Cameron James Merchant (born 4 January 1984) is an Australian cricketer living in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

Career

After a Second XI career in Australia, moved to New Zealand to play

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from 2007. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm off-break bowler, Merchant continually alternated between Northern Districts' First and Second XIs into the 2009 season. During his career, he has scored more than 1,000 runs in First and Second XI cricket, including two centuries and five half-centuries. He was formerly a professional at the Toronto Cricket Club in Canada. Merchant is now the stand-in first grade captain of

Manly Warringah District Cricket Club Manly Warringah District Cricket Club is a cricket club in based in Manly, Sydney, Australia who play in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition. Founded in 1878, Manly was a foundation club in the Sydney grade competition. Manly are relatively suc ...

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Personal life

In 2019, he appeared on the Australian version of ''Married at First Sight'', where he 'married' 36-year-old Jules Robinson in an episode originally aired on 28 January 2019. They legally married in November 2019, and their first child, Oliver Chase Merchant, was born on 3 October 2020.

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