Jo Angel

Jo Angel (born 22 April 1968) is an Australian former cricketer who played in four Test matches and three One Day Internationals between 1993 and 1995. A giant fast bowler standing 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall, Angel took 485 first-class wickets, including 445 in Australian domestic cricket for Western Australia.

For the American baseball announcer, see Joe Angel.

Jo Angel

Personal information
Born	(1968-04-22) 22 April 1968 Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut	30 January 1993 v West Indies
Last Test	3 February 1995 v England
ODI debut	13 September 1994 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	22 February 1995 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991/92–2003/04	Western Australia
2002	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC Matches 4 3 121 Runs scored 35 – 1398 Batting average 5.83 – 12.26 100s/50s 0/0 – 0/4 Top score 11 – 84* Balls bowled 748 162 25,451 Wickets 10 4 485 Bowling average 46.29 28.25 25.10 5 wickets in innings 0 0 16 10 wickets in match 0 0 1 Best bowling 3/54 2/47 6/35 Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 April 2020

Biography

Born in Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Angel made his Test debut against the West Indies at the WACA Ground in 1993, forcing Desmond Haynes to retire hurt after hitting him in the face with a short ball.[1][2]

He toured Sri Lanka in 1994 for the Singer Cup one-day tournament with some degree of success as the other Australian pacemen struggled in the heat and slow conditions. However he did not make a consistent impact and was dropped shortly after.

While his international career did not take off, Angel helped carry the Western Australian attack and holds the career wickets record for Western Australia. On 28 July 2000 he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for being "fourth on list of all time greatest wicket takers for Western Australia"[3] and is the only bowler to have taken 400 or more wickets for the state in the Sheffield Shield with 419 wickets. He also took a further 26 wickets in other First-class matches for Western Australia, bringing his total to 445.[4][5]

References

1. "Jo Angel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
2. Ray, Mark (31 January 1993). "Farewell to the series". The Age. Retrieved 14 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jo Angel". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
4. "Sheffield Shield - Records - Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jo Angel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

External links

• Jo Angel at ESPNcricinfo