Gary Goodman

Who is Gary Goodman?

Gary Weech Goodman was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmania and South Australia. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional off break bowler who represented Tasmania from 1978 until 1980, before playing for South Australia from 1980–1983 and returning to play for Tasmania until 1992/93, playing his last representative match for Tasmania at age 39. He commenced his cricket career with the strong St George Cricket Club in Sydney at the age of 16, winning the prestigious Junior Cricketer of the Year Award for four consecutive seasons. He also played in 23 Grand Finals winning 18 of the 23 with various cricket Clubs and spanning a career from 1966 to 1992/93.

He was famous for scoring a century in his very first match for Tasmania against Queensland at the Gabba in 1978 and a successful team member of the first Tasmanian Cricket Team to win a National Title in the Gillette Cup, and was seen as a potential Australian player. However, after a few inconsistent performances with both the bat and the ball and a serious head injury in 1985, he was overlooked for Test selection.