Timothy John Armstrong (born 26 September 1990) is an Australian cricketer and successful mining businessman formerly contracted to the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League, having previously played at Australian domestic level with New South Wales, the Sydney Thunder, and Western Australia. From Dubbo, New South Wales, Armstrong was from a strong cricketing family,[1] representing New South Wales at under-17 and under-19 level,[2] and going on to represent the Australian under-19 cricket team at both Test and One Day International level.[3][4] This included the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[5] during which Armstrong scored 240 runs to lead Australia's tournament batting averages.[6] Having played several matches as an all-rounder for the New South Wales under-23 side in the Futures League, Armstrong was selected in New South Wales' squad for the 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash tournament,[7] and played a single match in the tournament, against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[8]
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| Full name | Timothy John Armstrong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1990 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Chequers pineapple "[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Slow medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, Armstrong was signed by Sydney Thunder. He played three matches for the team, with a top score of 25 runs against Perth at ANZ Stadium.[9] Although remaining with the Thunder, Armstrong moved to Western Australia midway through the 2011–12 Australian cricket season in an attempt to play regularly at state level. He debuted for the state in the 2011–12 Ryobi One-Day Cup, in a match against New South Wales at the WACA Ground, which remains his only match at List A level. Batting at number six, Armstrong was dismissed for a golden duck whilst batting, but took the wicket of Ben Rohrer in New South Wales' innings, and finished with 1/15 from six overs.[10] Although not offered a state contract by the Western Australian Cricket Association, Armstrong was signed by the Perth Scorchers in July 2012.[11] At grade cricket level, Armstrong plays for the Fremantle District Cricket Club.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Tim Armstrong player profile – Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Miscellaneous Matches played by Tim Armstrong (65) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Under-19 Test Matches played by Tim Armstrong (2) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Under-19 ODI Matches played by Tim Armstrong (13) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Where are they now?: Australia's last Under-19 Cricket World Cup winners from 2010 all grown up". The West Australian. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Australia Under-19s – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Debutant Tim Armstrong, 20, has been named in the NSW squad after impressing in the Futures League Twenty20 carnival in Melbourne..." Braid, Marcus (2011). Callum loses fitness race to face Blues in opener – Sydney Morning Herald. Published 4 January 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Victoria v New South Wales, KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2010/11 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Twenty20 Matches played by Tim Armstrong (4) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Western Australia v New South Wales – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Perth expanded its squad to 15 with the announcement of former Sydney Thunder all-rounder Tim Armstrong..." Nathan Coulter-Nile and Ben Edmondson re-sign with Perth Scorchers for T20 Big Bash – PerthNow. Published 16 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ WACA District First Grade: Round 3 Preview Tim armstrong won the Olly Cooly medal for the 2013-14 season he will be playing for the Midland Guilford Cricket Club for the 2014-15 season – Western Australian Cricket Association. Published 3 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.