Luke Feldman

Luke Feldman
Personal information
Full name
Luke William Feldman
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40)
Sunnybank, Queensland, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2018/19Queensland
2012/13Sydney Sixers
2013/14Sydney Thunder
2013/14Northern Districts
2015/16Brisbane Heat
2016/17Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 63 33 23
Runs scored 741 158 25
Batting average 16.46 17.55 12.50
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 52 33 12*
Balls bowled 11,902 1,516 476
Wickets 232 36 21
Bowling average 25.94 35.55 29.71
5 wickets in innings 8 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/32 5/57 29.71
Catches/stumpings 24/– 5/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2019

Luke Feldman (born 1 August 1984) is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Queensland Bulls. He is the son of former Queensland One Nation party leader Bill Feldman.[1]

Feldman was a policeman in the North Queensland country towns of Charters Towers and Innisfail[2] and drove to play club cricket in Townsville and Cairns comps before returning to fulfil his duties as a policeman after the game. After some strong performances he was offered a place in the Queensland Academy.[3]

He made his Sheffield Shield debut against the Victorian Bushrangers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. During the match, he made a mid-night arrest after an intruder came into his hotel room. By that stage he'd already bowled Nick Jewell and was soon wreaking more havoc on the Victorian team. Since then he has improved by gaining match figures of 9 for 81 against the New South Wales Blues.

Feldman played a key role in a rare "tied" draw between Queensland and Victoria in the 2011–12 Sheffield Shield season. Batting at number 11 and needing two runs to win off the last ball of the match, Feldman scored a single. He did not attempt a second run; had he done so and succeeded, Queensland would have won the match; had he done so and failed, the match would have been a tie as opposed to a draw, and both teams would have earned three points for the match as opposed to two.[4]

In March 2018, during the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season, he took his 200th first-class wicket.[5]

In March 2019, Feldman announced his retirement from professional cricket, rededicating his life to the Queensland Police Force. He retired after 63 first-class matches and 232 wickets.[6]

  1. ^ "Luke Feldman to play for Queensland against Victoria". Herald Sun. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Floods play on mind of Feldman". Courier Mail. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Luke Feldman profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos".
  4. ^ "Bulls and Vics all square in classic Shield draw". ABC News. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  5. ^ "WA crumble, Bulls on verge of home final". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Favourite Feldman Farewells Double Life". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2019.