Ole Mortensen

Ole Mortensen
Personal information
Full name
Ole Henrik Mortensen
Born (1958-01-29) 29 January 1958 (age 66)
Vejle, Denmark
NicknameStan, Bloodaxe
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–1994Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA 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 23,883 9,918 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 0 0
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) is a Danish first-class cricketer, probably the best his country has produced.[1] A fast-medium right-arm bowler, he took 434 wickets at an average of 23.88, in a first-class career with Derbyshire that ran from 1983 to 1994.

  1. ^ Oliver, Scott (7 June 2012). "Ole Mortensen, the Dane who played for Derbyshire (Derbyshire's great Dane)". Cricinfo Magazine. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2013.