Michael Richard Swart was born on 1 October 1982 and is an Australian former professional cricketer who played international cricket for the Netherlands national cricket team between 2011 and 2016.
11 Facts About Michael Swart
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Michael Swart was born in Australia and played for Western Australia in Australian domestic cricket.
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From Perth, Swart was a member of the WA state under-19 teams in 2000 and 2001 that were captained by Brett Jones and Shaun Marsh, respectively.
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Michael Swart scored his maiden century in October 2010 against Victoria at the WACA Ground.
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In February 2011, Michael Swart was dropped from the Warriors squad after being charged with assaulting an opponent, Billy Godleman, in a grade cricket match between Joondalup and Bayswater-Morley.
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Michael Swart was later found guilty by the WACA tribunal and suspended for three matches, with the tribunal rejecting his defence that he was only acting in self-defence.
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In February 2011, it was reported that Michael Swart was to be called up to represent the Netherlands at the 2011 Cricket World Cup following an injury to the team's captain Peter Borren.
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Michael Swart's father was born in the Netherlands, enabling Swart to hold a Dutch passport and be eligible to represent the country.
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Michael Swart had previously rejected an offer to join the team at the Twenty20 World Cup, preferring to concentrate on maintaining his position in the Western Warriors team.
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Michael Swart was the team vice-captain and even captained in two games when Peter Borren was unavailable.
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Michael Swart was dumped from the national squad at the end of a tour in the UAE in 2016 and told his services were no longer required.