This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2008-09 cricket season. Statisticians class the 2008-09 season as those matches played on tours that started between September 2008 and April 2009.
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The 2008-09 list was announced on 9 April 2008.[1] Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team.
| Player | Age as at 16 February 2012 |
State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
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| Ricky Ponting (captain) | 37 years, 82 days | TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke (vice-captain) | 30 years, 343 days | NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
| Doug Bollinger | 30 years, 230 days | NSW | 4 | ||
| Nathan Bracken | 34 years, 180 days | NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
| Beau Casson | 29 years, 94 days | NSW | 15 | ||
| Stuart Clark | 36 years, 164 days | NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
| Brad Haddin | 34 years, 139 days | NSW | 400 | 144 | 57 |
| Matthew Hayden | 40 years, 133 days | QLD | 359 | 111 | 28 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 28 years, 361 days | TAS | 161 | 29 | |
| Brad Hodge | 37 years, 72 days | VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
| James Hopes | 33 years, 138 days | QLD | 151 | 39 | |
| David Hussey | 34 years, 239 days | VIC | 167 | 29 | |
| Michael Hussey | 36 years, 288 days | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
| Phil Jaques | 32 years, 312 days | NSW | 395 | 158 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 30 years, 129 days | QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
| Simon Katich | 36 years, 202 days | NSW | 384 | 143 | 13 |
| Brett Lee | 35 years, 123 days | NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
| Shaun Marsh | 28 years, 245 days | WA | 165 | 9 | |
| Ashley Noffke | 34 years, 315 days | QLD | 164 | 22 | |
| Andrew Symonds | 36 years, 275 days | QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
| Shaun Tait | 29 years, 17 days | SA | 392 | 162 | 32 |
| Adam Voges | 32 years, 158 days | WA | 163 | 24 | |
| Shane Watson | 30 years, 267 days | QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
| Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
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| Twenty20 International | 3* | 2 | - | - | - | |
| One Day International | 10* | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tests | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result * = Not all games played yet
Series Summary
Australia were due to play in the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan between 12 September and 28 September, however due to security concerns from several nations, the tournament was postponed until October 2009.[2]
Australia arrived in India in September for a 4 Test series against the Indian cricket team. A tour match in late September starts the tour and it concludes after the final Test in November.
| 27–28 September 04:00 UTC Scorecard Report |
Australia 218 (77.1 overs) |
v | RCA Centre of Excellence 122 (52.2 overs) |
Match Drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: K Sharma and Vijendra Yadav |
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| Simon Katich 73 (105) Shane Watson 30 (81) Gajendra Singh 5/58 (22.1 overs) |
Robin Bist 34 (92) Gagan Khoda 33 (63) Doug Bollinger 3/9 (9.2 overs) |
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| 2–5 October 04:00 UTC |
Indian Board President's XI | v | Australia | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Amiesh Saheba & Shavir Tarapore |
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Australian XI: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark
| 9–13 October 04:00 UTC Scorecard Report |
Australia 430 (149.5 overs) |
v | India 360 (119 overs) |
Match Drawn M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Asad Rauf & Rudi Koertzen Player of the Match: Zaheer Khan |
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| Michael Hussey 146 (276) Ricky Ponting 123 (243) Zaheer Khan 5/91 (29.5 overs) |
Zaheer Khan 57 (121) Harbhajan Singh 54 (110) Mitchell Johnson 4/70 (27 overs) |
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| 6/228 dec. (73 overs) | 4/177 (73 overs) | ||||
| Shane Watson 41 (72) Brad Haddin 35 (61) Ishant Sharma 3/40 (14 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 49 (126) VVS Laxman 42 (142) Stuart Clark 1/12 (11 overs) |
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Test debut: Cameron White
| 17 October - 21 October Test 1889 |
India 469 (129 overs) |
v | Australia 268 (101.4 overs) |
India won by 320 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (IND) |
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| Sourav Ganguly 102 (225) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 92 (124) Mitchell Johnson 3/85 (27) |
Shane Watson 78 (156) Amit Mishra 5/71 (26.4) |
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| 314/3 dec (65 overs) | 195 (64.4 overs) | ||||
| Gautam Gambhir 104 (138) Mahendra Singh Dhoni 68* (84) Cameron White 1/48 (8) |
Michael Clarke 69 (152) Harbhajan Singh 3/36 (20) |
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| 29 October - 2 November Test 1891 |
India 613/7 dec (171 overs) |
v | Australia 577 (179.3 overs) |
Match Drawn Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the Match: V. V. S. Laxman (IND) |
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| Gautam Gambhir 206 (380) V. V. S. Laxman 200* (301) Mitchell Johnson 3/142 (32 overs) |
Michael Clarke 112 (253) Virender Sehwag 5/104 (40 overs) |
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| 208/5 dec (77.3 overs) | 31/0 (8 overs) | ||||
| V. V. S. Laxman 59* (130) Brett Lee 2/48 (17 overs) |
Matthew Hayden 16* (29) Amit Mishra 0/2 (2 overs) |
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| 6 November - 10 November Test 1892 |
India 441 (124.5 overs) |
v | Australia 355 (134.4 overs) |
India won by 172 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the Match: Jason Krejza (AUS) |
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| Sachin Tendulkar 109 (188) Jason Krejza 8/215 (43.5 overs) |
Simon Katich 102 (189) Harbhajan Singh 3/94 (37 overs) |
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| 295 (82.4 overs) | 209 (50.2 overs) | ||||
| Virender Sehwag 92 (107) Shane Watson 4/42 (15.4 overs) |
Matthew Hayden 77 (93) Harbhajan Singh 4/64 (18.2 overs) |
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India won the series 2-0-2
The first leg comprises two Test match series.
| 20–24 November 00:00 UTC |
Australia 214 |
v | New Zealand 156 |
Australia won by 149 Runs GABBA, Brisbane Attendances - Day 1 - 12,498 Day 2 - 11,886 Day 3 - 11,347 Day 4 - 3022 Total - 38,753 |
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| Clarke 98, Hussey 35, Symonds 26 Southee 4-63, O'Brien 2-44, Ryder 2-7 |
Taylor 40, Flynn 39, Ryder 30 Johnson 4-30, Clark 2-46, Lee 2-38, Watson 2-35 |
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| 268 | 177 | ||||
| Katich 131, Johnson 31, Symonds 20 Martin 3-69, O'Brien 2-58, Vettori 2-46 |
Taylor 75, Flynn 29, Ryder 24 Johnson 5-39, Clark 4-43, Lee 1-53 |
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| 28 November - 2 December 00:00 UTC |
New Zealand 270 |
v | Australia 535 |
Australia won by an innings and 62 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendances - Day 1 - 15,829 Day 2 - 18,116 Day 3 - 16,127 Day 4 - 6705 Total - 56,777 |
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| Redmond 83, Taylor 44, McCullum 30 Lee 4-66, Johnson 2-56, Hauritz 2-63 |
Haddin 169, Clarke 110, Ponting 79 O'Brien 3-111, Martin 2-110, Vettori 2-124, Redmond 2-47 |
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| McCullum 84, How 28, Extras 28, Redmond 19 Lee 5-105, Johnson 3-29, Hauritz 2-32 |
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Australia won the series 2-0-0. New Zealand then goes home for a series against the West Indies and Australia will host the South African team. New Zealand returns to Australia on 29 January 2009 for the second leg.
South Africa arrived in Australia for a 3 Tests, 2 Twenty20's and 5 ODI's against the Australian cricket team.
| 17 December - 21 December Scorecard |
Australia 375 (98.5 overs) |
v | South Africa 281 (89.5 overs) |
South Africa won by six wickets WACA, Perth, Australia Att: Day 1 - 13,679. Day 2 - 10,515. Day 3 - 15,268. Day 4 - 10,550. Day 5 - 5301. Total - 55,313. Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asoka de Silva Player of the Match: AB de Villiers |
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| Simon Katich 83 (151) Makhaya Ntini 4/72 (19.5 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 63 (111) Mitchell Johnson 8/61 (24 overs) |
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| 319 (97 overs) | 414/4 (119.2 overs) | ||||
| Brad Haddin 94 (136) Jacques Kallis 3/24 (14 overs) |
Graeme Smith 108 (147) AB de Villiers 106* (186) Mitchell Johnson 3/98 (34.2 overs) |
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| 26 December - 30 December Scorecard |
Australia 394 (113.4 overs) |
v | South Africa 459 (153 overs) |
South Africa won by nine wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Att: Day 1 - 63,263. Day 2 - 42,814. Day 3 - 42,079. Day 4 - 19,847. Day 5 - 6343. Total - 174,246. Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Doctrove Player of the Match: Dale Steyn |
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| Ricky Ponting 101 (126) Dale Steyn 5/87 (29 overs) |
Jean-Paul Duminy 166 (340) Peter Siddle 4/81 (34 overs) |
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| 247 (84.2 overs) | 183/1 (48 overs) | ||||
| Ricky Ponting 99 (169) Dale Steyn 5/67 (20.2 overs) |
Graeme Smith 75 (94) Nathan Hauritz 1/41 (10 overs) |
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| 3 January - 7 January Scorecard |
Australia 445 (136.2 overs) |
v | South Africa 327 (120.5 overs) |
Australia won by 103 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Billy Bowden and Asoka de Silva Player of the Match: Peter Siddle |
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| Michael Clarke 138 (250) Mitchell Johnson 64 (125) Paul Harris 3/84 (29.2 overs) Dale Steyn 3/95 (27 overs) |
Mark Boucher 89 (171) Peter Siddle 5/59 (27.5 overs) |
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| 257-4d (67.3 overs) | 272 (114.2 overs) | ||||
| Simon Katich 61 (136) Ricky Ponting 53 (57) Morne Morkel 2/38 (12 overs) |
Hashim Amla 59 (112) AB de Villiers 56 (144) Peter Siddle 3/54 (27 overs) |
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South Africa won the series 2-1-0
| 11 January (scorecard) |
Australia 182/9 (20 overs) |
v | South Africa 130 (18 overs) |
Australia won by 52 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Att: 62,155 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford & Rod Tucker (both AUS) Player of the match: David Warner |
| David Warner 89 (43) Dale Steyn 3/38 (4 overs) |
Jean-Paul Duminy 78 (48) David Hussey 3/25 (4 overs) |
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Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 13 January (scorecard) |
Australia 161/4 (18.5 overs) |
v | South Africa 157/5 (20 overs) |
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia Att: 37,457 Umpires: Paul Reiffel & Rod Tucker (both AUS) Player of the match: Michael Hussey |
| Michael Hussey 53 (33) James Hopes 2/29 (4 overs) |
Jean-Paul Duminy 69 (41) Morne Morkel 2/32 (3.5 overs) |
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South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia won the series 2-0-0
| 16 January (scorecard) |
Australia 271/8 (50 overs) |
v | South Africa 272/7 (49.3 overs) |
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Att: 39,731 Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Bruce Oxenford (AUS) Player of the match: Albie Morkel |
| Shaun Marsh 79 (97) Shaun Tait 2/43 (10 overs) |
Jean-Paul Duminy 71 (93) Johan Botha 2/50 (10 overs) |
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Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 18 January (scorecard) |
Australia 249/9 (50.0 overs) |
v | South Africa 244/6 (50.0 overs) |
Australia won by 5 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia Att: 15,671 Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Rod Tucker (AUS) Player of the match: Shaun Marsh |
| Shaun Marsh 78 (103) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/60 (10 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 72 (102) Makhaya Ntini 3/39 (9 overs) |
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South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
| 23 January (scorecard) |
Australia 269/10 (49.2 overs) |
v | South Africa 270/7 (46.3 overs) |
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 27 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Att: 36,740 Umpires: Ian Gould & Rod Tucker Player of the match: Albie Morkel |
| David Warner 69 (60 balls) Nathan Hauritz 2/60 (9 overs) |
Herschelle Gibbs 64 (52 balls) Johan Botha 3/32 (10 overs) |
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| 26 January (scorecard) |
Australia 222/10 (48 overs) |
v | South Africa 223/2 (38.1 overs) |
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Att: 25,419 Umpires: Ian Gould & Daryl Harper Player of the match: AB de Villiers |
| Ricky Ponting 63 (70 balls) James Hopes 1/28 (7.1 overs) |
AB de Villiers 82 (85 balls) Dale Steyn 3/49 (10 overs) Makhaya Ntini 3/52 (10 overs) |
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| 30 January (scorecard) |
Australia 249/10 (48 overs) |
v | South Africa 288/6 (50 overs) |
South Africa won by 39 runs WACA, Perth, Australia Att: 18,002 Umpires: Ian Gould & Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Hashim Amla |
| Michael Hussey 78 (96 balls) James Hopes 3/44 (9 overs) |
Hashim Amla 97 (117 balls) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 4/50 (9 overs) |
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South Africa won the series 4-1-0
New Zealand returns for the second leg, consisting of a tour match against the Prime Minister's XI, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Australia and a Twenty20 International also against Australia.
| 1 February 2009 Scorecard |
Australia 181 (48.4 overs) |
v | New Zealand 182/8 (50 overs) |
New Zealand won by 2 wickets on the last ball WACA, Perth, Australia Att: 14,571 Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Kyle Mills |
| Michael Hussey 49 (65 balls) Kyle Mills 4/35 (9.4 overs) |
Ross Taylor 64 (97 balls) Nathan Bracken 3/35 (10 overs) |
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| 6 February 2009 | Australia 225/5 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 226/4 (48.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 6 wickets with 7 balls remaining Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia att: (28, 251) Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Michael Clarke |
| Michael Clarke 98 (133 Balls) Iain O'Brien 2/48 (10 overs) |
Grant Elliott 61 (75 Balls) James Hopes 2/30 (10 overs) |
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| 8 February 2009 Scorecard |
Australia 9/301 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 269 (47.3 overs) |
Australia won by 32 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufell Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Aus) |
| Brad Haddin 109 (114 balls) Iain O'Brien 3/68 (10 overs) |
Grant Elliott 115 (124 balls) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/44 (9 overs) |
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| 10 February 2009 | Australia 4/247 (48.2 Overs) |
v | New Zealand 8/244 (50.0 Overs) |
Australia wins by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Umpires: Steve Bucknor, Steve Davis, Paul Reiffel Player of the match: David Hussey(Australia) |
| Michael Hussey 75(71)* David Hussey 79(96) Iain O' Brien 2/54 |
Ross Taylor 76(71) James Hopes 2/37 |
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| 13 February 2009 | Australia |
v | New Zealand |
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia |
Match was a washout
| 15 February 2009 | Australia 7/150 (20.0 overs) |
v | New Zealand 5/149 (20.0 overs) |
Australia won by 1 run Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Bruce Oxenford, Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker Player of the match: Nathan Bracken |
| David Hussey 41(39), Adam Voges 26(24), David Warner 23(15) Iain O'Brien 2/34 |
Brendon McCullum 61(47), Neil Broom 36(26) Peter Siddle 2/24, Nathan Bracken 0/16 |
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