Former Test seamer Trent Copeland has introduced his retirement from cricket at age 36, ending as NSW’s most prolific Sheffield Shield wicket-taker this century.
Copeland, who took a wicket along with his second ball in Test cricket in 2011, informed NSW teammates of his choice earlier than final week’s Sheffield Shield match in Albury.
An old-school medium-pace bowler, Copeland burst onto the scene in his early summers within the Sheffield Shield and was the competitors’s equal-leading wicket-taker in 2010-11.
It earned him a Test debut for Australia together with Nathan Lyon in Sri Lanka in 2011, the place he dismissed Tillakaratne Dilshan second ball in Galle as one in every of six wickets for the collection.
While he by no means returned to the Australian staff after the tour, he has completed his profession as NSW’s third-highest wicket-taker in Sheffield Shield cricket with 344 at a median of 26.3.
Only Geoff Lawson (367) and Greg Matthews (363) sit above Copeland on the all-time listing for the Blues.
“I just wanted to let everyone know how special this thing is to me,” Copeland informed teammates whereas holding his Baggy Blue hat final week in Albury.
“I hope I have done this cap proud. In my wildest dreams I never thought I would play one game let alone play for 14 years.
“I’m extremely grateful for all of your mateship and what this cover has meant for me alongside the way in which.
“It’s likely to be my last game, and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I am a competitive bastard and that’s not going to change.”
Copeland has moved into the media in recent times whereas juggling enjoying duties, rising as one of many recreation’s greatest analysts.
NSW face South Australia in Adelaide later this month, needing a victory to keep away from their first winless Sheffield Shield season since 1938-39.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
