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Simon O'Donnell

January 27, 2023

Simon Patrick O'Donnell (born 26 January 1963) is an Australian former cricketer, VFL footballer, and horse racing and cricket commentator. He is currently a horse breeder and enabler. He is a former record holder for the fastest One Day International half-century. He was educated at Deniliquin High School and Assumption College.

Simon O'Donnell
Personal information
Full name
Simon Patrick O'Donnell
Born (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 60)
Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsTom O'Donnell (son)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 329)13 June 1985 v England
Last Test22 November 1985 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 83)6 January 1985 v West Indies
Last ODI10 December 1991 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983/84–1992/93Victoria
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 87 83 116
Runs scored 206 1,242 4,603 1,784
Batting average 29.42 25.34 39.34 25.12
100s/50s 0/0 0/9 7/31 0/12
Top score 48 74* 130 74*
Balls bowled 940 4,350 11,647 5,827
Wickets 6 108 151 126
Bowling average 84.00 28.72 37.36 32.47
5 wickets in innings 0 1 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/37 5/13 6/54 5/13
Catches/stumpings 4/– 22/– 60/0 27/0
Source: Cricinfo, 18 January 2006

Cricket

O'Donnell played as an all-rounder for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield between 1984 and 1993, scoring a century in his first match.[1] He went on to play 6 Test matches in 1985, 5 on the Ashes tour of England and one at home, but with a low bowling strike rate in 5 and 4 day cricket, he was more successful in the shorter form of the game.

Seen as a limited-overs specialist with clever medium pace bowling and explosive lower order hitting, he played 87 ODIs between 1985 and 1992, scoring 1242 runs and taking 108 wickets in his career. He played in Australia's 1987 World Cup Final victory and was a significant wicket-taker and finished the World cup as Australia's most economical bowler, but soon after he suffered severe pain that was diagnosed as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[2]

He recovered with treatment to return to the Australian One-Day team in the 1988–89 season and played 43 more limited-overs matches till 10 December 1991 and claimed 56 wickets and made 5 match winning 50 plus scores including the fastest half-century in One Day Internationals (18 balls v Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 1990, which lasted for 6 years until Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya scored 50 from 17 balls v Pakistan at Singapore on 7 April 1996).[3] O'Donnell maintained a very good batting strike rate of 80.96 runs per 100 balls in ODIs, almost double his scoring rate in Tests.

He was captain of Victoria for five seasons from 1988–89 until his retirement in 1993. This was a mixed period, which included a Sheffield Shield victory in 90–91,[4] but Victoria also finished last in 1988–89,[5] 1989–90[6] and 1992–93.[7]

O'Donnell was voted international cricketer of the year in 1990–91.[8]

Australian rules football

As a junior, Simon played Australian rules football for Assumption College, Kilmore, where he kicked 100 goals in his senior year. This led to him being recruited for senior football by the St Kilda Football Club, where his father Kevin had played 49 games on a forward flank in the 1940s. Coincidentally, Kevin O'Donnell played alongside two more notable Australian cricketers; Sam Loxton and Keith Miller, members of the 1948 Invincibles.[9]

O'Donnell played 24 games and kicked 18 goals between 1982 and 1983 in what was then the VFL. However, he had continued to play cricket and retired from football to focus on his cricket career.

Media career

 
Simon O'Donnell's Test career batting performance.

O'Donnell hosted Melbourne radio station Sport 927's morning program with Kevin Bartlett until 2004.[10]

With the Nine Network, O'Donnell has been a commentator of cricket and now presents The Cricket Show. Having owned and managed race horses through his company, O'Donnell Thoroughbreds International,[11] he is also used as an expert on horseracing on Nine's racing coverage.[12]

During the mid-1990s as part of his work with Channel 9, O'Donnell was a regular on the daytime program The Midday Show, teaming up with former rugby league footballer Paul "Fatty" Vautin on Fridays to give an overview of the weekends sporting events, usually the AFL and NSWRL competitions, and to give their racing tips. The pair would generally get into silly situations (e.g. coming out onto the set dressed in blowup Sumo suits), or would be on location such as in early 1994 when O'Donnell was taken on some hot laps of the high speed Calder Park Thunderdome oval racetrack in Melbourne with multiple AUSCAR champion Brad Jones.[13]

In November 2011, it was announced that O'Donnell would replace James Brayshaw as host of The Sunday Footy Show. However, In November 2012, Nine announced that O'Donnell had left the network.[14]

Cricket career

1983–84 Season

O'Donnell made his first class debut for Victoria against South Australia at the MCG in February 1984.[15]

1984–85

The following summer his bowling gathered attention when he took the wickets of Kepler Wessels and Alan Border in Victoria vs Qld Shield game, as well as making 54.[16][17]

An innings of 45 not out helped steer Victoria to victory in a McDonald's Cup game.[18] He made 78 in a run-heavy game against the touring West Indies[19] and hit 42 off 43 balls and 129 against Western Australia.[20][21]

He was selected in the Prime Ministers XI to play the West Indies. According to a contemporary report, "O'Donnell's selection is a timely one as his name has been cropping up regularly in discussions on Australian teams and it will be no surprise if he is selected to play in the one-day series in the New Year. As well as being a more than useful medium-pace bowler O'Donnell has the potential to be a leading batsman, having scored a hard-hitting century against Western Australia in Perth last week."[22]

In January 1985 O'Donnell was named in the 12 man Australian one day squad.[23] ""I am very delighted", he said. "It will be the biggest thrill of my life to walk out on to the MCG on Sunday. It was my goal at the start of the year to try and make national selection, but I thought that might not come for two or three years."[24]

O'Donnell's one day debut was a successful one, taking 1–39 and scoring 20 not out against Sri Lanka.[25] He scored 25 in a defeat against the West Indies.[26]

In the Prime Ministers XI game he took two wickets but dropped two catches.[27] Kept on in the one day team he took two wickets against Sri Lanka[28] then scored some useful runs in a rare Australian victory over the West Indies.[29]

In the World Championship of Cricket, O'Donnell had a fantastic game against Pakistan, making 74 and taking 2–42.[30] This helped earn O'Donnell selection on the short tour to Sharjah in early 1985.[31] He was also selected on the squad to tour England for the Ashes.[32] "A lot of hard work has been one thing", he said. "The dividends are starting to pay off – they're paying off very quickly", adding that "I've still got to get a Test match over there. There are 17 going, so I've got to get into the top 11."[33]

O'Donnell had only played seven first-class matches, hitting 528 runs at an average of 66, with two centuries, and had taken 15 wickets at an average of 38.23. He was still listed in the St Kilda squad.[34]

1985 Ashes

O'Donnell leapt into test contention with a score of 100 against the MCC. ""That's the greatest innings I've ever played", O'Donnell said, "and walking off the ground to an ovation like that was one of my greatest thrills. I'm absolutely ecstatic."[35]

O'Donnell played in the Australian team for the one day internationals, taking two crucial wickets in the second.[36]

He was picked in Australian side for the first test, as the fourth bowler. He scored 24 and took 3 wickets in England's second innings. England won the game easily.[37]

O'Donnell kept his place in the side for the second test. He proved his usefulness with the bat, helping Australia navigate a tricky second innings run chase and hitting the winning runs with a six.[38]

There was a risk he would be made 12th man for the third test but O'Donnell kept his position.[39] He was made 12th man for the last test.

1985–86

O'Donnell injured his hip at the beginning of the 1985–86 season and missed some early games.[40] He recovered in time to be selected for the first test against New Zealand.[41] He took a career best 2–53 and 5–66 against New South Wales.[42][43] However fellow all rounder Greg Matthews took 5–22 in the same game and he was preferred to O'Donnell, who was made 12th man.

O'Donnell was kept in the squad and played in the second test against New Zealand. He took part in an important second innings partnership which guided Australia to victory.[44] However he was injured during the test while fielding and was omitted from the third test.[45]

He was out of cricket for a number of weeks. He returned against Tasmania taking 3–48.[46]

1986–87

O'Donnell began the 1986–87 season well with 52 against Tasmania and 108 against NSW.[47] He followed this with 77 against England in a tour game[48] and 86 against West Australia.[49]

He was unable to force his way back into the test team but was selected in Australia's one day squad. Highlights included 4–65 against the West Indies,[50] 52 against the West Indies,[51] 3–39 against England,[52] a man of the match 4–19 against the West Indies,[53] and a match winning 23 off 15 balls against the West Indies.[54] Alan Border said that O'Donnell, Dean Jones and Steve Waugh had been Australia's stand out players of the series.[55]

O'Donnell's good form continued with 86 against Queensland[56] and 73 against South Australia.[57] He made 80 and 78 against WA in the Sheffield Shield final, but Victoria did not win the game.[58]

O'Donnell was selected to play in Australia's one day tour of Sharjah in 1987 and the World Cup.[59][60]

1987 World Cup and Cancer

Shortly before O'Donnell left for India he discovered, "a lump on my ribs that was sore. I made some doctors do some horrible things to ensure I got to India. I got an X-ray that showed I was missing a rib. The doctor was worried about it, but I was on a plane to India three days later. But two days into India not only did the big lump come back but he had a couple of partners and that's when I thought I was in a bit of strife."[61]

O'Donnell did not go to the team doctor. "I did nothing. Make no mistake, I'm no martyr in all of this, in fact, I was motivated by pure selfishness."[61]

O'Donnell's World Cup highlights include 4–39 against Zimbabwe.[62]

"The team was on a campaign and I didn't want to jeopardize it so I just tried to keep myself up. I had a few talks with Bob [Simpson] and Bruce [Reid] but I didn't tell them what I thought it was. I didn't want to worry anyone because we all had a job to do... and we did the job."[63]

O'Donnell says he told Simpson after Australia won the semi final in Pakistan. "I knew I was within a week of going home to find out what was wrong and it really frightened me... Before the final at our team meeting I was fined by teammates for not being part of celebrations. That was fine. But I needed to tell someone."[61]

O'Donnell went to Warrigal Private Hospital as soon as he got back:

I was operated on that afternoon. As soon as I woke the surgeon, John Bartlett, was sitting on the end of my bed to tell me the bi-op was malignant... [Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma] John found it hard to tell me and I found it hard to accept... I had to ring Mum and Dad in Deniliquin to tell them there was some bad news. Somehow you float through it even though you are scared s—less... The hardest part is the initial part, once you know what's in front of you it gets better. I don't want to trivialise cancer in any way. You have to let the emotion out then sit down and become realistic ... I never asked if my life was in the balance. My parents taught me, my school taught me, sport taught me but in particular cancer taught me that trust is the most powerful emotion we have. I trusted my doctors and nurses implicitly. It was amazing what I learnt about the power of the mind and how important trust is... There were the "how in the hell did I get it?" moments. No one knows, it could have been getting hit in a footy game or a cricket ball 10 years earlier.[61]

O'Donnell's injury was initially reported as a muscle strain.[64][65]

"If I didn't need the operation I could go out and bowl 30 overs now", he said at the time. "That's the good thing about it. I feel as strong as a bull."[66] O'Donnell commenced chemotherapy and received the good wishes of Prime Minister Bob Hawke.[67]

Three months later O'Donnell was declared cancer free.[68]

1988–89: Victorian Captain

Simon O'Donnell was appointed Victorian captain at the beginning of the 1988–89 season. He told the press:

It will be a win-at-all costs approach. We're going to go out and give 110 per cent-over four days of every Shield game. If you give 110 per cent, you'll win a lot more games than you lose. I've been 12 months out of the game but if I see a ball I think I can hit, I will hit it... It's a big part of the captaincy so everyone knows where they stand. A happy team turns into a confident team and wins matches. But I have a hell of a lot to learn. It's my first shot at it and I will be listening to a lot of people. People who are willing to give advice and have a bit of a yarn.[69]

O'Donnell's highlights for the summer included 6–54 against NSW.[70]

Victoria performed poorly in the Sheffield Shield that summer, ultimately coming last. O'Donnell's captaincy was often criticised for being over generous in his declarations.[71] "Our Shield program has gone off the rails a bit because we've let ourselves down badly as a team", O'Donnell said. "We've batted well or we've bowled well but we haven't combined the two."[72] However Victoria did make the finals of the one day FAI Cup.[73]

O'Donnell was selected in the Australian one day team that summer.[74] His first game back was a successful one, taking 1–45 and scoring 46 off 54 balls against Pakistan.[75] He was dropped from the side after the first final.[76]

Through the 1989 English summer, O'Donnell played club cricket for Haslingden. He played a game for the Rest of the World against Glamorgan and scored 66 off 23 balls.[77]

He played in the Australian one day team that toured India in late 1989,[78] and had a mediocre tournament with the exception of 3–48 against Sri Lanka.[79]

1989/90

At the beginning of the 1989–90 summer there was some talk that Dean Jones might captain Victoria instead of O'Donnell.[80] However O'Donnell retained the captaincy.

His batting form was better that summer, scoring centuries against the touring Sri Lanka side and Tasmania.[81]

He kept his place in the Australian side for the one day tournament at the end of the summer. He won man of the match against Sri Lanka scoring 57 and taking 4–36.[82] Other highlights of the summer included 3–36 against Sri Lanka.[83]

O'Donnell toured New Zealand with the one day side, taking 5–13 in a game against New Zealand.[84] He later made 52 in another game.[85]

He also toured with Australia on a trip to Sharjah. In a game against Sri Lanka, O'Donnell scored 74 off 29 balls, making his 50 in 18 balls – the fastest one day 50 at that time.[86]

1990–91: International Cricketer of the Year and Sheffield Shield Champions

O'Donnell continued to play strongly for the Australian one-day team throughout the 1990–91 summer.[87] Highlights included 4–45 against England,[88] and 71 against England[89] He over took Dennis Lillee as Australia's leading ODI wicket-taker[90] and there was talk he might go to the West Indies as a limited over specialist.[91] He was not selected but did win the International Cricketer of the Year Award despite playing no tests.[92] He also led Victoria to the Sheffield Shield when they defeated New South Wales in the final. O'Donnell said after the match:

It's definitely the hardest game of cricket I've ever played. The World Cup was difficult, if not more difficult, but you knew it was all going to be over in a day. This just took turn after turn after turn over the four days' duration, plus your rained out day – it was a real tough game of cricket to play for every body.[93]

In 1991 he scored 71 off 45 balls in a one-day game for Victoria against Essex.[94]

1991–92

O'Donnell was selected in Australia's one day side for 1991–92 but had to withdraw due to an dislocated shoulder.[95][96] He played for Victoria as a batsman only for a few games.[97] Despite his injury he was named in Australia's preliminary 20 man squad for the 1992 World Cup.[98] He suffered a poor run of form, scoring 124 runs at an average of 12 with the bat, and only bowling gently medium pace.[99] He was not picked for the final 14 man World Cup squad.[100]

O'Donnell responded with a quickfire 87 against South Australia for Victoria.[101] Australia struggled during the World Cup, failing to make the semi finals, and Alan Border later wondered if omitting O'Donnell was a mistake.

"It's a real shame that he just couldn't get it together when the selectors were sitting down", Border said. "To me he's done a fantastic job for us... It was a difficult one, wasn't it? His form was ordinary and we weren't exactly sure how he was going to come up bowling."[102]

1992–93

O'Donnell was reappointed Victorian captain for the 1992–93 season. He earned selection in the Prime Ministers XI.[103] Victoria struggled that summer and O'Donnell's captaincy came under criticism for lack of imagination and aggression. There was some talk his job was in danger. O'Donnell:

"I agree where there's smoke there's fire, and comments like that aren't made unless they come from a pretty reliable source. I suppose the next step is to try and find out where they come from and talk to the person that makes them, because if there's anything that's got to be said I'd prefer it was said to me. That hasn't happened as yet, but we'll see what happens in the next 24 hours."[104]

Victorian officials said that O'Donnell had their support.[105] Victoria did make the final of the domestic one day tournament that year but performed poorly in the Sheffield Shield and O'Donnell began to seriously reconsider his future.[106]

In July 1993 O'Donnell resigned as captain of Victoria.[107]

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simon, donnell, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, need, reorganization, comply, with, wikipedia, layout, guidelines, please, help, editing,. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Simon Patrick O Donnell born 26 January 1963 is an Australian former cricketer VFL footballer and horse racing and cricket commentator He is currently a horse breeder and enabler He is a former record holder for the fastest One Day International half century He was educated at Deniliquin High School and Assumption College Simon O DonnellPersonal informationFull nameSimon Patrick O DonnellBorn 1963 01 26 26 January 1963 age 60 Deniliquin New South Wales AustraliaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumRelationsTom O Donnell son International informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 329 13 June 1985 v EnglandLast Test22 November 1985 v New ZealandODI debut cap 83 6 January 1985 v West IndiesLast ODI10 December 1991 v IndiaDomestic team informationYearsTeam1983 84 1992 93VictoriaCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 6 87 83 116Runs scored 206 1 242 4 603 1 784Batting average 29 42 25 34 39 34 25 12100s 50s 0 0 0 9 7 31 0 12Top score 48 74 130 74 Balls bowled 940 4 350 11 647 5 827Wickets 6 108 151 126Bowling average 84 00 28 72 37 36 32 475 wickets in innings 0 1 2 110 wickets in match 0 0 0 0Best bowling 3 37 5 13 6 54 5 13Catches stumpings 4 22 60 0 27 0Source Cricinfo 18 January 2006 Contents 1 Cricket 2 Australian rules football 3 Media career 4 Cricket career 4 1 1983 84 Season 4 2 1984 85 4 3 1985 Ashes 4 4 1985 86 4 5 1986 87 4 6 1987 World Cup and Cancer 4 7 1988 89 Victorian Captain 4 8 1989 90 4 9 1990 91 International Cricketer of the Year and Sheffield Shield Champions 4 10 1991 92 4 11 1992 93 5 References 6 External linksCricket EditO Donnell played as an all rounder for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield between 1984 and 1993 scoring a century in his first match 1 He went on to play 6 Test matches in 1985 5 on the Ashes tour of England and one at home but with a low bowling strike rate in 5 and 4 day cricket he was more successful in the shorter form of the game Seen as a limited overs specialist with clever medium pace bowling and explosive lower order hitting he played 87 ODIs between 1985 and 1992 scoring 1242 runs and taking 108 wickets in his career He played in Australia s 1987 World Cup Final victory and was a significant wicket taker and finished the World cup as Australia s most economical bowler but soon after he suffered severe pain that was diagnosed as non Hodgkin lymphoma 2 He recovered with treatment to return to the Australian One Day team in the 1988 89 season and played 43 more limited overs matches till 10 December 1991 and claimed 56 wickets and made 5 match winning 50 plus scores including the fastest half century in One Day Internationals 18 balls v Sri Lanka Sharjah 1990 which lasted for 6 years until Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya scored 50 from 17 balls v Pakistan at Singapore on 7 April 1996 3 O Donnell maintained a very good batting strike rate of 80 96 runs per 100 balls in ODIs almost double his scoring rate in Tests He was captain of Victoria for five seasons from 1988 89 until his retirement in 1993 This was a mixed period which included a Sheffield Shield victory in 90 91 4 but Victoria also finished last in 1988 89 5 1989 90 6 and 1992 93 7 O Donnell was voted international cricketer of the year in 1990 91 8 Australian rules football EditAs a junior Simon played Australian rules football for Assumption College Kilmore where he kicked 100 goals in his senior year This led to him being recruited for senior football by the St Kilda Football Club where his father Kevin had played 49 games on a forward flank in the 1940s Coincidentally Kevin O Donnell played alongside two more notable Australian cricketers Sam Loxton and Keith Miller members of the 1948 Invincibles 9 O Donnell played 24 games and kicked 18 goals between 1982 and 1983 in what was then the VFL However he had continued to play cricket and retired from football to focus on his cricket career Media career Edit Simon O Donnell s Test career batting performance O Donnell hosted Melbourne radio station Sport 927 s morning program with Kevin Bartlett until 2004 10 With the Nine Network O Donnell has been a commentator of cricket and now presents The Cricket Show Having owned and managed race horses through his company O Donnell Thoroughbreds International 11 he is also used as an expert on horseracing on Nine s racing coverage 12 During the mid 1990s as part of his work with Channel 9 O Donnell was a regular on the daytime program The Midday Show teaming up with former rugby league footballer Paul Fatty Vautin on Fridays to give an overview of the weekends sporting events usually the AFL and NSWRL competitions and to give their racing tips The pair would generally get into silly situations e g coming out onto the set dressed in blowup Sumo suits or would be on location such as in early 1994 when O Donnell was taken on some hot laps of the high speed Calder Park Thunderdome oval racetrack in Melbourne with multiple AUSCAR champion Brad Jones 13 In November 2011 it was announced that O Donnell would replace James Brayshaw as host of The Sunday Footy Show However In November 2012 Nine announced that O Donnell had left the network 14 Cricket career Edit1983 84 Season Edit O Donnell made his first class debut for Victoria against South Australia at the MCG in February 1984 15 1984 85 Edit The following summer his bowling gathered attention when he took the wickets of Kepler Wessels and Alan Border in Victoria vs Qld Shield game as well as making 54 16 17 An innings of 45 not out helped steer Victoria to victory in a McDonald s Cup game 18 He made 78 in a run heavy game against the touring West Indies 19 and hit 42 off 43 balls and 129 against Western Australia 20 21 He was selected in the Prime Ministers XI to play the West Indies According to a contemporary report O Donnell s selection is a timely one as his name has been cropping up regularly in discussions on Australian teams and it will be no surprise if he is selected to play in the one day series in the New Year As well as being a more than useful medium pace bowler O Donnell has the potential to be a leading batsman having scored a hard hitting century against Western Australia in Perth last week 22 In January 1985 O Donnell was named in the 12 man Australian one day squad 23 I am very delighted he said It will be the biggest thrill of my life to walk out on to the MCG on Sunday It was my goal at the start of the year to try and make national selection but I thought that might not come for two or three years 24 O Donnell s one day debut was a successful one taking 1 39 and scoring 20 not out against Sri Lanka 25 He scored 25 in a defeat against the West Indies 26 In the Prime Ministers XI game he took two wickets but dropped two catches 27 Kept on in the one day team he took two wickets against Sri Lanka 28 then scored some useful runs in a rare Australian victory over the West Indies 29 In the World Championship of Cricket O Donnell had a fantastic game against Pakistan making 74 and taking 2 42 30 This helped earn O Donnell selection on the short tour to Sharjah in early 1985 31 He was also selected on the squad to tour England for the Ashes 32 A lot of hard work has been one thing he said The dividends are starting to pay off they re paying off very quickly adding that I ve still got to get a Test match over there There are 17 going so I ve got to get into the top 11 33 O Donnell had only played seven first class matches hitting 528 runs at an average of 66 with two centuries and had taken 15 wickets at an average of 38 23 He was still listed in the St Kilda squad 34 1985 Ashes Edit O Donnell leapt into test contention with a score of 100 against the MCC That s the greatest innings I ve ever played O Donnell said and walking off the ground to an ovation like that was one of my greatest thrills I m absolutely ecstatic 35 O Donnell played in the Australian team for the one day internationals taking two crucial wickets in the second 36 He was picked in Australian side for the first test as the fourth bowler He scored 24 and took 3 wickets in England s second innings England won the game easily 37 O Donnell kept his place in the side for the second test He proved his usefulness with the bat helping Australia navigate a tricky second innings run chase and hitting the winning runs with a six 38 There was a risk he would be made 12th man for the third test but O Donnell kept his position 39 He was made 12th man for the last test 1985 86 Edit O Donnell injured his hip at the beginning of the 1985 86 season and missed some early games 40 He recovered in time to be selected for the first test against New Zealand 41 He took a career best 2 53 and 5 66 against New South Wales 42 43 However fellow all rounder Greg Matthews took 5 22 in the same game and he was preferred to O Donnell who was made 12th man O Donnell was kept in the squad and played in the second test against New Zealand He took part in an important second innings partnership which guided Australia to victory 44 However he was injured during the test while fielding and was omitted from the third test 45 He was out of cricket for a number of weeks He returned against Tasmania taking 3 48 46 1986 87 Edit O Donnell began the 1986 87 season well with 52 against Tasmania and 108 against NSW 47 He followed this with 77 against England in a tour game 48 and 86 against West Australia 49 He was unable to force his way back into the test team but was selected in Australia s one day squad Highlights included 4 65 against the West Indies 50 52 against the West Indies 51 3 39 against England 52 a man of the match 4 19 against the West Indies 53 and a match winning 23 off 15 balls against the West Indies 54 Alan Border said that O Donnell Dean Jones and Steve Waugh had been Australia s stand out players of the series 55 O Donnell s good form continued with 86 against Queensland 56 and 73 against South Australia 57 He made 80 and 78 against WA in the Sheffield Shield final but Victoria did not win the game 58 O Donnell was selected to play in Australia s one day tour of Sharjah in 1987 and the World Cup 59 60 1987 World Cup and Cancer Edit Shortly before O Donnell left for India he discovered a lump on my ribs that was sore I made some doctors do some horrible things to ensure I got to India I got an X ray that showed I was missing a rib The doctor was worried about it but I was on a plane to India three days later But two days into India not only did the big lump come back but he had a couple of partners and that s when I thought I was in a bit of strife 61 O Donnell did not go to the team doctor I did nothing Make no mistake I m no martyr in all of this in fact I was motivated by pure selfishness 61 O Donnell s World Cup highlights include 4 39 against Zimbabwe 62 The team was on a campaign and I didn t want to jeopardize it so I just tried to keep myself up I had a few talks with Bob Simpson and Bruce Reid but I didn t tell them what I thought it was I didn t want to worry anyone because we all had a job to do and we did the job 63 O Donnell says he told Simpson after Australia won the semi final in Pakistan I knew I was within a week of going home to find out what was wrong and it really frightened me Before the final at our team meeting I was fined by teammates for not being part of celebrations That was fine But I needed to tell someone 61 O Donnell went to Warrigal Private Hospital as soon as he got back I was operated on that afternoon As soon as I woke the surgeon John Bartlett was sitting on the end of my bed to tell me the bi op was malignant Non Hodgkin s lymphoma John found it hard to tell me and I found it hard to accept I had to ring Mum and Dad in Deniliquin to tell them there was some bad news Somehow you float through it even though you are scared s less The hardest part is the initial part once you know what s in front of you it gets better I don t want to trivialise cancer in any way You have to let the emotion out then sit down and become realistic I never asked if my life was in the balance My parents taught me my school taught me sport taught me but in particular cancer taught me that trust is the most powerful emotion we have I trusted my doctors and nurses implicitly It was amazing what I learnt about the power of the mind and how important trust is There were the how in the hell did I get it moments No one knows it could have been getting hit in a footy game or a cricket ball 10 years earlier 61 O Donnell s injury was initially reported as a muscle strain 64 65 If I didn t need the operation I could go out and bowl 30 overs now he said at the time That s the good thing about it I feel as strong as a bull 66 O Donnell commenced chemotherapy and received the good wishes of Prime Minister Bob Hawke 67 Three months later O Donnell was declared cancer free 68 1988 89 Victorian Captain Edit Simon O Donnell was appointed Victorian captain at the beginning of the 1988 89 season He told the press It will be a win at all costs approach We re going to go out and give 110 per cent over four days of every Shield game If you give 110 per cent you ll win a lot more games than you lose I ve been 12 months out of the game but if I see a ball I think I can hit I will hit it It s a big part of the captaincy so everyone knows where they stand A happy team turns into a confident team and wins matches But I have a hell of a lot to learn It s my first shot at it and I will be listening to a lot of people People who are willing to give advice and have a bit of a yarn 69 O Donnell s highlights for the summer included 6 54 against NSW 70 Victoria performed poorly in the Sheffield Shield that summer ultimately coming last O Donnell s captaincy was often criticised for being over generous in his declarations 71 Our Shield program has gone off the rails a bit because we ve let ourselves down badly as a team O Donnell said We ve batted well or we ve bowled well but we haven t combined the two 72 However Victoria did make the finals of the one day FAI Cup 73 O Donnell was selected in the Australian one day team that summer 74 His first game back was a successful one taking 1 45 and scoring 46 off 54 balls against Pakistan 75 He was dropped from the side after the first final 76 Through the 1989 English summer O Donnell played club cricket for Haslingden He played a game for the Rest of the World against Glamorgan and scored 66 off 23 balls 77 He played in the Australian one day team that toured India in late 1989 78 and had a mediocre tournament with the exception of 3 48 against Sri Lanka 79 1989 90 Edit At the beginning of the 1989 90 summer there was some talk that Dean Jones might captain Victoria instead of O Donnell 80 However O Donnell retained the captaincy His batting form was better that summer scoring centuries against the touring Sri Lanka side and Tasmania 81 He kept his place in the Australian side for the one day tournament at the end of the summer He won man of the match against Sri Lanka scoring 57 and taking 4 36 82 Other highlights of the summer included 3 36 against Sri Lanka 83 O Donnell toured New Zealand with the one day side taking 5 13 in a game against New Zealand 84 He later made 52 in another game 85 He also toured with Australia on a trip to Sharjah In a game against Sri Lanka O Donnell scored 74 off 29 balls making his 50 in 18 balls the fastest one day 50 at that time 86 1990 91 International Cricketer of the Year and Sheffield Shield Champions Edit O Donnell continued to play strongly for the Australian one day team throughout the 1990 91 summer 87 Highlights included 4 45 against England 88 and 71 against England 89 He over took Dennis Lillee as Australia s leading ODI wicket taker 90 and there was talk he might go to the West Indies as a limited over specialist 91 He was not selected but did win the International Cricketer of the Year Award despite playing no tests 92 He also led Victoria to the Sheffield Shield when they defeated New South Wales in the final O Donnell said after the match It s definitely the hardest game of cricket I ve ever played The World Cup was difficult if not more difficult but you knew it was all going to be over in a day This just took turn after turn after turn over the four days duration plus your rained out day it was a real tough game of cricket to play for every body 93 In 1991 he scored 71 off 45 balls in a one day game for Victoria against Essex 94 1991 92 Edit O Donnell was selected in Australia s one day side for 1991 92 but had to withdraw due to an dislocated shoulder 95 96 He played for Victoria as a batsman only for a few games 97 Despite his injury he was named in Australia s preliminary 20 man squad for the 1992 World Cup 98 He suffered a poor run of form scoring 124 runs at an average of 12 with the bat and only bowling gently medium pace 99 He was not picked for the final 14 man World Cup squad 100 O Donnell responded with a quickfire 87 against South Australia for Victoria 101 Australia struggled during the World Cup failing to make the semi finals and Alan Border later wondered if omitting O Donnell was a mistake It s a real shame that he just couldn t get it together when the selectors were sitting down Border said To me he s done a fantastic job for us It was a difficult one wasn t it His form was ordinary and we weren t exactly sure how he was going to come up bowling 102 1992 93 Edit O Donnell was reappointed Victorian captain for the 1992 93 season He earned selection in the Prime Ministers XI 103 Victoria struggled that summer and O Donnell s captaincy came under criticism for lack of imagination and aggression There was some talk his job was in danger O Donnell I agree where there s smoke there s fire and comments like that aren t made unless they come from a pretty reliable source I suppose the next step is to try and find out where they come from and talk to the person that makes them because if there s anything that s got to be said I d prefer it was said to me That hasn t happened as yet but we ll see what happens in the next 24 hours 104 Victorian officials said that O Donnell had their support 105 Victoria did make the final of the domestic one day tournament that year but performed poorly in the Sheffield Shield and O Donnell began to seriously reconsider his future 106 In July 1993 O Donnell resigned as captain of Victoria 107 References Edit The Home of CricketArchive Retrieved 6 December 2015 Health is O Donnell s best win Herald Sun Archived from the original on 14 June 2011 Retrieved 1 June 2010 Records One Day Internationals Batting records Fastest fifties ESPN Cricinfo Cricinfo Retrieved 6 December 2015 The Home of CricketArchive Retrieved 6 December 2015 The Home of CricketArchive Retrieved 6 December 2015 The Home of CricketArchive Retrieved 6 December 2015 The Home of CricketArchive Retrieved 6 December 2015 winning without Test or tour The Canberra Times 12 February 1991 p 20 Retrieved 11 December 2014 via National Library of Australia The Saints of 1946 A team to be remembered Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club Archived from the original on 17 July 2011 Retrieved 1 June 2010 Archived copy Archived from the original on 22 September 2009 Retrieved 1 June 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link OTI Management Pty LTD OTI Racing and Bloodstock Pty LTD OTI Racing O Donnell Thoroughbreds International Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 1 June 2010 Wide World of Sports breaking news and live scores Retrieved 6 December 2015 Brad Jones takes Simon O Donnell around the Calder Park Thunderdome 19 December 2010 Retrieved 6 December 2015 via YouTube 1 dead link WA fights back after bad start The Canberra Times 27 February 1984 p 16 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Qld seems a safe bet The Canberra Times 28 October 1984 p 7 Section SPORT Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Qld picks up 16 points The Canberra Times 30 October 1984 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia CRICKET The Canberra Times 5 November 1984 p 24 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia MCG pitch soaks up Windies pace The Canberra Times 4 December 1984 p 1 Section SPORTS SECTION Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Jones blasts 204 against WA The Canberra Times 21 December 1984 p 1 Section SPORTS SECTION Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Victorian bid thwarted by Marsh The Canberra Times 24 December 1984 p 23 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Up and comers chosen in PM s XI The Canberra Times 27 December 1984 p 1 Section SPORTS SECTION Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell named in WSC squad The Canberra Times 4 January 1985 p 18 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Wake up call comes a few years early The Canberra Times 4 January 1985 p 1 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Border quells Sri Lankan spirit The Canberra Times 9 January 1985 p 34 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Australia devastated The Canberra Times 14 January 1985 p 18 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Windies festive but firm The Canberra Times 23 January 1985 p 42 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia CRICKET Smith Phillips belt hapless Sri Lanka The Canberra Times 4 February 1985 p 22 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Skipper Border leads team from the front Australians succeed at last The Canberra Times 7 February 1985 p 26 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Hughes leaving stuns Border Young Pakistani speedster s day The Canberra Times 25 February 1985 p 24 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Hilditch misses Middle East The Canberra Times 27 February 1985 p 42 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Australian tour squad The Canberra Times 21 March 1985 p 28 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Chance to be a Saint cast aside in bid for Test cap The Canberra Times 21 March 1985 p 28 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Times Sport The Canberra Times 24 March 1985 p 6 Section SPORT Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia CRICKET Border s third century The Canberra Times 24 May 1985 p 22 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia CRICKET O Donnell snares neat pair The Canberra Times 2 June 1985 p 23 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Australia s bowling comes good but too late England deserved win The Canberra Times 20 June 1985 p 26 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Australians level series The Canberra Times 3 July 1985 p 48 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia CRICKET Gilbert only change in Test side The Canberra Times 11 July 1985 p 26 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell out with sore hip The Canberra Times 19 October 1985 p 17 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell gets Test match fit to hold place The Canberra Times 1 November 1985 p 24 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell readies for the Tests by plundering NSW The Canberra Times 4 November 1985 p 21 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia New South Wales v Victoria at Newcastle 1 4 Nov 1985 Static espncricinfo com Retrieved 18 November 2021 At last a victory The Canberra Times 27 November 1985 p 46 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Lawson recalled for third Test The Canberra Times 28 November 1985 p 32 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell comes back The Canberra Times 1 March 1986 p 11 Section POSITIONS VACANT Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell century silences NSW The Canberra Times 7 November 1986 p 26 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Bright Hughes recalled The Canberra Times 9 December 1986 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Fifth wicket stand rescues Victoria The Canberra Times 19 December 1986 p 24 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Australia brought to its knees by Windies The Canberra Times 5 January 1987 p 22 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia tion Windies make short work of Australia The Canberra Times 21 January 1987 p 36 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Lamb the saviour The Canberra Times 23 January 1987 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Australia shares WSC table lead The Canberra Times 29 January 1987 p 1 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell gets Australia home The Canberra Times 7 February 1987 p 58 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Spoils of summer fall to England The Canberra Times 12 February 1987 p 22 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Fairbrother to Sharjah The Canberra Times 21 February 1987 p 56 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Fight ahead for Victoria The Canberra Times 2 March 1987 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Times Sport The Canberra Times 25 March 1987 p 46 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Everyone fit for Sharjah The Canberra Times 30 March 1987 p 17 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Sleep misses out off spinners get the nod The Canberra Times 5 September 1987 p 12 Section TIMES JOBS Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia a b c d 2 dead link Australia beats heat for a win The Canberra Times 14 October 1987 p 40 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Simon s courageous Cup The Canberra Times 20 November 1987 p 26 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Hickey the quickest The Canberra Times 14 November 1987 p 10 Section SECTION D Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O DONNELL CANCER TEST The Canberra Times 15 November 1987 p 26 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell feels strong as a bull The Canberra Times 19 November 1987 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia TIMES Sport Crowe to experiment The Canberra Times 23 December 1987 p 24 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Queanbeyan s top order holds out The Canberra Times 29 March 1988 p 34 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia O Donnell faces new challenge The Canberra Times 6 October 1988 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia TIMES Sport The Canberra Times 6 November 1988 p 20 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia Victoria prepares sporting gestures The Canberra Times 22 February 1989 p 45 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Times Sport Slow batting has benefits The Canberra Times 4 March 1989 p 42 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Qld crushes Victoria in FAI final The Canberra Times 20 March 1989 p 24 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell back in Aussie squad The Canberra Times 29 December 1988 p 18 Retrieved 31 December 2015 via National Library of Australia TIMES Sport The Canberra Times 3 January 1989 p 18 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Aussies out of steam The Canberra Times 17 January 1989 p 18 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell hits four sixes Sobers style The Canberra Times 6 July 1989 p 19 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia England s Ashes nightmare will continue in India The Canberra Times 15 October 1989 p 16 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia 11th Match MRF World Series Nehru Cup at Margao Oct 25 1989 ESPNcricinfo 5 October 1989 Retrieved 16 October 2017 Vic captaincy on back boiler The Canberra Times 21 September 1989 p 19 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Vic batting splurge leaves Tas in lurch The Canberra Times 3 December 1989 p 11 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia TIMES Sport The Canberra Times 27 December 1989 p 42 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Defiant Ranatunga saves Sri Lanka from disaster The Canberra Times 31 December 1989 p 11 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Australia shows New Zealand its one day best The Canberra Times 5 March 1990 p 24 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Injured Crowe in doubt for Test The Canberra Times 11 March 1990 p 11 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Final outcome unpredictable The Canberra Times 4 May 1990 p 18 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell sets sights on Tests The Canberra Times 1 December 1990 p 50 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia The Jones boy strikes again The Canberra Times 10 December 1990 p 20 Retrieved 1 January 2016 via National Library of Australia TIMES Sport England sent spinning as Taylor Border fire The Canberra Times 2 January 1991 p 36 Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Australians make Kiwis regret trip The Canberra Times 14 January 1991 p 18 Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia The twins at war a great story for the public The Canberra Times 22 January 1991 p 14 Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia winning without Test or tour The Canberra Times 12 February 1991 p 20 Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Classic rags to riches tale for Victorians The Canberra Times 27 March 1991 p 44 Retrieved 14 January 2016 via National Library of Australia CRICKET Waugh hits his third successive century The Canberra Times 24 September 1991 p 18 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia TIMES Sport Batting must improve says Richardson The Canberra Times 14 December 1991 p 50 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell could still line up today The Canberra Times 15 December 1991 p 16 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell to be restricted to batting The Canberra Times 20 December 1991 p 26 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia SPORT The Canberra Times 10 January 1992 p 20 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Whitney cracks Indian defences The Canberra Times 6 February 1992 p 20 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Regulars asked back to defend the World Cup The Canberra Times 17 February 1992 p 20 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia SA reminded of what it s missing The Canberra Times 22 February 1992 p 46 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell our missing link The Canberra Times 9 March 1992 p 24 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia PRIME MINISTER S XI The Canberra Times 12 November 1992 p 24 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell admits job in jeopardy The Canberra Times 11 February 1993 p 24 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia SA officials deny Siddons will oust O Donnell The Canberra Times 12 February 1993 p 32 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell to rethink future after Vic turmoil The Canberra Times 5 March 1993 p 27 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia O Donnell quits The Canberra Times 2 July 1993 p 22 Retrieved 27 January 2016 via National Library of Australia Benaud Richie 1991 Border amp Co A Tribute To Cricket s World Champions Hamlyn Australia ISBN 0 947334 31 9 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simon O Donnell Simon O Donnell s playing statistics from AFL Tables Simon O Donnell at ESPNcricinfo Simon O Donnell s ODI Howstat statistics Brydon Coverdale Australia s Winter Allrounders XI Test Cricketers who played Australian Rules football at the highest level Cricinfo 28 May 2007 Nine network s Cricket Show Website for OTI Racing O Donnell s company Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon O 27Donnell amp oldid 1128234627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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