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Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
About Michael Maranta
- Michael Gerard Maranta (born 20 March 1961) is a former Australian cricketer.
- Maranta was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace.
- He was born in Brisbane, Queensland. Maranta made his debut in English county cricket for Suffolk in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire.
- He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk in 1980 and 1981, making 15 Minor Counties Championship appearances.
- He made his List A debut for Suffolk against Derbyshire in the 1981 NatWest Trophy.
- In this match, he scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Barry Wood.
- While in England he also played Second XI cricket for Essex.Returning to Australia, he made his first-class debut for Queensland against New South Wales in the 1982/83 Sheffield Shield.
- He made 2 further first-class appearances for Queensland, against Western Australia in the 1985/86 Sheffield Shield and Victoria in the 1985/86 Sheffield Shield.
- His 3 first-class matches were without success though, with Maranta scoring 15 runs at an average of 7.50, with a high score of 11, while with the ball he bowled 43 wicket-less overs.
- He made his first List A appearance for Queensland in the 1982/83 McDonld's Cup against Victoria.
- He made 3 further List A appearances for Queensland, the last of which came against Tasmania in the 1986/87 McDonald's Cup.
- In 4 List A appearances for Queensland, Maranta failed to score any runs and took just 2 wickets at a bowling average of 62.50, with best figures of 2/53.
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