Jo Angel
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Jo Angel is a former Australian cricket
er who played in 4 Tests
and 3 ODIs from 1993 to 1995.
Angel was a giant fast bowler from Western Australia
. 6' 6" (1.98m) and a big, strapping man, he had an ungainly and lumbering approach to the wicket and hit the deck hard. On the fast WACA Ground
, his bounce was a threat and lot of his wickets in the domestic circle came from playing on this pitch.
The positive aspect about his bowling was that he would always try hard to get wickets and would bowl long spells even if the wicket was unresponsive or the weather was hot. He made his Test debut against the West Indies at the WACA
in 1993. Prior to the match, he vowed to fight the West Indies fire with fire. But apart from forcing Desmond Haynes
to retire hurt after hitting him in the face with a short ball, Angel failed to make much of an impact. In fact, Richie Richardson
, after getting his eye in, hit him around the park.
He toured Sri Lanka
in 1994 for the Singer Cup one-day tournament with some degree of success where the other Australian pacemen did not perform very well in the heat and slow conditions. While his international career was less than stellar, Angel's domestic performance was impeccable, carrying the Western Australian attack with distinction. He holds the career wickets record for Western Australia
and is one of two bowlers who have taken 400 or more wickets for the state with 445. The other is Terry Alderman
, with 433 wickets http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/WA/FC_BOWL_MOST_WKTS_WA.html.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 4 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 3 ODIs from 1993 to 1995.
Angel was a giant fast bowler from Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. 6' 6" (1.98m) and a big, strapping man, he had an ungainly and lumbering approach to the wicket and hit the deck hard. On the fast WACA Ground
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
, his bounce was a threat and lot of his wickets in the domestic circle came from playing on this pitch.
The positive aspect about his bowling was that he would always try hard to get wickets and would bowl long spells even if the wicket was unresponsive or the weather was hot. He made his Test debut against the West Indies at the WACA
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
in 1993. Prior to the match, he vowed to fight the West Indies fire with fire. But apart from forcing Desmond Haynes
Desmond Haynes
Desmond Leo Haynes is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during 1980s. Between them they managed 16 century stands, four in excess of...
to retire hurt after hitting him in the face with a short ball, Angel failed to make much of an impact. In fact, Richie Richardson
Richie Richardson
Richard Benjamin Richardson is a retired West Indies cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team.Richardson was born in Five Islands Village, Antigua. He began his career with the Leewards Islands in 1982 as an opener and after his second season he was called up by the West...
, after getting his eye in, hit him around the park.
He toured Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
in 1994 for the Singer Cup one-day tournament with some degree of success where the other Australian pacemen did not perform very well in the heat and slow conditions. While his international career was less than stellar, Angel's domestic performance was impeccable, carrying the Western Australian attack with distinction. He holds the career wickets record for Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
and is one of two bowlers who have taken 400 or more wickets for the state with 445. The other is Terry Alderman
Terry Alderman
Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian cricketer.He began his first-class career in 1974 with Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield and came to international prominence when he was chosen for the Australian national team to tour England in 1981...
, with 433 wickets http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/WA/FC_BOWL_MOST_WKTS_WA.html.