	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	8	11	0	207	39	18.81	634	32.64	0	0	15	0	12	0
ODIs	20	19	4	484	68*	32.26	642	75.38	0	2	29	0	8	0
First-class	151	251	26	8802	262	39.12			20	48			194	3
List A	92	87	15	2147	105*	29.81			1	14			43	2

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	151		18	12	0	-	-	-	4.00	-	0	0	0
List A	92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Dec 4-7, 1987 scorecard
Last Test	Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Feb 3-8, 1990 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 3, 1987 scorecard
Last ODI	England v Australia at Lord's, May 29, 1989 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span	1983/84 - 1994/95
List A span	1983/84 - 1998/99

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
-	Aus Masters	v NZ Masters	Hamilton	24 Feb 2011	Other T20
0/11	WACA Pres	v CA Chairman	Perth	28 Nov 2008	Other OD

Profile

Mike Veletta is unlikely to figure in any Australian cricket Hall of Fame, but he did play a pivotal role in their seminal 1987 World Cup win. In the final against England he slammed 45 off only 31 balls, an innings that was ultimately decisive as Australia squeezed home by only seven runs. Such chicanery was slightly out of character for Veletta, the man with eyes like Errol Flynn's. He was ordinarily a dogged opener for Western Australia, and in the 1986-87 Sheffield Shield final he took them to victory with a 762-minute 266. He also had three opening partnerships of more than 300 with Geoff Marsh for WA, but at the top level Veletta never really cracked it. In eight Tests he got a number of starts, but failed to reach 50 and ended with an average of 18. He returned to WA as their coach on a three-year contract in 2001, but that was terminated a year early.
Martin Williamson

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