Kim Hagdorn

Kim John Hagdorn (born April 8, 1955 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former first-class cricketer and Australian sports journalist.

Hagdorn was selected as a right-arm medium-fast bowler and played the opening match for the West Australian first-class cricket side in the 1977/78 Sheffield Shield season. He only bowled 6 overs for no wickets and did not get to bat as Western Australia beat Tasmania by an innings and 14 runs. [ [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37579.html Cricket Archive ] ] He was replaced for the next match by Wayne Clark and was not selected again.

After his brief foray with the state cricket team, Hagdorn moved to sports journalism and is currently the chief Australian rules football writer for "The Sunday Times" in Perth. He also appears on Triple M as a reporter for West Australian AFL games and is a regular contributor to 6PR's football coverage. He previously held a position as Communications Manager at the Western Australian Cricket Association. [ [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/117785.html Cricinfo - WACA announces two new appointments ] ]

In 2007 he was awarded the Geoff Christian Media Award by the WA Football Media Guild.

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* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5784.html Cricinfo article on Kim Hagdorn]