Daniel John Doran (born 18 June 1981) is an Australian politician and

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er who currently serves as the councillor for Division 11 on the City of Gold Coast. He formerly played for

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in Australian domestic cricket as a right-arm

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bowler.

Cricket career

Doran made his first-class debut in 2005–06 against Western Australia and took five wickets. Despite starting the season without a rookie contract, he ended it with a Pura Cup trophy and a place at the Academy. He got 3 wickets in the batting dominated final, including the vital wicket of

David Hussey David John Hussey (born 15 July 1977) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batter and can also bowl right-arm off breaks. He is the younger brother of former Australian cricketer Michael Hussey. He was ...

with his first ball of the second innings. His figures for the summer were 15 wickets at 28.46. In

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Doran plays for

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, with coach Ross Wallace describing him as the best leg spinner he had ever seen and a "very good captain who displayed leadership skills beyond the Grade Cricket level."

Political career

In January 2024, Doran joined the Liberal National Party and announced his candidacy for the 2024 Gold Coast City Council election, although he ran as an Independent LNP candidate as he was not endorsed by any party. Doran was elected to Division 11 with 60.65% of the vote.

References

External links

Player profile from cricinfo
1981 births Living people Australian cricketers Queensland cricketers Cricketers from Hobart Queensland local councillors 21st-century Australian politicians Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians {{Australia-cricket-bio-1980s-stub