Australian cricket team in 2008
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This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2008 season. Statisticians class the 2008 season as matches played on tours that started between May 2008 and August 2008.
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[edit] Player contracts
The 2008-09 list was announced on April 9, 2008.[1] Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team.
| Player | Age as at 9 June 2008 |
State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
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| Ricky Ponting (captain) | 33 years, 173 days | TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke (vice-captain) | 27 years, 68 days | NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
| Doug Bollinger | 26 years, 321 days | NSW | |||
| Nathan Bracken | 30 years, 271 days | NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
| Beau Casson | 25 years, 185 days | NSW | |||
| Stuart Clark | 32 years, 255 days | NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
| Brad Haddin | 30 years, 230 days | NSW | 400 | 144 | 57 |
| Matthew Hayden | 36 years, 224 days | QLD | 359 | 111 | 28 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 25 years, 86 days | TAS | 161 | 29 | |
| Brad Hodge | 33 years, 163 days | VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
| James Hopes | 29 years, 229 days | QLD | 151 | 39 | |
| David Hussey | 30 years, 330 days | VIC | |||
| Michael Hussey | 33 years, 13 days | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
| Phil Jaques | 29 years, 37 days | NSW | 395 | 158 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 26 years, 220 days | QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
| Simon Katich | 32 years, 293 days | NSW | 384 | 143 | 13 |
| Brett Lee | 31 years, 214 days | NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
| Shaun Marsh | 24 years, 336 days | WA | |||
| Ashley Noffke | 31 years, 40 days | QLD | 164 | 22 | |
| Andrew Symonds | 33 years, 0 days | QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
| Shaun Tait | 25 years, 108 days | SA | 392 | 162 | 32 |
| Adam Voges | 28 years, 249 days | WA | 163 | 24 | |
| Shane Watson | 26 years, 358 days | QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
| Cameron White | 24 years, 296 days | VIC | 152 | 7 |
Stuart MacGill was included on the original list but retired in June 2008.
[edit] Match summary
| Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
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| Twenty20 International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| One Day International | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tests | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result
Tournament Summary
[edit] Tour of West Indies
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For more details on this topic, see Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008.
Australia's tour of the West Indies commenced on May 16 with a tour match against a Jamaica Select XI in Trelawny and will conclude on July 6 with a One Day International in Basseterre.
[edit] Tour matches
[edit] Tour Match: 16-18 May, Trelawny
| May 16 - 18 14:00 UTC Scorecard Report |
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Jamaica Select XI  297 (69 overs) |
vs |  Australia396 (113.3 overs) |
Match Drawn Trelawny Stadium, Jamaica Umpires: Vivian Johnson & Norman Malcolm Man of the Match: Simon Katich |
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| Carlton Baugh 111* (112) Xavier Marshall 30 (??) Stuart MacGill 4/79 (21 overs) |
Simon Katich 97 (193) Andrew Symonds 86 (104) Donovan Sinclair 3/14 (6.3 overs) |
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| 194 (58.2 overs) | 1/65 (13.3 overs) | ||||
| Carlton Baugh 36 (38) Xavier Marshall 31 (59) Simon Katich 4/15 (5.2 overs) |
Simon Katich 37* (49) Ricky Ponting 20* (27) Andre Russell 1/25 (7 overs) |
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[edit] Tour Match: 21 June, Bridgetown
| 21 June 14:00 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI |
Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |
[edit] Test series
[edit] First Test: 22-26 May, Kingston
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill
| May 22 - 26 15:00 UTC Scorecard Report |
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| Australia 431 (126.5 overs) |
vs |  West Indies312 (106 overs) |
Australia won by 95 runs Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Umpires: Aleem Dar & Russell Tiffin Man of the Match: Stuart Clark |
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| Ricky Ponting 158 (224) Andrew Symonds 70* (115) Fidel Edwards 5/104 (26.5 overs) |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 118 (276) Runako Morton 67 (135) Stuart Clark 3/59 (19 overs) |
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| 167 (56.5 overs) | 191 (67 overs) | ||||
| Andrew Symonds 79 (118) Brad Hodge 27 (53) Dwayne Bravo 4/47 (18.5 overs) |
Denesh Ramdin 36 (61) Darren Sammy 35 (80) Stuart Clark 5/32 (20 overs) |
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Test debut: Brad Haddin
[edit] Second Test: 30 May-3 June, North Sound
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill
| May 30 - June 3 14:00 UTC Scorecard Report |
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| Australia 7/479 dec. (136 overs) |
vs | West Indies 352 (107 overs) |
Match Drawn Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua Umpires: Mark Benson & Russell Tiffin Man of the Match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
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| Simon Katich 113 (248) Michael Clarke 110 (187) Jerome Taylor 3/95 (27 overs) |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 107* (236) Ramnaresh Sarwan 65 (146) Brett Lee 5/59 (21 overs) |
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| 6/244 dec. (61.5 overs) | 5/266 (93 overs) | ||||
| Phil Jaques 76 (136) Andrew Symonds 43* (53) Fidel Edwards 2/28 (7.5 overs) |
Ramnaresh Sarwan 128 (241) Shivnarine Chanderpaul 77* (180) Brett Lee 3/51 (21 overs) |
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[edit] Third Test: 12-16 June, Bridgetown
| June 12 - 16 14:00 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | West Indies |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | ||
[edit] Twenty20 International series
[edit] Only Twenty20 International: 20 June, Barbados
| 20 June 18:00 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | West Indies |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |
[edit] One Day International series
[edit] First ODI: 24 June, Kingstown
| 24 June 13:30 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | West Indies |
Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines | |
[edit] Second ODI: 27 June, St George's
| 27 June 13:30 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | West Indies |
Cricket National Stadium, St George's, Grenada | |
[edit] Third ODI: 29 June, St George's
| 29 June 13:30 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | West Indies |
Cricket National Stadium, St George's, Grenada | |
[edit] Fourth ODI: 4 July, Basseterre
| 4 July 13:30 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | West Indies |
Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
[edit] Fifth ODI: 6 July, Basseterre
| 6 July 13:30 UTC |
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| Australia |
vs | West Indies |
Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
[edit] Bangladesh in Australia
Bangladesh will travel to Australia for a 3 match One Day International series at the end of August.
[edit] One Day International series
[edit] First ODI: 31 August, Darwin
| 31 August |
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| Australia |
vs |  Bangladesh |
TIO Stadium, Darwin | |
[edit] Second ODI: 3 September, Darwin
| 3 September |
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| Australia |
vs | Bangladesh |
TIO Stadium, Darwin | |
[edit] Third ODI: 6 September, Darwin
| 6 September |
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| Australia |
vs | Bangladesh |
TIO Stadium, Darwin | |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Matches Played
The following is a table of statistics charting appearances by Australian cricketers in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one match played. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.
| No. | Player | T20I | ODI | Test | Total |
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| 8 | Stuart Clark | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Michael Clarke | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Brad Haddin | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Brad Hodge | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Michael Hussey | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Phil Jaques | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Mitchell Johnson | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Simon Katich | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Brett Lee | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Stuart MacGill | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Ricky Ponting | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 63 | Andrew Symonds | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Source: cricinfo.com
[edit] Batting
[edit] Twenty20 Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in Twenty20 International cricket in the 2007-08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | BF | Runs | Avg | S/R | HS | 50s | 100s |
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[edit] One Day Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in One Day International cricket in the 2007-08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | BF | Runs | Avg | S/R | HS | 50s | 100s |
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[edit] Tests
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in Test cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.
| Player | Mts | Inns | NO | BF | Runs | Avg | S/R | HS | 50s | 100s |
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| Ricky Ponting | 1 | 2 | - | 231 | 163 | 81.50 | 70.56 | 158 | - | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 1 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 149 | 149.00 | 63.94 | 79 | 2 | - |
| Brad Hodge | 1 | 2 | - | 175 | 94 | 47.00 | 53.71 | 67 | 1 | - |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 2 | - | 161 | 57 | 28.50 | 35.40 | 56 | 1 | - |
| Brad Haddin | 1 | 2 | - | 111 | 34 | 17.00 | 30.63 | 23 | - | - |
| Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 2 | - | 66 | 26 | 13.00 | 39.39 | 22 | - | - |
| Phil Jaques | 1 | 2 | - | 28 | 13 | 6.50 | 46.42 | 9 | - | - |
| Simon Katich | 1 | 2 | - | 33 | 13 | 6.50 | 39.39 | 12 | - | - |
| Brett Lee | 1 | 2 | - | 37 | 13 | 6.50 | 35.13 | 9 | - | - |
| Stuart Clark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4.00 | 23.52 | 3 | - | - |
| Stuart MacGill | 1 | 2 | - | 13 | 2 | 1.00 | 15.38 | 2 | - | - |
Mts = Matches, Inns = Innings, NO = Not Outs, BF = Balls Faced, Avg = Batting Average, S/R = Batting Strike Rate, HS = Highest Score
Source: cricinfo.com
[edit] Bowling
[edit] Twenty20 Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Twenty20 International cricket in the 2007-08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
| Player | Mts | Wkts | Runs | Avg | S/R | Econ | BBI | BBM | Ovrs | 5WI | 10WM |
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[edit] One Day Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in One Day International cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
| Player | Mts | Wkts | Runs | Avg | S/R | Econ | BBI | BBM | Ovrs | 5WI | 10WM |
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[edit] Tests
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Test cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
| Player | Mts | Wkts | Runs | Avg | S/R | Econ | BBI | BBM | Ovrs | 5WI | 10WM |
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| Stuart Clark | 1 | 8 | 91 | 11.37 | 29.2 | 2.33 | 5/32 | 8/91 | 39.0 | 1 | - |
| Brett Lee | 1 | 5 | 144 | 28.80 | 60.0 | 2.88 | 3/63 | 5/144 | 50.0 | - | - |
| Stuart MacGill | 1 | 4 | 143 | 35.75 | 54.0 | 3.97 | 2/43 | 4/143 | 36.0 | - | - |
| Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 2 | 92 | 46.00 | 111.0 | 2.48 | 2/63 | 2/92 | 37.0 | - | - |
| Andrew Symonds | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | 1.36 | - | - | 11.0 | - | - |
Mts = Matches, Wkts = Wickets, Runs = Runs scored off bowler, Avg = Bowling Average, S/R = Bowling Strike Rate, BBI = Best Bowling Innings, Econ = Economy Rate, BBM = Best Bowling Match, Ovrs = Overs Bowled, 5WI = 5 Wickets Innings, 10WM = 10 Wickets Match
Source: cricinfo.com
[edit] Catches
The following is a table of statistics charting catches taken by Australian fieldsmen in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one catch. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.
| Player | T20I | ODI | Test | Total |
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| Stuart Clark | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Haddin † | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Hussey | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Jaques | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Mitchell Johnson | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Katich | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | - | - | 1 | 1 |
† Wicketkeeper
Source: cricinfo.com
[edit] Important events
- On May 22 wicketkeeper Brad Haddin became the 400th man to represent Australia in Test match cricket.[2]
- On May 30 Australian captain Ricky Ponting became the seventh man to reach 10,000 Test match runs.[3]
- On June 1 leg-spinner Stuart MacGill announced his retirement from international cricket effective at the end of the Second Test in Antigua, ending his ten year international career.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bollinger and Marsh receive contracts Cricinfo. Retrieved April 9, 2008
- ^ Understudy Haddin becomes main man Cricinfo. Retrieved June 9, 2008
- ^ Ponting scores 10,000th Test run Cricinfo. Retrieved June 9, 2008
- ^ MacGill decides on hasty retirement Cricinfo. Retrieved June 9, 2008
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