Ole Mortensen

Ole Mortensen

Personal information
Full name	Ole Henrik Mortensen
Born	29 January 1958 (1958-01-29) (age 53) Vejle, Jutland, Denmark
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler, coach
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1983–1994	Derbyshire
First-class debut	28 May 1983 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Last First-class	27 June 1994 Derbyshire v New Zealanders XI
List A debut	5 June 1983 Derbyshire v Warwickshire
Last List A	31 July 1994 Derbyshire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition	FC	List A	ICC T
Matches	157	200	26
Runs scored	709	145	329
Batting average	8.97	5.57	25.30
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	0/2
Top score	74*	11	59*
Balls bowled	23883	9918	1606
Wickets	434	219	63
Bowling average	23.88	25.56	10.41
5 wickets in innings	16	2	1
10 wickets in match	1	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	6/27	6/14	7/19
Catches/stumpings	47/–	26/–	5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 July 2009

Ole Henrik Mortensen (born 29 January 1958 in Vejle, Jutland) is a former Danish cricketer, probably the best his country has produced. A fast-medium right-arm bowler, in a first-class career with Derbyshire that ran from 1983 to 1994 he took 434 wickets at a good average of 23.88.

For Denmark, Mortensen appeared in four ICC Trophy tournaments (1979, 1986, 1990 and 1994), claiming 63 wickets at a mere 10.41 apiece, including a return of 7-19 in a one-sided match against Israel (who were bowled out for 45) in Nairobi in 1994.

Mortensen earned the nickname Stan while playing for Derbyshire, a reference to the famous England football player of the 1940s and 50s, Stan Mortensen.

External links

• Player Profile: Ole Mortensen from ESPNcricinfo
• Player Profile: Ole Mortensen from CricketArchive

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Name	Mortensen, Ole
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Date of birth	29 January 1958
Place of birth	Vejle, Jutland
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