Shawn Flegler

Shawn Leonard Flegler (born 23 March 1972) is a former Australian cricketer who played domestically for Queensland and Victoria during the 1990s.

Shawn Flegler

Personal information
Full name	Shawn Leonard Flegler
Born	(1972-03-23) 23 March 1972 (age 52) Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994/95	Queensland
1997/98–1999/00	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 3 16 Runs scored 60 54 Batting average 10.00 10.80 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 16 23* Balls bowled 342 412 Wickets 0 9 Bowling average – 45.77 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 3/21 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 November 2012

Born in Darwin, Northern Territory,^[1] Flegler grew up in Queensland, and played for the state at under-17, under-19, colts, and second XI level, as well as attending the Australian Cricket Academy.^[2] He made his first-class debut during the 1994–95 Sheffield Shield,^[3] playing for Queensland against New South Wales in November 1994 in what was to be his only appearance for the state team.^[4] Playing as an all-rounder who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin, Flegler spent the 1995 and 1996 English cricket seasons playing for the Lowerhouse Cricket Club in the Lancashire League, as the club's designated professional.^[5] He scored the most runs and took the most wickets in both of the seasons he spent at the club.^[6]

Flegler transferred to Victoria for the 1997–98 Australian cricket season, and debuted for the Victorian cricket team in the 1997–98 Mutual Mercantile Cup. Although he only played first-class matches twice, both during the 1997–98 Sheffield Shield,^[4] Flegler regularly played limited overs matches for Victoria in the 1997–98, 1998–99, and 1999–2000 seasons, including in the team that won the 1998–99 competition.^[7] His last game for the state was in December 1999, against Western Australia.^[8] At grade cricket level, Flegler continued to play for the University.^[9] In 2001 and 2002, he also played several games in Canada and Ireland as the professionals for the Vancouver-based North Shore Cricket Club and the Dublin-based Merrion Cricket Club.^[2][10]

After his retirement from playing, Flegler was recruited by Cricket Victoria as a development coach, serving variously in roles at the Cricket Victoria Academy and the Victorian High Performance Academy. Flegler was the coach of the state under-23 side in the Futures League.,^[11] and is currently Female High Performance Manager and Chair of the Women's National Selection Panel at Cricket Australia.^[12]

References

1. Shawn Flegler profile – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
2. Miscellaneous Matches played by Shawn Flegler (65) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
3. New South Wales v Queensland, Sheffield Shield 1994/95 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
4. First-Class Matches played by Shawn Flegler (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
5. Past Professionals Archived 28 January 2013 at archive.today – Lowerhouse Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
6. Lancashire League Matches played by Shawn Flegler (51) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
7. List A Matches played by Shawn Flegler (16) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
8. Victoria v Western Australia, Mercantile Mutual Cup 1999/00 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
9. History – Melbourne University Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
10. History – North Shore Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
11. Coverdale, Brydon (2009). Victoria reappoint Shipperd for two more years – ESPNCricinfo. Published 24 June 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2012
12. "Uni Bookworms with Shawn Flegler". www.todaystale.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.