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Encyclopedia > Andy Bichel

Andrew John Bichel (born August 27, 1970) is an Australian cricket player. Primarily a bowler, his style is right arm fast medium. However, Bichel is not adverse to giving the ball a good thump, and he bats Right Hand. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ...


He made his test debut for the Australian Cricket Team in Adelaide in 1996 in a match against the West Indies, and his one-day International Debut in Brisbane, also against the West Indies. He has played for Queensland's state team, Worcestershire (England), and the Australian team. The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in both 4-day tournaments (the Pura Cup) and 1-day tournaments (the ING Cup). ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. ...


Andy Bichel is a lesser known but much loved Australian sporting talent. His demeanour is always enthusiastic. Bichel is a hardworking paceman who, unfortunately for Bichel himself, has spent a lot of time as Australia's twelfth man; however he has gained a reputation for match-winning contributions whenever he is given the opportunity. The phrase 12th Man or Twelfth Man can refer to: The name given to the twelfth (reserve) player in a cricket team. ...


One of the definite highlights of Bichel's career was Australia's 2003 World Cup campaign. Bichel came to Australia's rescue when things were looking shaky on more than one occasion, most notably his 7 wickets for 20 runs smashing against England, then he went on with Michael Bevan to score a 73 run 9th wicket partnership to ease Australia to victory. The Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test cricket playing nations, as well as several representatives from other cricket-playing nations who qualify through a series of qualifying matches. ... Michael Bevan (born 8 May 1970 in the Australian Capital Territory) is a left-handed cricket batsman (LHB) and a slow left arm chinaman (SLC) bowler. ...



For further details, see also Andrew Bichel. Andrew Bichel is an Australian cricketer. ...


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Andy Bichel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (419 words)
Unfortunately for him, his rise to prominence coincided with the appearance of the younger New South Wales fast bowler Brett Lee, with whom he was often in a battle for a third fast-bowler spot in the lineup (with Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie holding the other two positions).
Bichel came to Australia's rescue when things were looking shaky on more than one occasion, most notably his 7 wickets for 20 runs smashing against England, then he went on with Michael Bevan to score a 73 run 9th wicket partnership to ease Australia to victory.
Bichel's performances at State level during the 2004/05 domestic season earned him the Domestic Player of the Year award at the 2005 Australian cricket awards.
Axed Bichel blames double standards (503 words)
Australia fast bowler Andy Bichel suggested he was the victim of double standards after being axed for the final of the limited overs VB Series against India.
Bichel, 33, was dropped from a 13-man squad in favour of Michael Kasprowicz.
Bichel was a huge success at last year's World Cup, taking 16 wickets at an average of 12.31 while contributing significantly as a lower-order batsman, but has only managed three wickets for 197 from six matches in the triangular series against India and Zimbabwe.
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