da dobrowin： Former Australian Test and One Day player Adam Dale today announced hisretirement from first class cricket.
Queensland Cricket07-Apr-2003Former Australian Test and One Day player Adam Dale today announced hisretirement from first class cricket.The right-arm swing bowler played four Pura Cup matches for the XXXXQueensland Bulls this summer after fighting back from major shouldersurgery that saw him miss virtually all of the 2001-02 season and halfof the 2002-2003 season.Dale, who took 14 wickets at 22.42 for the Bulls during the season, saidhe had made the decision based on a number of factors.”I enjoyed my cricket this summer but once the season was over, I satback and had a good look at what I wanted to do from here," he said.”I decided pretty quickly that I was at the point where my family andcareer were the priorities and it was a simple decision to decide thatnow was the time to end one phase of my life and get on with the next."”I don’t have any regrets at all – I’ve had a great time with my cricketand I was happy to make the decision while I was in control of thatprocess."”I really consider myself very fortunate to have played alongside somany wonderful cricketers and I’m thankful that I have received suchoutstanding support and encouragement from my family, friends, coachesand teammates in that time.”Dale said he was looking forward to focusing on his family life andcareer, although hoped to remain involved with cricket at club levelnext season.Dale was captain-coach of Wynnum-Manly in the Brisbane XXXX First Gradecompetition this season.The 34-year-old took six wickets in two Tests, against India inBangalore in 1997-98 and the West Indies in St John’s in 1998-99, played30 One Day Internationals and was the only Queenslander in thevictorious 1999 World Cup squad.He made his ODI debut on the 1996-97 tour of South Africa and finishedhis national limited overs career with 32 wickets at 30.59.His international career included the 1997 tour to South Africa, the97-98 ODI tour to NZ, 98 Test and ODI tour to India, 98 ODI tour toShajah, 99 Test and ODI tour to West Indies, 99 World Cup (England), 99ODI tour to Sri Lanka and 99 ODI tour to Zimbabwe. He was also a memberof the Australia A tour to Ireland and Scotland in 1998-99.In all, Dale took 245 first class career wickets at the outstandingaverage of 20.76 since making his first class debut for Queensland in1996-97.During his time in the Bulls squad (1994-2003), Queensland won fiveSheffield Shield/Pura Cup titles and two domestic One Day titles.Dale was a member of the Bulls side that won the 1996-97 SheffieldShield, 1999-2000 Pura Cup, 2000-2001 Pura Cup and the 1995-96Mercantile Mutual Cup championship. He was also a Bulls squad member inQueensland’s historic first ever Sheffield Shield win in 1994-95 andmissed their other two national titles through injury or national teamselection.He took five wicket or more in an innings on 13 occasions in first classcricket and had one 10-wicket haul. His best season for Queensland wasin 2000-01 when he took 46 first class wickets at 23.39.He claimed 202 first class wickets for Queensland in 48 matches, thesecond fastest to the milestone in Queensland cricket history behindAndy Bichel (44 matches).Dale also played 15 matches for Australia ‘A’, taking 35 wickets at15.69, and 27 domestic One Day matches for Queensland, taking 36 wicketsat 23.39.He twice won the Peter Burge Medal for the best and fairest BrisbaneXXXX First Grade player.Queensland Cricket Chief Executive Officer Graham Dixon today paidtribute to Dale’s impressive contribution for the Bulls.”His ability to bowl tightly as well as take wickets was the cornerstoneof many Queensland victories in one-day and four-day cricket, coming asthey did in such a successful period for the Bulls," he said.”We wish Adam the best in his life after cricket and look forward to hiscontinued involvement as part of the extended Bulls’ family," he said.