Craig Stanton Serjeant was born on 1 November 1951 and is a former Australian cricketer who played in 12 Test matches and three One Day Internationals in 1977 and 1978.
22 Facts About Craig Serjeant
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Craig Serjeant enjoyed a successful season, scoring 730 runs at an average of 66.36, including 89 against New South Wales, 82 against Pakistan, 54 against Victoria, 140 against Queensland and 101 against the touring MCC.
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Craig Serjeant was one of a number of young batsmen in the squad, others including Kim Hughes and David Hookes.
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Australia only took two specialist openers, Rick McCosker and Ian Davis, and it was thought Craig Serjeant could be a back up.
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Craig Serjeant was one of the better performing batsmen, with scores of 65 at Arundel, 55 against Kent and Surrey, 50 against Somerset and 59 against Essex.
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Craig Serjeant expressed a desire to bat down the order but Greg Chappell said "he has no say in the matter".
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Craig Serjeant was one of only four players in the Australian squad who had not signed.
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Craig Serjeant was picked to play for Australia in two of the One-Day Internationals.
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Craig Serjeant revealed he had been offered a place in World Series Cricket but declined.
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Craig Serjeant received an offer to play in Queensland but turned it down.
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Craig Serjeant failed twice in the second Test then endured a run of poor form in the tour games.
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Craig Serjeant was overlooked for the third and fourth Tests.
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Craig Serjeant was recalled to the team for the fifth Test, where he replaced Ian Davis as opener.
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Craig Serjeant scored a duck, in a rain shortened draw.
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Craig Serjeant was not only selected in Australia's team for the first Test, but appointed vice captain under Bob Simpson.
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Craig Serjeant scored a pair in the first Test failed twice against India for WA, then failed twice again in the second Test.
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Craig Serjeant managed to keep his position for the next two Tests.
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Craig Serjeant was dropped for the final Test of the series, but was kept on for the tour to the West Indies.
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Craig Serjeant then made 114 against Barbados but failed twice in the second test.
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Craig Serjeant made a duck in the first innings but scored 124 in the second, helping lead Australia to a famous victory.
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Craig Serjeant graduated from the Western Australian Institute of Technology with a degree in science in 1972 and worked as a chemist at SCGH for 12 years.
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Craig Serjeant then became a financial planner, working under former Australian bowler Sam Gannon from 1988 onwards.