Ricky Ponting
Player information | ||||
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Surname | Ricky Thomas Ponting | |||
Nickname | Punter | |||
Batting style | Right handed | |||
Bowling style | Right-handed medium | |||
Player role | Batsman | |||
International games | ||||
National team | Australia | |||
Test debut (cap 366) | 8 December 1995 v Sri Lanka | |||
Last test | December 3, 2012 v South Africa | |||
ODI debut (cap 123) | February 15, 1995 v South Africa | |||
Last ODI | February 19, 2012 v India | |||
ODI shirt no. | 14th | |||
National teams | ||||
Years | team | |||
1992-2013 | Tasmania | |||
2004 | Somerset | |||
2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||
2011-2013 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||
2013 | Mumbai Indians | |||
2013 | Surrey | |||
2013 | Antigua Hawksbills | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Game form | test | ODI | FC | LA |
Games | 168 | 375 | 289 | 456 |
Runs (total) | 13,378 | 13,704 | 24,150 | 16,363 |
Batting average | 51.85 | 42.03 | 55.90 | 41.74 |
100s / 50s | 41/62 | 30/82 | 82/106 | 34/99 |
Highscore | 257 | 164 | 257 | 164 |
Balls | 575 | 150 | 1,506 | 349 |
Wickets | 5 | 3 | 14th | 8th |
Bowling Average | 54.60 | 34.66 | 58.07 | 33.62 |
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 wickets in play | 0 | n / A | 0 | n / A |
Best bowling performance | 1/0 | 1/12 | 2/10 | 3/34 |
Catches / stumpings | 195 / - | 160 / - | 309 / - | 195 / - |
Source: Cricinfo , July 11, 2013 |
Ricky Thomas Ponting (nickname: Punter) (born December 19, 1974 in Launceston , Tasmania , Australia ) is an Australian cricketer . Ponting was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2006. The International Cricket Council (ICC) also named him ICC Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007. In addition, Ponting was voted Test Player of the Year by the ICC in 2003, 2004 and 2006 . In 2002 he was awarded the title of One-Day International Player of the Year.
Ponting is best known to cricket fans for his skills as a batsman .
Ponting played his first test match for Australia at the age of 20 in December 1995 in Perth against Sri Lanka ; he managed 96 runs . He played his first one-day international cricket match on February 15, 1995 against South Africa in Wellington , New Zealand. Ponting has participated in four cricket world championships with the Australian team with whom he won the title in 1999 , 2003 and 2007 . When the Australian cricket team won over India in the 2003 World Cup final, Ponting hit an excellent 140 runs. Shortly thereafter he was named captain of the Australian national cricket team; he held this post until 2011.
Web links
- Entry at Cricinfo (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Players / Australia / Ricky Ponting ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ponting, Ricky |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ponting, Ricky Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian cricketer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th December 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Launceston (Tasmania) |