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Full name Dominic John Thornely
Born October 1, 1978, Albury, New South Wales
Current age 29 years 297 days
Major teams Hampshire,Mumbai Indians,New South Wales,Surrey
Nickname DT
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Height
1.97 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
69
117
15
4390
261*
43.03
9
24
46
0
List A
84
78
10
1927
107*
28.33
2529
76.19
1
13
28
0
Twenty20
29
26
6
464
67*
23.20
377
123.07
0
3
28
20
14
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
69
3756
1818
48
3/38
37.87
2.90
78.2
0
0
0
List A
84
1701
1496
47
3/17
3/17
31.82
5.27
36.1
0
0
0
Twenty20
29
16
287
383
21
4/22
4/22
18.23
8.00
13.6
1
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
2003/04
Last First-class
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Mar 15-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Australia A v Pakistanis at Adelaide, Jan 13, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad (Decc), May 18, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Dominic Thornely was discussed as a possible Test player for the 2005 Ashes following a dramatic season of 1065 first-class runs, four centuries, five fifties and an average of 62.65. New South Wales needed someone to attempt to fill the massive holes left by the Waugh brothers, Michael Slater and Michael Bevan, who departed for retirement or Tasmania the previous off-season, and Thornely stepped in with aggressive responsibility to be a crucial factor in the Pura Cup-winning campaign. The highlight of the starry-eyed season was undoubtedly scoring 261 against Western Australia at the SCG and beating David Hookes's record for first-class sixes with 11. The innings also included a barely believable 219-run stand for the last wicket with Stuart MacGill, who scored 27 as they turned from trouble to triumph. Nicknamed "The Dominator", Thornely can also defend when necessary, but he is at his best when driving, cutting and pulling boundaries. His next season was not as loud, although he still managed a highly credible 698 runs at 45.87 with a century against Tasmania. Another solid effort in 2006-07 brought 801 runs at 42.15 and he had the dubious honour of being stand-in captain as the Blues crashed to their lowest Pura Cup score of 53 against Tasmania. However, Thornely led the second-innings fightback with 138 and he was also one of his side's better contributors in the lost final.
Rod Marsh, the then Academy director, said Thornely was one of the best graduates of the institution and recommended him for the state team aged 17. However, he did not make his debut until 25 and was working at the management company that looks after Brett Lee when asked to become a Blue. He made an early impression by compiling 143 against Victoria at Newcastle and earned Australia A selection in his first season. A superb catcher and handy medium pacer, Thornely is suited to the limited-overs game, but his major gains have come in the first-class arena. An overseas assignment at Surrey in 2005 placed him geographically close to the Test team without international reward, and he returned to England in 2006 for a stint with Hampshire. Peter English June 2007
