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Full name Michael John Clarke
Born April 2, 1981, Liverpool, New South Wales
Current age 24 years 102 days
Major teams Australia, Hampshire, New South Wales
Nickname Pup
Playing role Lower middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 1.82 m
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct
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Tests 12 17 1 669 151 41.81 1205 55.51 2 2 81 11 14 0
ODIs 57 51 13 1686 105* 44.36 1978 85.23 2 10 159 10 21 0
Twenty-20 Int. 2 2 0 7 7 3.50 5 140.00 0 0 0 0
First-class 61 105 6 3796 151 38.34 13 14 64 0
List A 111 99 20 3204 105* 40.55 3909 81.96 3 21 42 0
Twenty-20 8 8 0 158 46 19.75 119 132.77 0 0 4 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 12 110 61 8 6/9 6/9 7.62 3.32 13.75 0 1 0
ODIs 57 755 654 18 5/35 5/35 36.33 5.19 41.94 1 1 0
Twenty-20 Int. 2 30 36 1 1/25 1/25 36.00 7.20 30.00 0 0 0
First-class 61 1005 571 15 6/9 38.06 3.40 67.00 1 0
List A 111 1325 1115 37 5/35 5/35 30.13 5.04 35.81 1 1 0
Twenty-20 8 81 112 2 1/25 1/25 56.00 8.29 40.50 0 0 0
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Test debut India v Australia at Bangalore - Oct 6-10, 2004 scorecard
Last Test New Zealand v Australia at Auckland - Mar 26-29, 2005
scorecard
ODI debut Australia v England at Adelaide - Jan 19, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI England v Australia at The Oval - Jul 12, 2005 scorecard
Twenty-20 Int. debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland - Feb 17,
2005 scorecard
Last Twenty-20 Int. England v Australia at Southampton - Jun 13,
2005 scorecard
First-class span 1999/00 - 2004/05
List A span 2000/01 - 2005
Twenty-20 span 2004 - 2005
Notes : Allan Border Medal 2005
Michael Clarke already boasts a possibly unique
claim to fame in Australian cricketing folklore: he was anointed as
his country's next captain before he'd played a single Test. When he
made his debut and a thrilling 151 against India at Bangalore his
future looked even brighter than the yellow motorbike he received as
Man of the Match. The amazing ride continued with another stunning
century on his home welcome at the Gabba, and his first Test season
ended with the Allan Border Medal. A ravishing shotmaker with an
unshakeable temperament, Clarke does not so much take guard as take
off. His arrival is typically the cue for a string of wristy,
audacious flashes through the offside. Crowds warm to his innocent
exuberance, to the buzz and energy and daredevil edge he brings to
the crease. All the while he radiates a pointy-elbowed elegance
reminiscent of a young Greg Chappell or Mark Waugh, who, like
Clarke, waited long and uncomplainingly for a Test opening and then
marked the occasion with a century. Unlike Chappell and Waugh, who
learned the ropes in domestic and county cricket, Clarke has cut his
teeth in Australia's one-day side. His impact in pyjamas was
startling: he racked up 208 runs in four games before he was finally
dismissed, and now averages in the mid-forties at a strike rate
hovering around 90. His bouncy fielding adds to his run-value, while
his left-arm tweakers cajole nearly a wicket a game, and dropped six
surprised Indians in the second innings at Mumbai. A cricket nut
since he was in nappies, Clarke honed his technique against the
bowling machine at his dad's indoor centre. Affably down-to-earth,
he is meticulous about his hair - which is blond and always looks
freshly showered - and adores fast cars. Meeting David Beckham
counts among his life's wishes. He is proudly patriotic too, wearing
an Australian flag on the back of his bat, and last year signed a
record-breaking A$1.25million deal with Dunlop-Slazenger. "On
captaining Australia, I'd love to," he commented early in 2004.
"It's another goal and something I'll have to work hard for." He
worked hard for his first Test hundred, but made it look stunningly
easy, and a future star became a current one
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