Michael Clarke

Australian Cricketer

Michael John Clarke (born 2 April, 1981 in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales) is the former captain of the Australian cricket team. He is nicknamed 'Pup' or 'Clarkey', he is a right-handed batsman, highly-regarded fielder and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He captained the Australian team to a 5-0 whitewash in the 2013 Ashes series.

Michael Clarke
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Clarke in 2009
Personal information
Full nameMichael John Clarke
Born2 April 1981 (1981-04-02) (age 43)
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
NicknamePup
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 389)6 October 2004 v India
Last Test20 August 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 149)19 January 2003 v England
Last ODI29 March 2015 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.23 (previously 49)
T20I debut (cap 1)17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I31 October 2010 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.23
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2013/14New South Wales
2004Hampshire
2012Pune Warriors India
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches115245188313
Runs scored8,6437,98113,8269,905
Batting average49.1044.5847.0242.51
100s/50s28/278/5845/489/73
Top score329*130329*130
Balls bowled2,4352,5853,6273,295
Wickets31574284
Bowling average38.1937.6444.9032.01
5 wickets in innings2121
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling6/95/356/95/35
Catches/stumpings134/–106/–203/–132/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner2007 West Indies
Winner2015 Australia and New Zealand
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up2010 West Indies
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 April 2019

References

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  1. "Michael Clarke". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

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