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| Full name | Stuart James Karppinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-06-13)13 June 1973 (age 51) Townsville,Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997/98 | Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999/00–2002/03 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,31 December 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuart James Karppinen (born 13 June 1973) is a former Australiancricketer who is also the former strength and conditioning coach of theAustralian national cricket team. Born inTownsville, Karppinen moved toCanberra with his family at a young age. He played for theAustralian Capital Territory Under-19s at the 1991–92 Barclays Bank Australian Under-19 Championships, taking one wicket in his only match. He was first selected for the Australian Capital Territory senior side during the 1993–94 season, although the ACT did not at the time have eitherfirst-class orList A status, and thus only played state teams' Second XIs and other sides touring Canberra. Karppinen was also the recipient of anAustralian Institute of Sport scholarship in 1997.[1][2] The Australian Capital Territory was admitted to theAustralian domestic limited-overs competition for the 1997–98 season, playing as the "Canberra Comets". Karppinen played six matches for the team in their inaugural season, taking nine wickets with a best of 2/35.[3] Karppinen did not play any matches the following season, and transferred toWestern Australia for the 1999–2000 season.
Karppinen made hisList A debut for Western Australia againstSouth Australia during the 1999–2000Mercantile Mutual Cup.[4] He played 11 further matches for Western Australia, the last of which during the 2002–03 season, taking five wickets at an average of 78.00. Karppinen made hisfirst-class debut for Western Australia againstVictoria at theWACA Ground during the 2000–01Pura Cup. He took 2/34 and 3/34 on debut, and made 1 and 17 batting.[5] He did not play another first-class match that season, and only played two further first-class matches, both against touring international sides: againstSouth Africa during the 2001–02 season, against whom he recorded his best bowling analysis of 4/110 off 26 overs; and againstEngland during the 2002–03 season.[6] He retired at the end of the 2002–03 season due tostress fractures in his back, and returned to Canberra. Karppinen subsequently studiedsports science at theCricket Australia Centre of Excellence andCharles Sturt University. He served as fitness coach for theBangladesh national team between 2004 and 2006, before being recruited byNew South Wales where he served as strength and conditioning coach. He was appointed strength and conditioning coach of theAustralian national team from 2007 to 2011 and c.[1]