Scott Muller
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Scott Andrew Muller is a former Australian and Queensland
cricket
er.
bowler for the Queensland Bulls
in the Sheffield Shield competition who was a solid performer for his state, with a bowling average of 23. He made his test cricket debut in 1999.
, against Pakistan in Australia in 1999, and debuted alongside Adam Gilchrist. He was involved in a record last-wicket stand with Shane Warne
in one of his two Tests.
. Shortly after being informed that he was not required for the following Test, a special effects microphone picked up someone saying "He can't bowl, and can't throw" just after Muller had fielded a ball at fine leg and sent an errant return to wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist
, far above his head. Television show The Panel replayed it and the finger was pointed at Shane Warne
as the source of the comment. Warne denied it but Muller was unconvinced and threatened legal action. The Australian media ran the story as a hot topic for a few days with much of the general public believing that Warne was guilty despite voice analysis experts' opinions and scrutiny of television footage. A short time later a cameraman from Channel 9, "Joe the Cameraman
", confessed on A Current Affair to being the culprit, although many disputed the truth of his confession, including then opposition backbencher Mark Latham
, who accused the network of a cover-up.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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.
State cricket
Muller was a fast-mediumFast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowler for the Queensland Bulls
Queensland Bulls
The Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
in the Sheffield Shield competition who was a solid performer for his state, with a bowling average of 23. He made his test cricket debut in 1999.
Test career
Muller played in two testsTest 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...
, against Pakistan in Australia in 1999, and debuted alongside Adam Gilchrist. He was involved in a record last-wicket stand with Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
in one of his two Tests.
"He can't bowl, and he can't throw"
Muller was at the centre of an incident during his second test match, played in HobartHobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
. Shortly after being informed that he was not required for the following Test, a special effects microphone picked up someone saying "He can't bowl, and can't throw" just after Muller had fielded a ball at fine leg and sent an errant return to wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
, far above his head. Television show The Panel replayed it and the finger was pointed at Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
as the source of the comment. Warne denied it but Muller was unconvinced and threatened legal action. The Australian media ran the story as a hot topic for a few days with much of the general public believing that Warne was guilty despite voice analysis experts' opinions and scrutiny of television footage. A short time later a cameraman from Channel 9, "Joe the Cameraman
Joe the Cameraman
Joe the Cameraman is an Australian Channel 9 sports cameraman who confessed to an infamous on-air sledge of cricketer Scott Muller....
", confessed on A Current Affair to being the culprit, although many disputed the truth of his confession, including then opposition backbencher Mark Latham
Mark Latham
Mark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....
, who accused the network of a cover-up.
Later career
Following his short test career, Muller played just a few more only a games for Queensland. He made a return in the 2002/03 season in a List A game but that did not play at senior level thereafter.External links
- http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,6903,562547,00.htmlAn article from The ObserverThe ObserverThe Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
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