Simon Katich

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Simon Katich

Australia
Personal information
Full name Simon Mathew Katich
Nickname Kat
Born 21 August 1975 (1975-08-21) (age 32)
Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand
Bowling style Slow left-arm chinaman
International information
Test debut (cap 384) 16 August 2001: v England
Last Test 22 May 2008: v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 143) 21 January 2001: v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 24 September 2006: v West Indies
ODI shirt no. 13
Domestic team information
Years Team
1997 - 2002 Western Australia
2000 Durham
2002 Yorkshire
2003 - New South Wales
2003 - 2005 Hampshire
2007 Derbyshire
2008 Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Tests ODIs FC List A
Matches 25 45 181 208
Runs scored 1,386 1,324 14,494 6,779
Batting average 36.47 35.78 54.48 38.08
100s/50s 3/8 1/9 39/77 7/53
Top score 125 107* 306 136*
Balls bowled 659 - 5,329 823
Wickets 12 - 86 24
Bowling average 33.83 - 37.41 31.91
5 wickets in innings 1 - 3 0
10 wickets in match - n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/65 - 7/130 3/21
Catches/stumpings 17/– 13/– 169/– 94/–

As of 27 May 2008
Source: cricinfo.com

Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. He is the captain of the New South Wales Blues, and also captained, up until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club. [1]. He currently plays for the Indian Premier League team, Kings XI Punjab.

He is an accomplished left-handed top order batsman and occasional chinaman bowler. He is well regarded for his timing and placement as a batsman, and draws comparison to former national player Michael Bevan. He married Georgie Willis in May 2006.

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[edit] Early career

Katich made his debut for the Western Australia state team in the 1996-1997 season. The following season he was a central figure in Western Australia's Sheffield Shield success, scoring an impressive 1039 first-class runs for the season [1].

[edit] International selection

He was selected to tour Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe with the national team the following season but suffered greatly from illness, including a debilitating bout of chicken pox and subsequent health problems. However he recovered to contribute further for his state, highlighted in the 2000-2001 domestic season where he helped himself to 1282 first-class runs. He later switched from Western Australia to New South Wales where he currently lives.

Katich made his Test debut on the 2001 Ashes tour of England and following Steve Waugh's retirement in 2004, established himself in the Australian team. His best Test batting performance came against India at Sydney in January 2004, when his 125 and unbeaten 77 saved Australia the Test, series, and a decade long unbeaten record at home. Despite this, he was dropped in favor of Andrew Symonds for Australia's next Test, in Sri Lanka,when Symonds was dropped after the first two tests, Katich was picked for the third test and made a patient 86. He regained his place and enjoyed a good Test series in India in October 2004, where he made good scores of 81 and 99. His good form continued with 118 against New Zealand in March 2005. However, he had a poor Ashes tour of England later that year, and after scoring only two runs in the following two Tests (against the ICC World XI and the West Indies),he was dropped from the Test side. Katich was fined during the Ashes for showing dissent to umpire Aleem Dar along with captain Ricky Ponting.

Since the commencement of the 2005/06 season, Katich attempted to cement his place in the Australian one day cricket side, having lost his Test place. He had been sometimes criticised for his slow scoring rate in one day internationals, but others believe he was the perfect antidote to the aggressive fellow opening batsman Adam Gilchrist. Australia persisted with him throughout the VB Series and in South Africa, as Katich scored runs fairly consistently. However, he struggled in the DLF Cup in September 2006; the next month he lost his place at the top of the order to Shane Watson, who impressed Ponting with some attacking displays against the West Indies and an Indian state team. Katich wasn't picked in the 15 man squad to play in the World Cup in the West Indies. Katich so far has played a total of 45 One day Internationals.

[edit] 2007-08 Domestic Season

The 2007-08 domestic season could only be described as a triumph for Simon Katich. He smashed 1506 runs to break Michael Bevan's all-time Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield record for runs in a season[2] as NSW romped home undefeated to claim their 45th title. Aside from being given the honour of captaining NSW in the Pura Cup final against Victoria, Katich also contributed scores of 86 and 92 to lead the match on run aggregate[3] as he had done for the season overall. He was also crowned the Pura Cup player of the year for his 1506 runs at an average of 94.12.[4] The highlight of Katich's season was undoubtedly his 306 against QLD at the SCG, an innings in which the last 200 runs came at better than a run a ball. It was the first time since Sir Donald Bradman that a player had scored 300 at the SCG, and an innings which the Sydney Morning Herald called "superb".[5] Peter Roebuck later claimed Katich should be the Australian cricket captain after Ricky Ponting came under fire during the January 2008 SCG test.[6] During the coverage of the final, Damien Fleming described Katich as a left-handed V. V. S. Laxman for his dominant bottom hand and willingness to hit through the on-side. Katich's season culminated with his recall to the national side for May tour of the West Indies. He has so far been a good inclusion to the Australian team making 113 in the Second Test against the West Indies.[7]

[edit] Career highlights

[edit] Tests

Test Debut: vs England, Leeds, 2001

  • Katich's best Test batting score of 125 was made against India, Sydney, 2003-2004
  • His best Test bowling figures of 6 for 65 came against Zimbabwe, Sydney, 2003-2004

[edit] One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs Zimbabwe, Melbourne, 2000-2001

[edit] First Class

Scored a monumental 306 for New South Wales against Queensland in Sydney, 2007

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cricinfo - Katich leaves Derbyshire
  2. ^ Katich breaks run-scoring record FOX Sports News, March 17, 2008
  3. ^ South Wales v Victoria baggygreen.com.au, Pura Cup Final Scorecard
  4. ^ Katich crowned Pura Cup Player of the Year baggygreen.com.au, March 13, 2008
  5. ^ This puts a Katich among the pigeons Sydney Morning Herald October 29, 2007
  6. ^ The skipper for a storm Sydney Morning Herald January 12, 2008
  7. ^ Katich - captaincy gave me the runs April 01, 2008, foxsports.com.au
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New South Wales- Current squad

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Kings XI Punjab – current squad

5 Goel • 11 Sangakkara • 12 Y.Singh (c) • 21 Mota • 27 Jayawardene • 36 Sreesanth • 37 Katich • 39 Hopes • 44 Chawla • 58 Lee • 63 Pathan •  Argal •  Dharmani •  Dhawan •  Kaul •  Kukreja • 14 Marsh •  Mills •  Pomersbach •  Powar •  Saini •  V.R.V. Singh •  Sohal •  Srivastava • Coach Moody
Persondata
NAME Katich, Simon Mathew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Middle Swan, Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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