Full Name

David James Saker

Born

May 29, 1966, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria

Age

57y 304d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

RELATIONS

(nephew)

Other

Coach

A wholehearted and resilient cricketer, David Saker was a valuable player for two state teams at domestic level in Australia. Saker did not enjoy a background typical of a contemporary first-class player - he was not selected in a single Victorian colts or junior representative side and changed district clubs shortly after making the state senior squad for the first time in 1990-91. But whatever 'Sakes' missed in terms of pedigree was more than offset by his dedication, determination and skill as a right-arm fast bowler. From his bustling approach to the wicket and an energetic action, Saker's accuracy and his capacity to swing the ball away from right-handed batsmen was as obvious with the old ball as it was with the new. His commitment and enthusiasm made him one of Victoria's most valued players during his six seasons with the Bushrangers and, upon accepting a lucrative offer to move further south at the start of the 2000-01 season, he became a leader in an inexperienced Tasmanian team. He was even named the Tigers' Player of the Year at the conclusion of 2001-02 after a season in which he consistently bowled his adopted state into winning positions. Also a more than handy batsman, Saker featured in stubborn partnerships toward the end of many innings and even opened the batting fleetingly for the Bushrangers at limited-overs level. His first-class career ended in 2002-03 and in 2004 he was appointed an assistant coach at Victoria under Greg Shipperd, before joining England as fast bowling coach in April 2010. Cricinfo staff April 2010

David Saker Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC7210030138466*19.7704180
List A4323725547*15.930030

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC721594374372477/32-30.102.7964.5-52
List A4322111510464/354/3532.824.0948.0100

Debut/Last Matches of David Saker

FC Matches

Span
1994/95 - 2002/03

List A Matches

Span
1994/95 - 2001/02

Recent Matches of David Saker

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Tas 2nd XI vs Qld Academy5*0/21 & 2/5616-Dec-2002BrisbaneOTHER
Tasmania vs Queensland4 & 13*1/40 & 0/814-Nov-2002BrisbaneFC
Tasmania vs Victoria4 & 7*0/58 & 0/4330-Oct-2002MelbourneFC
Tas 2nd XI vs NSW 2nd XI10 & 52/45 & 1/4130-Sep-2002SydneyOTHER
Tasmania vs Queensland2 & 51/68 & 1/3622-Mar-2002BrisbaneFC

Photos of David Saker

David Saker and Andrew Flintoff working with fast bowler George Scrimshaw
Ben Stokes bowls during England training
Josh Tongue chats to David Saker in training
David Saker (left) will be linking up with Mark Wood (centre) during the Ashes
England white-ball bowling coach David Saker chats with Sam Curran
David Saker watches on