Michael Swart
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Michael Richard "Micky" Swart (born 1 October 1982) is an Australia
n cricket
er for the Bootle Cricket Team who plays as an opening batsman.
Swart was a member of the Western Australian Under-19 teams in 2000 and 2001 that were captained by Brett Jones
and Shaun Marsh
. However, he did not make his senior debut for the Warriors until January 2010, despite years of scoring heavily for his grade-cricket side Joondalup. Whilst he made a duck
in his first List A game, a few weeks later he made an impressive 83 runs in his debut Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. In May 2010 he was awarded a contract with the Warriors for the 2010–11 season. He scored his maiden century
in October 2010 against Victoria at the WACA Ground
.
In February 2011 it was reported that Swart was to be called up to represent the Netherlands at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
following an injury to the team's captain Peter Borren
. His father was born in the Netherlands, enabling Swart to hold a Dutch passport and being eligible to represent the country. He had previously rejected an offer to join the team at the Twenty20 World Cup, preferring to concentrate on maintaining his position in the Western Warriors team. However in the following days it appeared that he was unlikely to play at the World Cup, with both Borren's injury being less severe than first thought and a Dutch selector denying that Swart had been approached.
The previous week Swart had been dropped from the Warriors squad after being charged with assaulting an opponent, Billy Godleman
, in a grade cricket match between Joondalup and Bayswater-Morley. He was later found guilty by the WACA tribunal and suspended for three matches, with the tribunal rejecting his defence that he was only acting in self-defence. The following week the conviction and suspension was overturned upon appeal.
Swart's contract with the Warriors was not renewed for the 2011/2012 season , instead signing with Bootle Cricket Club in England
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n 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 Bootle Cricket Team who plays as an opening batsman.
Swart was a member of the Western Australian Under-19 teams in 2000 and 2001 that were captained by Brett Jones
Brett Jones
Brett David Jones is a former Australian rules footballer in the AFL, who played for the West Coast Eagles.-Cricket career:...
and Shaun Marsh
Shaun Marsh
Shaun Edward Marsh is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors in Australian domestic cricket and has represented Australia at One Day International and Twenty20 International levels...
. However, he did not make his senior debut for the Warriors until January 2010, despite years of scoring heavily for his grade-cricket side Joondalup. Whilst he made a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in his first List A game, a few weeks later he made an impressive 83 runs in his debut Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. In May 2010 he was awarded a contract with the Warriors for the 2010–11 season. He scored his maiden century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
in October 2010 against Victoria at the 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....
.
In February 2011 it was reported that Swart was to be called up to represent the Netherlands at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
following an injury to the team's captain Peter Borren
Peter Borren
Peter William Borren is a New Zealander-born Dutch cricket player. His first taste of international cricket came in the Under 19 World Cup in 2002 when he represented his native New Zealand. However, he now represents The Netherlands having made his debut in a One Day International against Sri...
. His father was born in the Netherlands, enabling Swart to hold a Dutch passport and being eligible to represent the country. He had previously rejected an offer to join the team at the Twenty20 World Cup, preferring to concentrate on maintaining his position in the Western Warriors team. However in the following days it appeared that he was unlikely to play at the World Cup, with both Borren's injury being less severe than first thought and a Dutch selector denying that Swart had been approached.
The previous week Swart had been dropped from the Warriors squad after being charged with assaulting an opponent, Billy Godleman
Billy Godleman
Billy Ashley Godleman is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm leg-spin bowler.-Early life:...
, in a grade cricket match between Joondalup and Bayswater-Morley. He was later found guilty by the WACA tribunal and suspended for three matches, with the tribunal rejecting his defence that he was only acting in self-defence. The following week the conviction and suspension was overturned upon appeal.
Swart's contract with the Warriors was not renewed for the 2011/2012 season , instead signing with Bootle Cricket Club in England