Dirk MacDonald Wellham was born on 13 March 1959 and is a former Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches and 17 One Day Internationals between 1981 and 1987.
16 Facts About Dirk Wellham
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Dirk Wellham is one of three players to score a century in both his first class and Test debuts.
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Dirk Wellham was the first player to captain three Australian states having captained New South Wales, Tasmania and Queensland during his career.
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Dirk Wellham is the nephew of New South Wales first-class cricketer Walter Wellham.
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On tour, Dirk Wellham scored 135 not out against Northamptonshire and was chosen to make his Test debut in the sixth Test at The Oval.
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Dirk Wellham scored 24 and 103, thus becoming the 12th Australian batsman to score a century on Test debut.
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Dirk Wellham's century was criticised by some commentators for being too slow and costing Australia a chance of victory.
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Dirk Wellham's 103 took 221 balls and he was on 99 for 25 minutes.
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At first-class level, Dirk Wellham scored 8662 runs at an average of 42.25 and scored 16 centuries.
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In 32 matches for Tasmania, Dirk Wellham scored 1629 runs at an average of 39.73 scoring 15 fifties but no centuries.
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Dirk Wellham joined the Eastern Suburbs club and was selected for Queensland.
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On 11 December 1992, Dirk Wellham captained Queensland for the first time, thus becoming the first player to captain three Australian states.
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Dirk Wellham captained Queensland in 8 first-class matches that season including their loss to NSW in the Sheffield Shield final.
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Dirk Wellham had a reputation as an astute captain, having led NSW to consecutive Sheffield Shield titles in the 1980s.
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Dirk Wellham has been appointed as Principal of Caloundra City Private School, commencing 2013.
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Dirk Wellham received a PhD from Deakin University in 2009.