Shane Harwood

Shane Michael Harwood (born 1 March 1974) is an Australian cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers. He bowls right-arm fast-medium and has represented Australia in three Twenty20 Internationals.

Harwood began his Pura Cup career as a 28-year-old in 2002–03 and became the third Australian to get a hat-trick on debut. Harwood is also a useful tailender who in the ING Cup once scored a 31-ball 50.

He has represented Australia A and was suggested by teammate Shane Warne as being a contender for the 2006 Australian Test tour of South Africa. Although he did not make the Test squad, he was picked for Australia in a Twenty20 International game against England in early 2007.

On 16 January 2006 Harwood took career-best figures of 6 for 38 in a Pura Cup match against New South Wales.

He was named in the Australian 30-man preliminary squad for the 2007 World Cup, but did not make the final fifteen.

On 12 March 2009, Harwood was selected for the 16-man Australian one-day squad in South Africa. He played both Twenty20 Internationals, taking 2/21 in the second match off his four overs.

He was also selected for Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League and he made his IPL debut on 2 May 2009 where he took a wicket of the first ball he bowled for the Rajasthan Royals.

Harwood also plays for Barisal Burners in the Bangladesh Premier League.