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Michael Voss (cricketer)

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Michael Voss
Personal information
Full name
Michael Frederick Voss
Born (1966-11-10) 10 November 1966 (age 57)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991Hertfordshire
1991/92–1992/93Western Province
1984/85–1991/92Western Province B
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 19 9
Runs scored 873 143
Batting average 15.00 15.88
100s/50s 1/5 –/–
Top score 115 41
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 16/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2011

Michael Frederick Voss (born 10 November 1966) is a former South African cricketer. Voss was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Cape Town, Cape Province.

Voss made his first-class debut for Western Province B against Orange Free State in the 1984/85 Castle Bowl. His next first-class appearance didn't come until the 1990/91 Castle Bowl when Western Province B played Eastern Province B. He made six further first-class appearances for Western Province B, the last of which came against Natal B in the 1991/92 President's Cup.[1] In his eight first-class appearances for Western Province B, he scored 542 runs at an average of 33.87, with a high score of 115.[2] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Northern Transvaal B in 1991.[3]

He also played first-class cricket for the Western Province first team, making his debut for the province against Transvaal in the 1990/91 Currie Cup. He made nine further first-class appearances for the province, the last of which came against Natal in the 1992/93 Castle Cup.[4] In his ten first-class matches for the team, he scored 331 runs at an average of 17.42, with a high score of 56.[2] It was for Western Province that he made his List A debut for against Eastern Province in the 1990/91 Benson and Hedges Series. He made seven further List A appearances for the province, the last of which came against Transvaal in the 1991/92 Benson and Hedges Series.[4] In his eight List A appearances for the province, he scored 141 runs at an average of 17.62, with a high score of 41.[5] In 1991, he played a single List A match in England for Hertfordshire in the NatWest Trophy against Warwickshire.[4] He scored 2 runs in this match, before being dismissed by Paul Smith.[6] Voss didn't feature in any Minor counties fixtures for the county.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Michael Voss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Voss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Western Province B v Northern Transvaal B, 1991/92 President's Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Michael Voss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Voss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Warwickshire v Hertfordshire, 1991 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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