Terry Alderman

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Terry Alderman
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
balls = true
tests = 41
test runs = 203
test bat avg = 6.54
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 26*
test overs = 10181
test wickets = 170
test bowl avg = 27.15
test 5s = 14
test 10s = 1
test best bowling = 6/47
test catches/stumpings = 27/-
ODIs = 65
ODI runs = 32
ODI bat avg = 2.66
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 9*
ODI overs = 3371
ODI wickets = 88
ODI bowl avg = 23.36
ODI 5s = 2
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 5/17
ODI catches/stumpings = 29/-
date = 12 December
year = 2005
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/3943.html

Terence Michael Alderman (born 12 June 1956 in Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia) is a former Australian cricketer.

He began his first-class career in 1974 with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and came to international prominence when he was chosen for the Australian national team to tour England in 1981. In that series he took 42 Test wickets, the biggest haul in a series since Jim Laker's 46 in 1956 and the fourth-highest total of all time. He was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in the Almanack's 1982 edition.

He was disabled from playing for over a year by a shoulder injury sustained on 13 November 1982 when he rashly tackled an English-supporting ground invader at the WACA Ground in Perth [ [http://www-uk2.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1982-83/ENG_IN_AUS/ENG_AUS_T1_12-17NOV1982.html Scorecard, with incident note at foot] ] .

Alderman took part in an unofficial Australian tour of South Africa in 1985-86, when that country was banned from Test cricket as a Commonwealth anti-apartheid sanction. As a result, he received a 3-year ban from international cricket which disqualified him from playing in the 1985 Ashes series in England.

Alderman returned to the Australian side and had great success in England in 1989, taking 41 wickets in the series, and also claimed 16 on his final Ashes appearance in 1990/91. He rarely enjoyed similar success in matches against other countries. He ended his career with 170 Test wickets.

He was a poor batsman, passing fifty just once in his career and averaging barely eight in first-class cricket. He had three seasons in English county cricket, with Kent (1984 and 1986) and then with Gloucestershire (1988). He now works as a radio commentator in Australia.

Alderman's sister Denise Emerson is married to former Test umpire Ross Emerson and herself played seven Tests for the Australian women's cricket team.

Alderman is an old boy of Aquinas College, Perth. [ [http://www.icmi.com.au/Speaker/Sports/Terry_Alderman ICMI Speakers - Terry Alderman] ]

External links

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/3943.html Cricinfo article on Terry Alderman]

References

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NAME=Alderman, Terence Michael
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH=12 June 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=Subiaco, Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH=
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