Full name Beau Casson
Born December 7, 1982, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 35 years 140 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia
Nickname Buzz
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm chinaman
Height 1.78 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 44 | 22.72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 53 | 81 | 14 | 1500 | 99 | 22.38 | 4119 | 36.41 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 | ||
List A | 21 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 7.83 | 88 | 53.40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
T20s ![]() |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
1 | 2 | 192 | 129 | 3 | 3/86 | 3/129 | 43.00 | 4.03 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 53 | 8888 | 5294 | 123 | 6/64 | 43.04 | 3.57 | 72.2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||
List A | 21 | 624 | 516 | 18 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 28.66 | 4.96 | 34.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
5 | 5 | 78 | 115 | 1 | 1/20 | 1/20 | 115.00 | 8.84 | 78.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Only Test | West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 12-16, 2008 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | 2002/03 |
Last First-class | South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Oct 17-20, 2011 scorecard |
List A debut | 2002/03 |
Last List A | New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, Dec 23, 2008 scorecard |
T20s debut | South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | New South Wales v Western Australia at Sydney, Dec 30, 2008 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | NSW | v South Aust | Adelaide | 17 Oct 2011 | FC |
9, 4/56, 0/77 | NSW | v Victoria | Melbourne | 18 Feb 2011 | FC |
38, 0/30, 33 | NSW U23s | v Qld U23s | Sydney | 15 Feb 2011 | Other |
0/68, 8, 2/1 | NSW | v West Aust | Sydney | 3 Nov 2009 | FC |
16, 1/88, 30, 0/77 | NSW 2nd XI | v Vic 2nd XI | Sydney | 12 Oct 2009 | Other |
2/65, 12, 0/89 | NSW | v West Aust | Sydney | 5 Mar 2009 | FC |
2, 1/54, 2* | NSW | v Queensland | Brisbane | 26 Feb 2009 | FC |
0, 3/125, 25 | NSW | v Victoria | Melbourne | 15 Feb 2009 | FC |
1/16 | NSW 2nd XI | v Vic 2nd XI | Melbourne | 9 Feb 2009 | Other |
30, 0/6 | NSW 2nd XI | v WA 2nd XI | Perth | 6 Jan 2009 | Other |
After battling injuries, poor form and switching states, the planets finally aligned for Beau Casson in 2007-08 - then quickly swung him out of orbit. From Test player to struggling state bowler, Casson spiralled out of favour and focus as soon as Jason Krejza, Bryce McGain and Cameron White were picked for the 2008 India tour. His three wickets in the final match of the West Indies series must have felt like they never happened and by the end of 2008-09 Nathan Hauritz, a New South Wales team-mate, was the country's leading spinner. Casson had celebrated seven breakthroughs in eight Pura Cup games at an average of 91.00 and his control left him at the Gabba, where he was ordered out of the attack for delivering high full tosses. In an effort to find some confidence Casson decided to spend the winter trying not to go troppo in Darwin grade cricket.
Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 2002