bat avg3 = 49.75
|           100s/50s3 = 1/7
|          top score3 = 100
|         deliveries3 = 108
|            wickets3 = 2
|           bowl avg3 = 46.50
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 1/13
|  catches/stumpings3 = 6/-
|             column4 = [T20](/source/Twenty20_cricket) 
|            matches4 = 14
|               runs4 = 250
|            bat avg4 = 20.83
|           100s/50s4 = 0/3
|          top score4 = 63[*](/source/not_out)
|         deliveries4 = 62
|            wickets4 = 4
|           bowl avg4 = 26.00
|            fivefor4 = 0
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 2/37
|  catches/stumpings4 = 3/–
|                date = 2 July
|                year = 2025
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/500270.html ESPN CricInfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{SAM}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [Cricket](/source/Cricket)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pacific Games](/source/Pacific_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2019 Apia](/source/2019_Pacific_Games)|[Twenty20 International](/source/Cricket_at_the_2019_Pacific_Games)}}
}}
'''Dominic Peter Michael''' (born 8 October 1987) is a Samoan-Australian [cricket](/source/cricket)er. He has played international cricket for [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_cricket_team), and Australian domestic cricket for [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania_cricket_team) and [Queensland](/source/Queensland_cricket_team). He has also represented two [Big Bash League](/source/Big_Bash_League) franchises, the [Brisbane Heat](/source/Brisbane_Heat) and the [Hobart Hurricanes](/source/Hobart_Hurricanes).

==Early life==
Michael was born in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane) to a [Greek Cypriot](/source/Greek_Cypriots) father and a [Samoa](/source/Samoa)n mother.<ref>Ben Dorries (10 March 2014). [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/welltravelled-dom-michael-finds-a-home-in-queensland-after-impressing-in-pink-ball-trial/story-fni2fofu-1226850735697 "Well-travelled Dom Michael finds a home in Queensland after impressing in pink ball trial"] – ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref>

==Domestic career==
After appearances at under-19 and [Futures League](/source/Futures_League) level, he made his senior debut for Queensland late in the 2012–13 season, playing two [Sheffield Shield](/source/Sheffield_Shield) fixtures and one [Ryobi One-Day Cup](/source/Australian_domestic_limited-overs_cricket_tournament) game.<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112139/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Dom Michael] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112139/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Dom Michael] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref> The holder of an EU passport through his father, Michael signed up as the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_cricket_team)' overseas player for the [2013 Yorkshire Bank 40](/source/2013_Yorkshire_Bank_40) tournament, an English domestic competition.<ref>Bertus de Jong (9 August 2013). [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES6/articles/000044/004428.shtml "Cooper Junior steps up to fill brother's shoes"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005225707/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES6/articles/000044/004428.shtml |date=5 October 2015 }} – CricketEurope. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref> He finished as the second leading run-scorer for the Netherlands, behind [Wesley Barresi](/source/Wesley_Barresi),<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/18/Yorkshire_Bank_40_2013/Netherlands_Batting.html Netherlands batting and fielding], Yorkshire Bank 40 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref> and also found time to play three [Second XI Championship](/source/Second_XI_Championship) matches for [Kent](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112139/Second_Eleven_Championship_Matches.html Second Eleven Championship matches played by Dominic Michael] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref>

Michael signed with the [Brisbane Heat](/source/Brisbane_Heat) for the 2013–14 season, but his only match for the team came at the [2013 Champions League Twenty20](/source/2013_Champions_League_Twenty20) event in India, in which he scored a [duck](/source/Duck_(cricket)).<ref name="t20">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112139/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Dom Michael] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref> He added another three Sheffield Shield matches for Queensland, but for the following season moved to Tasmania.<ref>(18 June 2014). [http://www.crickettas.com.au/news/2014/6/18/dom-michael "Dom to Make Mark in Tassie"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035214/http://www.crickettas.com.au/news/2014/6/18/dom-michael |date=4 March 2016 }} – Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref> Michael once again played only a single match for the state BBL franchise, the [Hobart Hurricanes](/source/Hobart_Hurricanes),<ref name="t20"/> but had more success in his Shield appearances for Tasmania. Against [South Australia](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team), he scored a maiden [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) half-century, 97 from 215 balls opening with [Ed Cowan](/source/Ed_Cowan),<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/658/658936.html South Australia v Tasmania], Sheffield Shield 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref> which was followed by 52 against [Victoria](/source/Victoria_cricket_team) two matches later.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/658/658942.html Tasmania v Victoria], Sheffield Shield 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.</ref>

==International career==
He was in [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_cricket_team)'s squad for Group A of the [2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_ICC_World_Twenty20_East_Asia-Pacific_Qualifier) tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/798905 |title=Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://czarsportzauto.com/samoa-include-players-based-in-nz-australia-in-squad-for-icc-eap-qualifiers/ |title=Samoa include players based in NZ & Australia in squad for ICC EAP qualifiers |work=Czar Sportz |accessdate=25 August 2018}}</ref> In the final match of the tournament, against [Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_cricket_team), he scored 100 [not out](/source/not_out) from 62 balls, and was named the man of the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18849/game/1155283/fiji-vs-samoa-12th-match-icc-world-twenty20-east-asia-pacific-region-qualifier-a-2018 |title=12th Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A at Suva, Aug 29 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=29 August 2018}}</ref> He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Samoa, with 225 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12556;team=192;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A, 2018 - Samoa, Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=29 August 2018}}</ref>

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Samoa cricket team in the [men's tournament](/source/Cricket_at_the_2019_Pacific_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament) at the [2019 Pacific Games](/source/2019_Pacific_Games).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2642-0-0-2642&sID=24021&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=65651026 |title=Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games |work=Pacific Games Council |accessdate=21 June 2019}}</ref> He made his [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) (T20I) debut against [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_national_cricket_team), on 8 July 2019.<ref name="T20I">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1192811.html |title=1st Match, Pacific Games Men's Cricket Competition at Apia (No 1), Jul 8 2019 |accessdate=19 July 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/112/112139/112139.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive]
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/500270.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]

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Category:1987 births
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Category:Samoa Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Australian people of Greek Cypriot descent
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Category:Brisbane Heat cricketers
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Category:Queensland cricketers
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Category:Pacific Games bronze medalists for Samoa
Category:Pacific Games medalists in cricket
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

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