Bradley Edward McNamara (born 30 December 1965) is a former Australian

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er who played for

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during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Born in

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, McNamara was a right-handed bowling

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, and played for the Australian national under-19 cricket team before playing for New South Wales. In 1999, at the end of his career, he also appeared in a single limited-overs match for the

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First-class career

McNamara was an

for the NSW Blues in Australian

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for over a decade. When without injuries he was a regular selection for the Blues, particularly in one-day teams. As a medium pace bowler, his strength was his ability to worry batsmen with a combination of accuracy and unpredictability. Off a relatively short run, he combined good line and length with difficult to read "change-up" balls, swing and seam. McNamara was the "man of the match" in his first

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match for New South Wales. While not noted for big hitting, his hard working and stubborn approach to batting made him a key member of many Blues tail-end partnerships. He still jointly holds the Blues first-class tenth wicket partnership record against

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, an unbroken 138-run stand with Phil Alley. McNamara retired from interstate competition at the end of the 1999–2000 season.

Channel Nine

After his retirement from cricket, McNamara went to work for Channel Nine, becoming their Executive Producer of cricket. On 6 July 2016, it was announced that McNamara was leaving the network after 17 years. McNamara was quoted as saying "it’s time for him to do something else"

Personal life

McNamara was

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at Australian captain

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's wedding. He played rhythm guitar, lead guitar and supplied backing vocals for

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, a cricket-themed rock band composed of Blues teammates

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First-class career

Channel Nine

Personal life

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