Luke Towers
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Luke James Charles Towers (born 18 June 1988 in Subiaco, Western Australia
) is an Australia cricket
er for the Western Warriors
who plays as an opening batsman.
Originally from Bunbury
, he made his first-class
debut for the Warriors in February 2009 following consistent performances for his club side Melville and carrying his bat
in making 143 not out for the WA Second XI against the Queensland Academy of Sport. He made his List A debut in October 2009.
He made his maiden first-class century in December 2009, scoring a chanceless 124 against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval
. This followed speculation that his poor performances in the first four games of the season would see Towers struggle to maintain his position in the side.
In the English 2009 summer, Towers played for Totton and Eling Cricket Club in the Southern Premier Cricket League
and the Hampshire Second XI
in the Second XI Championship
. His best performance in an otherwise lean season for Totton and Eling was scoring 99 not out from 68 balls in the opening round of the Southern Electric T20 Cup. He was more successful playing for Hampshire Second XI, top scoring for the side with 553 runs at an average of 110.60, including a high score of 212 not out and two other centuries.
On 6 February 2011 Towers was the substitute fieldsman for Australia in the 7th ODI against England in Perth, Australia.
Subiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
) is an Australia cricket
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 for the Western Warriors
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
who plays as an opening batsman.
Originally from Bunbury
Bunbury, Western Australia
The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
, he made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for the Warriors in February 2009 following consistent performances for his club side Melville and carrying his bat
Carry the bat
In cricket, the term carry the bat refers to an opening batsman who is not dismissed when the team innings is closed...
in making 143 not out for the WA Second XI against the Queensland Academy of Sport. He made his List A debut in October 2009.
He made his maiden first-class century in December 2009, scoring a chanceless 124 against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval
Bellerive Oval, also known as its sponsored name Blundstone Arena, is primarily a cricket and Australian Rules Football ground located in Bellerive, City of Clarence, on the eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...
. This followed speculation that his poor performances in the first four games of the season would see Towers struggle to maintain his position in the side.
In the English 2009 summer, Towers played for Totton and Eling Cricket Club in the Southern Premier Cricket League
Southern Premier Cricket League
The Southern Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in central southern England, and since 2000 has been a designated ECB Premier League.The league covers the counties of Dorset, Hampshire and South Wiltshire....
and the Hampshire Second XI
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the Second XI Championship
Second XI Championship
The Second XI Championship is a season-long cricket competition in England that is competed for by the reserve teams of those county cricket clubs that have first-class status...
. His best performance in an otherwise lean season for Totton and Eling was scoring 99 not out from 68 balls in the opening round of the Southern Electric T20 Cup. He was more successful playing for Hampshire Second XI, top scoring for the side with 553 runs at an average of 110.60, including a high score of 212 not out and two other centuries.
On 6 February 2011 Towers was the substitute fieldsman for Australia in the 7th ODI against England in Perth, Australia.