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1990 (34 years old)
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Michael Neser (born 29 March 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national team. In domestic cricket, he represents Queensland and plays for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League.
Early life
Neser was born in Pretoria in South Africa but his family moved to the Gold Coast in Australia when he was 10 years old. He played cricket there for Gold Coast District Cricket Club and over time improved enough to get noticed by state selectors in Queensland. In the 2008–09 season he became a part of Queensland's under-19 team, and in 2010 he was given a rookie contract with Queensland's state team.
Domestic career
In the 2010–11 summer, Neser made both his first-class and List A cricket debuts in the Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup respectively, both for Queensland. On his first-class debut against Western Australia, Neser took an impressive four wickets on the opening day. In 2011 Neser was upgraded from a rookie contract to a full contract with Queensland, and though he was performing well, regular injuries made it difficult for Neser to lock down a permanent spot in Queensland's team.
In the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, Australia's new Twenty20 tournament, Neser played for Queensland's new team, the Brisbane Heat. He was impressive enough during the tournament that he was selected to play for the Prime Minister's XI in a Twenty20 tour match against Sri Lanka. He changed clubs from the Heat to the Adelaide Strikers for future BBL seasons.
As a result of his form for the Heat in BBL|01 and the Strikers in BBL|02, Neser was given a shock contract with the Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. He made his IPL debut in May 2013, but the game did not go well for him. In his four overs Neser conceded 62 runs without taking a wicket, falling one run short of the most expensive bowling figures in IPL history. Nonetheless, Neser's form in Australia remained strong, and in the 2013–14 summer he was strong in both of the shorter forms of the game. In the 2013–14 Ryobi One-Day Cup he was the equal-highest wicket taker for Queensland with 10 wickets at an average of 27.40, and in BBL|03 he was named the Strikers' Most Valuable Player after taking 10 wickets at an average of 19.90.
Because of Neser's career-best form in both one-day and Twenty20 cricket, he was given the opportunity to play for Australia's second team, Australia A, in a series of matches against South Africa A late in the 2014 winter. A back injury ruled Neser out of the entirety of BBL|04, and Neser hasn't reached his top form since.
In March 2018, Cricket Australia named Neser in their Sheffield Shield team of the year.
International career
In May 2018, he was added to Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against England, replacing Josh Hazlewood. He made his ODI debut on 13 June 2018, against England.
In September 2018, he was named in Australia's Test squad for their series against Pakistan, but he did not play.
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