Ryan John Campbell (born 7 February 1972) is an Australian former cricketer who represented both Australia and Hong Kong internationally.
He made his debut for Western Australia during the 1995–96 season, and initially played as a specialist batsman, with Adam Gilchrist keeping wicket.
After the conclusion of his domestic career in Australia, Campbell began working in the media, as a sports presenter on radio and cricket commentator on television.
[3] Campbell was born in Osborne Park, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and played WACA grade cricket for Bayswater-Morley, Scarborough, and Joondalup.
He did keep wicket on his Sheffield Shield debut (against Tasmania in November 1996), which came in Gilchrist's absence, but spent the remainder of the season as an opening batsman, partnering with Mike Hussey.
[10] Campbell was one of only three WA players to appear in every Sheffield Shield match during the 1996–97 season, and finished with 672 runs, behind only Mike Hussey and Justin Langer amongst his teammates.
[10] Later in 1998, he also played for Australia A in a one-off day-night game against the senior Australian team, opening the batting with Michael Slater.
[18] Campbell finished the 1999–00 Pura Milk Cup with 885 runs from ten matches, which was the most for WA and behind only Matthew Elliott and Darren Lehmann overall.
[20] In January 2002, Campbell was selected to play for Australia in an ODI against New Zealand, after Adam Gilchrist withdrew from the team to spend time with his newborn son.
[33] Aged 44, the oldest player at the tournament, Campbell played in all three of his team's matches (against Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Scotland), scoring 36 runs and taking two wickets.
[35] Campbell spent time as an advisor to the Hong Kong national team in 2010, helping the side prepare for the cricket tournament at the 2010 Asian Games.
In December 2022, Campbell was appointed head coach of Durham on a three-year contract to the end of the 2025 season, succeeding James Franklin.
[44] He has also commentated Ford Ranger One Day Cup matches for Fox Sports, and provided commentary for Network Ten's coverage of the Indian Premier League.