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Saturday, 5 October 2013

Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke Biography

Source(google.com.pk)
Full name Michael John Clarke

Born April 2, 1981, Liverpool, New South Wales

Current age 32 years 186 days

Major teams Australia, Hampshire, New South Wales, Pune Warriors

Nickname Pup, Clarkey

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Height 1.78 m

Michael John Clarke
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 97 164 17 7656 329* 52.08 13693 55.91 24 27 865 35 111 0
ODIs 232 211 43 7581 130 45.12 9638 78.65 8 55 625 50 97 0
T20Is 34 28 5 488 67 21.21 473 103.17 0 1 29 10 13 0
First-class 164 283 27 12446 329* 48.61 41 45 176 0
List A 300 273 51 9505 130 42.81 12116 78.44 9 70 123 0
Twenty20 46 40 5 737 67 21.05 681 108.22 0 1 57 12 18 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 97 61 2310 1129 30 6/9 6/9 37.63 2.93 77.0 0 2 0
ODIs 232 103 2525 2113 56 5/35 5/35 37.73 5.02 45.0 1 1 0
T20Is 34 15 156 225 6 1/2 1/2 37.50 8.65 26.0 0 0 0
First-class 164 3502 1831 41 6/9 44.65 3.13 85.4 2 0
List A 300 3235 2656 83 5/35 5/35 32.00 4.92 38.9 1 1 0
Twenty20 46 24 273 368 9 1/2 1/2 40.88 8.08 30.3 0 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut India v Australia at Bangalore, Oct 6-10, 2004 scorecard
Last Test England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 21-25, 2013 scorecard
Test statistics

ODI debut Australia v England at Adelaide, Jan 19, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI England v Australia at Southampton, Sep 16, 2013 scorecard
ODI statistics

T20I debut New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard
Last T20I Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Oct 31, 2010 scorecard
T20I statistics

First-class debut 1999/00
Last First-class England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 21-25, 2013 scorecard
List A debut 2000/01
Last List A England v Australia at Southampton, Sep 16, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders at Pune, May 19, 2012 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
75 Australia v England Southampton 16 Sep 2013 ODI # 3416
22 Australia v England Cardiff 14 Sep 2013 ODI # 3415
0/4 Australia v England Birmingham 11 Sep 2013 ODI # 3414
105 Australia v England Manchester 8 Sep 2013 ODI # 3412
4*, 0/7 Australia v Scotland Edinburgh 3 Sep 2013 ODI # 3410
7, 28*, 0/4 Australia v England The Oval 21 Aug 2013 Test # 2094
6, 21 Australia v England Chester-le-Street 9 Aug 2013 Test # 2093
187, 30*, 0/2 Australia v England Manchester 1 Aug 2013 Test # 2092
28, 51 Australia v England Lord's 18 Jul 2013 Test # 2091
0, 23 Australia v England Nottingham 10 Jul 2013 Test # 2090
Profile
As a young man Michael Clarke could do anything with the bat, but he has matured into one of the game's most professional, reliable and focussed players, and has been entrusted with the task of leading the Test team out of a trough. Clarke learned a year into his Test career that he had to shed the flourishes that made him a golden child in order to shine consistently at elite level. Breathtaking centuries on debut away and at home stamped him as a shot-maker to savour, but he is now a calculated player who is his country's most effective run-maker in the five-day game.

While he could clear boundaries and loft regular fours as a youngster, Clarke's main modern method is to find gaps by caressing the ball along the ground, although he will pull off the front foot when settled. In Tests he has the potential to develop into a master by the end of his career, having taken over the team's No.1 rating from Ricky Ponting in 2009, even though he has batted at five in most appearances. At one-day level he is extremely accomplished and a highly valued member, but in Twenty20 a lack of power stands out.

Since Shane Warne, Clarke has been Australia's A-list cricketer, a boy from Sydney's working-class west who became a celebrity thanks to his ready smile, large endorsements and a high-profile engagement to a model. After the relationship broke down early in 2010, Clarke displayed his impressive ability to compartmentalise his life by scoring a hundred at his first chance in New Zealand. Proving he could deal with such a taxing situation and retain a clear head in the middle is one reason why he took over from Ponting as Test captain.

In the field Clarke's throw is as fast and accurate as anything in the game, and he can winkle out batsmen with his disarming left-arm spin. Mostly he is known for his immaculate driving and slicing of the ball through impossible angles. The next step towards fulfilment is to prove his skills as a leader, and continue to enhance reputation as a high-class, consistent batsman.