Lee Carseldine
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| Full name | Lee Andrew Carseldine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1975 Nambour, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Allrounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2011 | Queensland Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Rajasthan Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Andrew Carseldine (born 17 November 1975 in Nambour, Queensland) is a retired professional Australian cricketer and a contestant on season 3 of Australian Survivor.
Education
Carseldine has a Masters in Applied Finance from the Queensland University of Technology.[1]
Sporting career
Carseldine played 132 matches for the Queensland Bulls in all formats,[citation needed] with 2298 runs from 47 first-class games and 1529 runs from 59 one-day games.[2]
Carseldine's back stress fractures and degenerative disc problems forced him into retirement in 2004 after 24 first class games.[1] He made a comeback in November 2007, playing for the Bulls in Sheffield Shield, FR Cup, and Twenty20 matches.[citation needed] He also earned a spot in the Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League side.
Carseldine retired from first class cricket in 2011 and continued to freelance himself in the T20 format which saw him play in the Bangladesh Premier League and KFC Big Bash until 2012.[2] Upon retirement he joined the Australian Cricketers Association as a Past Player Welfare and Game Development Manager.
Media career
Carseldine regularly contributed to ABC Grandstand and Fox Sports as a sports commentator, whilst employed by the Australian Crickets’ Association.
In early June 2014, it was announced Carseldine had joined Sunshine Coast radio station Hot 91 as a presenter of The Big Brekky, alongside Daniel O'Carroll, Lynda Edmonds and Ash Gierke.[3]
However, Carseldine resigned just six weeks after joining Hot 91, citing personal reasons. Hot 91 station manager Troy Deighton wished Carseldine well, saying he understood and respected his decision to leave the station.[4]
In 2015, Carseldine launched “Droneit Group”, an aerial film and photography company.
Australian Survivor
In 2016, he appeared as a contestant on season 3 of Australian Survivor.[5] He ended up as the season's runner-up.
Personal life
Carseldine has two sons with his ex-wife, Tanya.[1][5] He is currently in a relationship with his Australian Survivor co-star Elena Rowland.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Faulkner, Andrew (1 November 2008). "Bulls all-rounder Lee Carseldine goes full circle". The Australian. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b Clark, Laine (5 April 2011). "Queensland Bulls batsman Lee Carseldine announces retirement". Perth Now. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Hot 91 farewells Todd and Sami, and introduces new Big Brekky crew, Radio Today, 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2016
- ^ Lee Carseldine leaves Hot 91.1 Big Brekky, radioinfo, 25 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2016
- ^ a b Byrne, Holly (28 August 2016). "Australian Survivor's hot favourite Lee Carseldine is playing up to his social media pin-up status". The Courier-Mail. news.com.au. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Rawsthorne, Sally (16 October 2016). "Lee Carseldine and Elena Rowland come clean on their relationship status". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 October 2016.