Sebastian Edward Gotch (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian former

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er who played as a

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batsman. He made his

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debut for

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on 5 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup and his debut in the

2016–17 Big Bash League season The 2016–17 Big Bash League season or BBL, 06 was the sixth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 20 December 2016 to 28 January 2017. The format ...

for the

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in January 2017. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 25 February 2017. Gotch continued to play for the

in BBL 08, 09, and 10 with mixed results, averaging 20, 9, and 13 respectively. In the 2019–2020 season playing for Victoria in the

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, Gotch scored back to back centuries. Seb Gotch plays Premier Cricket for the

Melbourne Cricket Club The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is a sports club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838 and is one of the oldest sports clubs in Australia. The MCC is responsible for management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground ...

where he has scored 5 centuries and 18 half centuries in the men's premier firsts. He is the son of former

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er and coach

Brad Gotch Bradley Gotch (born 23 June 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). He is currently the head coach of West Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL. ...

and played football for the

Oakleigh Chargers The Oakleigh Chargers is an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh, Victoria, representing the southeastern suburban ar ...

in the

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. In May 2022, Gotch was forced to retire from cricket, due to a chronic finger injury.

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* 1993 births Living people Australian cricketers Melbourne Stars cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Victoria cricketers Oakleigh Chargers players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-cricket-bio-1990s-stub