Michael Beer (cricketer)

Michael Beer
Personal information
Full name
Michael Anthony Beer
Born (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40)
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
NicknameFrothy[1]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 418)3 January 2011 v England
Last Test15 April 2012 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–2014/15Western Australia (squad no. 19)
2011/12–2013/14Perth Scorchers
2014/15—2018/19Melbourne Stars
2016/17Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 2 30 27 71
Runs scored 6 293 65 40
Batting average 2.00 10.85 9.28 10.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 2* 29* 13* 11*
Balls bowled 406 6,049 1,427 1,618
Wickets 3 74 26 50
Bowling average 59.33 40.37 39.69 32.36
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/56 7/46 3/39 3/13
Catches/stumpings 1/– 16/– 4/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 May 2019

Michael Anthony Beer (born 9 June 1984) is an Australian former cricketer who played for the Victorian cricket team. He played as a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He made his Test cricket debut in the final match of the 2010–11 Ashes series. After several seasons playing for the Western Australian cricket team, in the 2016–17 season Beer returned to his home state of Victoria to continue his professional cricket career.

  1. ^ Amy, Paul (10 December 2010). "All eyes on St Kilda's Beer". Caulfield-Glen Eira Leader. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.