Benjamin Peter Cameron (born 21 February 1981) is an Australian cricket coach and former player.
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| Full name | Benjamin Peter Cameron | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 1981 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hoppalong, Camo or B:Cam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman; Selector | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003/04–2006/07 | South Australia (squad no. 11) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 8 February 2004 South Australia v Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 26 January 2007 South Australia v Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 15 February 2004 South Australia v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 31 January 2007 South Australia v Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 2 November 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameron played for South Australia from 2004 to 2007, playing ten first-class games and nine List A games as a right-handed opening batsman. He scored two half-centuries on his Sheffield Shield debut against Victoria.[1]
Cameron retired from playing in 2007 due to a chronic knee condition. He subsequently took up coaching and coached in South Australian Premier Cricket. He was appointed high performance manager at Vanuatu Cricket and head coach of the Vanuatu national cricket team in March 2022.[2] However, he resigned the positions in January 2023 citing personal reasons.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Ben Cameron". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Vanuatu Cricket appoints new coach". 31 March 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Cameron resigns as High Performance Manager & Eddie Mansale also moves on from VCA". Vanuatu Cricket. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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