Lee Andrew Carseldine was born on 17 November 1975 and is a retired professional Australian cricketer, entrepreneur and media personality.
16 Facts About Lee Carseldine
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Lee Carseldine played 132 matches for the Queensland Bulls in all formats, with 2298 runs from 47 first-class games and 1529 runs from 59 one-day games.
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Lee Carseldine made a comeback in November 2007, playing for the Bulls in Sheffield Shield, FR Cup, and Twenty20 matches.
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Lee Carseldine earned a spot in the Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League side.
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Lee Carseldine retired from first class cricket in 2011 and continued to freelance himself in the T20 format which saw him play in the Bangladesh Premier League and KFC Big Bash until 2012.
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Lee Carseldine regularly contributed to ABC Grandstand and Fox Sports as a sports commentator, whilst employed by the Australian Cricketers' Association.
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Lee Carseldine has hosted the Logie Award-nominated kid's TV series Crash The Bash.
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In June 2014 Lee Carseldine joined Sunshine Coast radio station Hot 91 as a presenter of The Big Brekky, alongside Daniel O'Carroll, Lynda Edmonds and Ash Gierke.
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However, Lee Carseldine resigned just six weeks after joining Hot 91, citing personal reasons.
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Hot 91 station manager Troy Deighton wished Lee Carseldine well, saying he understood and respected his decision to leave the station.
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Lee Carseldine appeared on the January 2017 issue of Australian Men's Health magazine.
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Lee Carseldine made it deep into the season again, only to voluntarily leave the game upon news of his mother's stroke.
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In 2015, Lee Carseldine founded Droneit Group, a pioneering company specializing in aerial imagery, drone services, and drone training programs.
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In 2022, Lee Carseldine established Norgay Media Pty Ltd, a media production company offering photography, aerial and editing services.
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In 2022, Lee Carseldine undertook a 140-kilometer walk across K'gari Fraser Island, carrying a 19-kilogram backpack to symbolize the frequency of strokes occurring every 19 minutes in Australia.
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In 2023, during International Men's Health Week, Lee Carseldine supported the Stroke Foundation's "Bloke Beside You" campaign, which aimed to improve men's awareness of stroke signs and symptoms.