Graeme Clifford Rummans (born 13 December 1976) is an Australian
cricketer. He was born in the suburb of
Camperdown in
Sydney. Later growing up in Roselands in Sydney. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls
slow left-arm orthodox
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.
Rummans went to
Narwee High School
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in Sydney's South. He played all of his Junior cricket in the St George DCA for Kingsgrove and Captained all St George junior cricket teams before making his Grade debut.
He initially debuted for the
New South Wales
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Sheffild Shield team on 5 March 1998. Batting at number six he only managed eleven when he was trapped in front by
Colin Miller.
His career suffered a major setback in 2002 when he tested positive for the banned masking agent
probenecid
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. For his offence he received a one-month ban from all cricket and a A$2000 fine.
Rummans cops one-month ban
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Ahead of the following season he moved to Victoria in an effort to further his first-class career, yet despite large success at club level with St Kilda (where he won consecutive Ryder Medals as the best player in Premier Cricket
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*Victorian Premier Cricket
*NSW Premier Cricket
*Queensla ...
), Rummans was unable to attain a regular position with the state team.
He moved back to New South Wales after the 2006–7 season for family reasons and captained St George to successive First Grade
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premierships. He returned to Victoria for the 2009–10 season, during which he won his third Ryder Medal.
Rummans is one of the most prolific winners in Australian Grade/First Class cricket history.
See also
* List of New South Wales representative cricketers
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Australian cricketers
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New South Wales cricketers
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1976 births
Living people
St George cricketers
Doping cases in cricket
Cricketers from Sydney