Adam Voges

Adam Voges

Personal information
Full name	Adam Charles Voges
Born	(1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Nickname	"Kenny", "Hank"
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia
ODI debut (cap 163)	20 February 2007 v New Zealand
Last ODI	2 November 2013 v India
T20I debut (cap 28)	11 December 2007 v New Zealand
Last T20I	13 February 2013 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–2014	Western Australia
2007	Hampshire
2008–2012	Nottinghamshire
2010	Rajasthan Royals
2011	Melbourne Stars
2012–2014	Perth Scorchers
2013–present	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 31 7 155 171 Runs scored 870 139 10,331 5,449 Batting average 45.78 46.33 45.11 43.59 100s/50s 1/4 0/1 24/54 5/41 Top score 112* 51 249 112* Balls bowled 301 12 3,028 1,755 Wickets 6 2 46 33 Bowling average 46.00 2.50 34.19 46.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 1/3 2/5 4/92 3/25 Catches/stumpings 7/– 3/– 215/– 67/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2015

Adam Charles Voges (/ˈvoʊdʒɨz/; born 4 October 1979) is an Australian cricketer who is the current captain of Middlesex in first-class cricket and Western Australia at domestic level, having also played at both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) level for the Australian national cricket team.

From Perth, Western Australia, Voges excelled at cricket from an early age, attending the Western Australian Institute of Sport and playing both Test and ODI matches for the Australian under-19 cricket team. He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2002 Sheffield Shield, and had established himself in the side by the middle of the decade, playing as a middle-order batsman and part-time left-arm orthodox bowler. Voges debuted for Australia during the 2006–07 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, and played irregularly at both ODI and T20I level until 2010, also appearing occasionally for Australia A. He was made vice-captain of Western Australia for the 2007–08 season, and substituted as captain several times.

In Twenty20 cricket, Voges has played for a number of teams, including Hampshire (in 2007) and Nottinghamshire (2008 to 2012) in the Twenty20 Cup and Friends Provident t20 competitions, Western Australia in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, and the Melbourne Stars (in 2011) and the Perth Scorchers (from 2012) in the Big Bash League and Champions League tournaments. In October 2012, after Marcus North's resignation from both roles, Voges was appointed acting captain of both Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers, although he was subsequently replaced by Simon Katich as the Scorchers' captain. In early 2013, he appeared in several ODI and T20I games for Australia, his first international matches since February 2011.

Early career

Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, Voges was raised in Rockingham, and attended Safety Bay Senior High School.^[2] In WACA District Cricket, he originally fell under the Rockingham-Mandurah District Cricket Club's recruitment zone, but transferred to the Melville Cricket Club on a special permit. He went on to tour with the Western Australia under-19 cricket team, and captained the side during the 1998–99 season, later playing for Australia at under-19 level.^[3] Voges was the winner of the 2001–02 Olly Cooley Medal for the best player in the WACA grade cricket competition. Voges made his first-class debut on 8 December 2002 for Western Australia in the Pura Cup match against Tasmania. After averaging only 17 with the bat in the four matches he played, he spent the 2003/04 season playing grade cricket.

2004/05-05/06 seasons

He made his List A debut in the ING Cup match against Tasmania in October 2004, and was also recalled to the Pura Cup side. In just his second one day match at North Sydney Oval, Voges set the record for the fastest domestic one-day century, bringing up his 100 off only 62 balls (and hitting the ING sign on one of his 7 sixes, which earned him $50,000). He finished the ING Cup season with an average of just under 32, and a Pura Cup average of 72 from 6 matches.

2005/06 was a mixed season, which saw him average 34 in Pura Cup and 49 in the ING Cup.

2006/07 season and selection

In 2006/07, Voges enjoyed a very good start to the season with two first-class centuries in his first three matches. This good form led to his surprise selection to the Australian squad for the 3rd Ashes Test. On Friday, 8 December 2006, Australian selectors had been expected to select an unchanged lineup, but due to the shock retirement of Damien Martyn, selection processes were re-thought with Andrew Symonds and Voges drafted into the 13-man lineup. Voges also scored 150 against Tasmania, nearly chasing a total of 400 down early in the season.

Voges learned of the news during a tour match between his side, the Cricket Australia XI, and the ECB Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill. Of his learning of the selection, Voges said: "Tony Dodemaide tapped me on the shoulder and he said: 'Come with me. You're being substituted'. I thought I was in trouble." ^[4] Voges made his ODI debut on 20 February 2007 vs New Zealand in the Chappell–Hadlee Series before being selected for the Tour of India in September 2007.

Voges batting for WA against Victoria in the 2009-10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.

On 15 February 2009, Voges made a stunning catch in a Twenty20 game against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground to catch Brendon McCullum out for 61 in the penultimate over.

Catching the ball on the boundary line, but not in full control (as the rules for a catch demand) he tossed the ball forwards into the air as he tumbled backwards over the boundary rope. He then scrambled back into the field of play and took a diving catch low to the ground. The 3rd umpire confirmed a valid catch and centre umpire Paul Reiffel (former Australian bowler) gave McCullum out. Australia went on to win the match by one run.^[5]

Voges was included in Australia's one-day squad for the tour of South Africa. Batsman Marcus North was called up as batting cover while Voges returned home to marry his fiancée. Voges commented that "It's a big thing to give up an opportunity to play for Australia. But I guess you only get married once and that's important to me and a decision I've made and one that I'm comfortable with".^[6]

Voges also played in the ODI match against Scotland on 28 August 2009. He made 72, the second highest score behind David Hussey who made 111. Australia won the match.

Voges also played for the Rajasthan Royals in the 2010 IPL Season.

In April 2015, Voges was called up to the Australian Test Cricket squad for the first time in his career for the away test series against the West Indies and England, respectively.

Awards

ODI Awards

ODI Man of the Match

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	England	WACA, Perth	6 February 2011	80* (72 balls: 4x4); DNB	Won [7]
2	West Indies	MCG, Melbourne	10 February 2013	112* (106 balls: 10x4, 2x6); DNB	Won [8]

References

External links

• Player profile: Adam Voges from ESPNcricinfo