Roger Woolley

Roger Woolley

Personal information
Full name	Roger Douglas Woolley
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Australien
Test debut (cap 319)	22 April 1983 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	7 April 1984 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 77)	13 April 1983 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	30 April 1983 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977-78–1987-88	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC List A Matches 2 4 85 29 Runs scored 21 31 4,781 526 Batting average 10.50 31.00 40.17 25.04 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 7/30 0/2 Top score 13 16* 144 80* Balls bowled 0 0 76 0 Wickets 0 0 0 0 Bowling average 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 0/0 0/0 0/33 0/0 Catches/stumpings 7/– 1/1 145/16 20/2
Source: Cricinfo profile, 2 December 2008

Roger Douglas Woolley (born 16 September 1954) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1983 to 1984. He was a wicket-keeper, and was the third Tasmanian born Test cricketer. He was a member of the Tasmanian side that won their first ever domestic title when they won the 1978/79 Gillette Cup.

Woolley was an exceptional wicket-keeper, and had it not been for the fact his career parrelled the great Rod Marsh he probably would have played more international cricket. When he finally did get his chance to break into the Australian cricket team due to an injury to Marsh, he was unable to convert his domestic form into international form, and a difficult tour of the West Indies in which he could only score 21 runs was the end of his international career.

He was captain of the Tasmanian one-day side from 1982–83 until 1985–86, and although he also captained the first-class side on 28 occasions, he was never officially appointed as Tasmanian captain.