Greg Moller (born 29 January 1983) is an Australian cricketer who has played 21 first-class matches and 12 List A matches.^[1]

Cricket career

Moller began his cricket career in Boonah playing as an opening bat and wicketkeeper for Fassifern Under-11's and later moved to the Beaudesert competition.^[2] He represented the Queensland junior Under-17's and Under-19's sides and in 1999 he was awarded the Ken Mackay Trophy for Queensland Junior Cricketer of the Year.^[3] When he was seventeen Moller began playing for Beenleigh-Logan in Brisbane Grade Cricket although he moved to East-Redlands after a short time.^[4]

In 2007 he scored 120 and 97 for the Queensland Academy of Sport against the ACT which impressed selectors,^[5] and he was selected for Queensland in the 2006/07 First-class season, debuting in February 2007, and played three matches for the State scoring 117 runs at an average of 23.40 without passing 50.^[6] He suffered several knee and hamstring related injuries early in his State career, requiring knee surgery in early 2007,^[7] and in February 2007 he was struck in the helmet while fielding at short leg,^[8] and early in 2008 he missed a game due to a concussion.^[9] His performances earned him selection for a Cricket Australia Chairman's XI which played a Sri Lankan side early in the 2007/08 season and in March 2008 he received a scholarship for the Australian Institute of Sport men's program at the Centre of Excellence.^[10] In the 2007/08 Pura Cup he scored two 50's and averaged 32.16 in four games.^[11]

Moller struggled in the 2008/09 season for Queensland due to injuries,^[12] scoring just 78 runs at 13.00 in his three First-class games without passing 50,^[13] and scoring 48 runs at 12.00 in the Ford Ranger Cup List A tournament,^[14] and he was dropped from the State teams. He had knee surgery again in the off-season and started the 2009/10 season playing for the Queensland Academy of Sport and East-Redlands in Grade cricket hoping to gain reselection and he was also selected in the Australia squad for the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament in late October.^[15] He only played one First-class game for Queensland in the 2009/10 season, when injuries to openers Nick Kruger and Ryan Broad left a vacancy,^[16] and scored 15 runs across both innings.^[17] His Queensland contract was not renewed for the 2010/11 season.^[18]

Moller moved to the Gold Coast Dolphins for the 2011/12 Brisbane Grade cricket season,^[19] and in 2012/13 he won the Senior Player of the Season for the club as he scored 977 grade runs at an average of 81.41.^[20] He was recalled to the Queensland State team in the 2012/13 season and played in five First-class matches scoring 277 runs at 27.70 and scoring his only First-class century,^[21] and he also played three List-A games scoring 79 runs at 26.33.^[22]

He was awarded a State contract by Queensland again for the 2013/14 season,^[23] however a knee injury cut his season short^[24] and he only played three First-class games scoring 111 runs at 22.20 without a 50,^[25] and five List-A games scoring 87 runs at 17.40 with one 50.^[26] His Queensland contract was not renewed for the 2014/15 season,^[27] however he was recalled to the First-class team during the season after he scored 233* off 266 balls for East-Redlands and State player Ben McDermott was injured^[28] and he played two games scoring 117 at 29.25 with one 50.^[29]

Moller was working as a batting coach at Gregory Terrace as of 2014,^[30] and he was still playing for East-Redlands as of 2016.^[31] For the 2019/20 season Moller was assisting with coaching at Grade training sessions for East-Redlands.^[32]

References

External links

• Profile at Cricket Australia