Ole Mortensen
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| Full name | Ole Henrik Mortensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 January 1958 Vejle, Jutland, Denmark |
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| Nickname | Stan (after the British soccer legend Stan Mortensen) and Bloodaxe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler, coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983–1994 | Derbyshire County Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 28 May 1983 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 27 June 1994 Derbyshire v New Zealanders XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 5 June 1983 Derbyshire v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 31 July 1994 Derbyshire v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 22 July 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Henrik Mortensen (born 29 January 1958 in Vejle, Jutland) is a former Danish cricketer, probably the best his country has produced. A fast-medium right-arm bowler, in a first-class career with Derbyshire that ran from 1983 to 1994 he took 434 wickets at a good average of 23.88.
He was 25 when he went to England to play cricket in 1983. He immediately established himself in the Derbyshire side and took 66 wickets at 24.31. Wisden that year described him as "accurate, hostile and, above all, a bowler of unquenchable spirit". It was his most successful season, and also included his best innings and match figures, when in his seventh first-class match he took 6 for 27 and 5 for 62 to help Derbyshire beat Yorkshire by 22 runs at Sheffield.In 1988 injury restricted him to 12 matches, but he topped the national first-class bowling averages with 34 wickets at 13.64. He was especially economical in one-day cricket, and in 1990, when Derbyshire won the Refuge Assurance League 40-over competition, he was the most economical bowler in the whole competition. In 1985 his first contract with Derbyshire expired. Carlsberg the Danish brewers attempted to sign him on behalf of Northamptonshire (where they had their UK base) and offering to double their countryman's wage. "Stan", as his team-mates knew him, decided to stay at Derby because he "felt that we were going places under Kim Barnett's leadership and sincerely believed we were going to win some trophies".
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