Michael Gerard Maranta (born 20 March 1961) is a former Australian

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er. Maranta was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. Maranta made his debut in English

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for

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in the 1980

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against

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. He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk in 1980 and 1981, making 15 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his

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debut for Suffolk against Derbyshire in the

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. In this match, he scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Barry Wood. While in England he also played Second XI cricket for Essex. Returning to

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, he made his first-class debut for Queensland against New South Wales in the 1982–83 Sheffield Shield. He made 2 further first-class appearances for Queensland, against Western Australia in the 1985–86 Sheffield Shield and Victoria in the 1985–86 Sheffield Shield. His 3 first-class matches were without success though, with Maranta scoring 15 runs at an average of 7.50, with a high score of 11, while with the ball he bowled 43 wicket-less

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. He made his first List A appearance for Queensland in the 1982–83

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against Victoria. He made 3 further List A appearances for Queensland, the last of which came against Tasmania in the 1986–87 McDonald's Cup. In 4 List A appearances for Queensland, Maranta failed to score any runs and took just 2 wickets at a

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of 62.50, with best figures of 2/53.

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Michael Maranta
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Michael Maranta
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