Cameron Valente
{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Cameron Valente
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| fullname = Cameron Valente
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|09|06|df=yes}}
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
| role = All-rounder
| club1 = South Australia
| year1 = {{nowrap|2016–present}}
| clubnumber1 = 3
| club2 = Perth Scorchers
| year2 = {{nowrap|2016–2017}}
| year3 = {{nowrap|2017–2018}}
| club3 = Brisbane Heat
| club4 = Adelaide Strikers
| year4 = {{nowrap|2019–present}}
| type1 = First-class
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| debutdate1 = 14 February
| debutyear1 = 2016
| debutfor1 = South Australia
| debutagainst1 = Victoria
| lastdate1 = 23 November
| lastyear1 = 2017
| lastfor1 = South Australia
| lastagainst1 = Tasmania
| type2 = List A
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| debutdate2 = 2 October
| debutyear2 = 2016
| debutfor2 = South Australia
| debutagainst2 = Western Australia
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| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 217
| bat avg1 = 12.05
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 43
| deliveries1 = 1,746
| wickets1 = 14
| bowl avg1 = 55.57
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/36
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/-
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 29
| runs2 = 574
| bat avg2 = 26.09
| 100s/50s2 = 2/0
| top score2 = 100
| deliveries2 = 1,407
| wickets2 = 36
| bowl avg2 = 35.69
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/49
| catches/stumpings2 = 7/-
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 14
| runs3 = 84
| bat avg3 = 16.80
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 21
| deliveries3 = 210
| wickets3 = 8
| bowl avg3 = 39.75
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/36
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/605576.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 4 October 2021
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Cameron Valente (born 6 September 1994) is an Australian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/605576.html |title=Cameron Valente |access-date=26 February 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He plays as an all-rounder and is contracted to the South Australian Redbacks.
Valente represented South Australia at under-17 and under-19 level before playing for the Australia national under-19 cricket team in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He rose through the ranks, impressing for South Australia's under-23 team in the Futures League and making his first-class debut in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season. His best performances for South Australia have come in List A matches, as he took the equal-most wickets in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup and has scored two List A centuries.
Early life and youth career
Valente grew up in Adelaide, where his father played cricket for Flinders University. His mother died of cancer when he was four years old, which meant Valente had to spend much of his time with his father at cricket training and matches. Valente took up cricket himself and began to play grade cricket for Adelaide Cricket Club,{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/sport/cameron-valente-and-alex-gregory-picked-in-australian-under19-cricket-side/news-story/3b7fe8660e4de3cc7f93f82b717c5314?sv=a7e71ff2e6e2ba8fe461eb5cd2245650&nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1511738105|title=Cameron Valente and Alex Gregory picked in Australian under-19 cricket side|last=Morgan|first=Kym|date=13 June 2013|access-date=27 November 2017|newspaper=Guardian Messenger|publisher=News Corp Australia}} eventually representing South Australia at both Under-17 and Under-19 National Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/players/cameron-valente/x2aNnls6l0KMTUzrg8dcKA|title=Cameron Valente|access-date=27 November 2017|website=Cricket.com.au|publisher=Cricket Australia}} In the 2012–13 season he played for Adelaide in A-grade cricket, taking 12 wickets and scoring 174 runs in 10 matches, proving himself enough to be included in Australia's national under-19 team. He played sixteen Youth One Day Internationals for Australia,{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/605576.html?class=21;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Statistics / Statsguru / C Valente / Under-19s Youth One-Day Internationals|access-date=27 November 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}} including playing in the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-under-19s-world-cup-squad-announced/2014-01-14|title=Aussie U19 WC squad named|date=14 January 2014|access-date=27 November 2017|website=Cricket.com.au|publisher=Cricket Australia}} After this he earned a Hampshire scholarship to spend two months playing in Hampshire's local league and training in English conditions.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/english-summer-call-for-adelaide-universitys-cameron-valente/news-story/1b33ded5546d474311d9e973479120c6?nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1511738641|title=English summer call for Adelaide University's Cameron Valente|last=17 March 2014|access-date=27 November 2017|newspaper=The Advertiser|publisher=News Corp Australia}}
Domestic career
Valente started to impress in the 2014–15 season. Playing for the Western Grit in the SACA Premier League he took 17 wickets at an average of 20.71 and scored 260 runs at an average of 52 to prove his abilities as an all-rounder.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/sport/adelaide-buffalos-allrounder-cameron-valente-on-verge-of-redbacks-dream/news-story/84cc082f72d951b740b9418ff45bcf8d|title=Adelaide Buffalos all-rounder Cameron Valente on verge of Redbacks dream|last=Turner|first=Matt|date=13 November 2014|access-date=27 November 2017|newspaper=Messenger Community News|publisher=News Corp Australia}} In the first round of grade cricket he played a match-winning performance for Adelaide, with scores of 96 and 49 not with the bat and bowling performances of 6/33 and 2/37, and despite not having a first-class contract he was included in South Australia's 12-man squad for a match against New South Wales. Throughout the season he had impressive form in the Futures League playing for South Australia's Under-23 side, and he was rewarded at the end of the season with a rookie contract for South Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/callum-ferguson-adam-zampa-recommit-to-west-end-south-australia-redbacks-ross-lehmann-benton/2015-04-21|title=Ferguson, Zampa re-sign with Redbacks|last=Burnett|first=Adam|date=21 April 2015|access-date=27 November 2017|website=Cricket.com.au|publisher=Cricket Australia}}
In his first season with the Redbacks, Valente made his first-class debut, playing in a Sheffield Shield match against Victoria.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8043/scorecard/895953/South-Australia-vs-Victoria-21st-Match-sheff-shield-pura/|title=21st Match (D/N), Sheffield Shield at Adelaide, Feb 14-17 2016|date=14 February 2016|access-date=27 November 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}} He continued to impress and was given a second rookie contract for the 2016–17 season, during which he made his List A debut in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8626/scorecard/1036443/Western-Australia-vs-South-Australia-2nd-Match-aust-domestic-od/|title=2nd Match, Matador BBQs One-Day Cup at Perth, Oct 2 2016|date=2 October 2016|access-date=27 November 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo|publisher=ESPN Inc.}} During the tournament he scored his maiden List A century against Victoria, saving South Australia from embarrassment in a heavy loss.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/south-australia-victoria-matador-cup-match-report-video-highlights-waca-maxwell/2016-10-05|title=Three cheers for Beer as Vics ease to win|date=5 October 2016|access-date=27 November 2017|website=Cricket.com.au|publisher=Cricket Australia}} At the end of the tournament Valente was the equal leading wicket-taker across the entire tournament, taking 15 wickets at a bowling average of 16.73, including a career-best 4/49 against Cricket Australia XI.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/winners-and-losers-from-the-matador-cup-young-guns-take-competition-by-storm/news-story/33e4ba4ac2e8a04c6df78177bae0c3ef?nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1511739438|title=Winners and losers from the Matador Cup: Young guns take competition by storm|last1=Brunsdon|first1=Simon|last2=Pinshaw|first2=Antony|date=24 October 2016|access-date=27 November 2017|work=Fox Sports|publisher=News Corp Australia}} Later in the season Valente also had an opportunity to play against a world-class lineup when he was included in a Cricket Australia XI team against the touring Pakistan national cricket team. Valente was the best of the Cricket Australia XI bowlers, taking 4/36.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/match-report/cricket-australia-xi-pakistan-tour-match-cairns-cazaly-stadium-video-highlights-live-stream-day-one/2016-12-08|title=Amir destroys CA XI with swing masterclass|date=8 December 2016|access-date=27 November 2017|website=Cricket.com.au|publisher=Cricket Australia}} On 20 December 2016 he signed with Big Bash team the Perth Scorchers as a replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff.{{Cite news|url=http://www.perthscorchers.com.au/news/valente-added-to-scorchers-squad/2016-12-20|title=Valente: I'm very excited to join the Scorchers squad|newspaper=Perth Scorchers|access-date=20 December 2016}} At the end of the season he was promoted from a rookie contract to a full contract with South Australia for the 2017–18 season.
He made his Twenty20 debut for Adelaide Strikers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 23 December 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1152516.html |title=6th Match (N), Big Bash League at Adelaide, Dec 23 2018 |access-date=23 December 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
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