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Full name Justin Lee Langer
Born November 21, 1970, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 34 years 234 days
Major teams Australia, Middlesex, Western Australia
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 1.78 m
Relations Uncle - RS Langer
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
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Tests 88 150 8 6607 250 46.52 12318 53.63 21 26 772 38 58 0
ODIs 8 7 2 160 36 32.00 180 88.88 0 0 13 4 2 1
First-class 270 473 45 21836 274* 51.01 69 83 221 0
List A 174 167 16 5844 146 38.70 9 41 79 2
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 88 6 3 0 - - - 3.00 - 0 0 0
ODIs 8 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
First-class 270 374 204 5 2/17 40.79 3.27 74.79 0 0
List A 174 193 215 7 3/51 3/51 30.71 6.68 27.57 0 0 0
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Test debut Australia v West Indies at Adelaide - Jan 23-26, 1993
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Last Test New Zealand v Australia at Auckland - Mar 26-29, 2005
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ODI debut Australia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah - Apr 14, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI England v Australia at Lord's - May 25, 1997 scorecard
First-class span 1991/92 - 2004/05
List A span 1992/93 - 2004/05
Notes : Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2001
Justin Langer is perhaps the first Test opener in
history to average in the mid-forties yet still be forever
scrabbling for his spot in the side. Or at least that's the
perception: in a land of dashers and crashers Langer is seen as a
grafter, a battler, only ever a couple of failures away from
oblivion. The reality is somewhat different. Yesteryear's ugly
duckling is now a strokeplaying swan, racking up more Test hundreds
than those national treasures Doug Walters, Ian Chappell, Mark Waugh
and Bill Lawry, and scoring an eye-popping 1481 runs in 2004. Always
an effective cutter and driver, he now indulges in unseemly crossbat
hoicks from the first over. Together with his bludgeoning comrade
Matthew Hayden, they have screwed up textbooks and record-books
alike, making Greenidge and Haynes look like strokeless stonewallers.
It is a miraculous reinvention. Clanged on the helmet by Ian Bishop
on debut, Langer fought on to make 54, but played only eight Tests
in six years. He returned at No. 3, as the selectors sought to mould
him into the next David Boon - and for a while he exceeded even
those lofty ambitions. After rescuing the unrescuable Hobart Test of
1999-2000 with Adam Gilchrist, then slaughtering a blistering 122 in
Auckland, Steve Waugh called him the world's best batsman. The
feeling was mutual; Langer's devotion to Waugh saw him nicknamed
'Mini-Tugga'. His bond with Hayden is even closer. The pair miss
each other when they're apart, exchange bearhugs in the middle, and
give the impression always of two boys living out a dream. Still the
knockers persist, but they should watch out: Langer may be short of
stature but he is tall in enthusiasm (he's already written two
books) and boasts a black belt in taekwondo. He has played only
eight one-day internationals, something that bugs him no end,
despite a Gilchristian strike rate of 88.88. With Langer, you see,
perception is everything.
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