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October 7, 2007

Bio-Data of Ricky Ponting: Australia

Ricky Thomas Ponting is the successful captain in Australia. is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australia national cricket team (for both One-Day International and Test cricket). Ricky Ponting is also Captain of the Tasmanian Tigers, although international duties make it difficult for him to appear for them. He is a specialist right-hand batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as being a very occasional, but aggressive, right-arm medium pacer.

Full name Ricky Thomas Ponting

Born December 19, 1974, Launceston, Tasmania

Current age 32 years 291 days

Major teams Australia, ICC World XI, Somerset, Tasmania

Nickname Punter

Playing role Higher middle order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

Height 1.78 m

Education Mowbray Primary; Brooks Senior High School, Launceston

Quick singles

Twenty20 nickname: Punter

My Ideal holiday destination is: Italy

Best advice I’ve ever received is: Watch the ball

The meal/food I am best at cooking is: Pasta

When I was 8-years-old I wanted to be: Test cricketer

My favourite way to relax away from cricket is: Golf

My worst habit is: Biting fingernails

My sporting (non-cricket) hero is: Jack Nicklaus

CAREER STATISTICS

Batting / Fielding

M

In

NO

Runs

HS

Ave

SR

100

50

Ct

St

TEST

110

183

25

9368

257

59.29

58.96

33

36

124

0

ODI

281

273

32

10420

164

43.24

80.21

23

62

123

0

Twenty20 Int

9

9

2

239

98

34.14

136.57

0

1

5

0

First-Class

205

345

50

17750

257

60.17

66

71

0

Aus One-day dom

34

34

4

971

102

32.37

1

6

15

0

Aus Twenty20 dom

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bowling

M

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Eco

SR

5

10

TEST

110

527

231

5

1/0

1/0

46.20

2.63

105.4

0

0

ODI

281

150

104

3

1/12

-

34.67

4.16

50.0

0

Twenty20 Int

9

0

0

0

-

-

0

First-Class

205

1422

757

14

2/10

2/10

54.07

3.19

101.6

0

0

Aus One-day dom

34

175

143

5

3/34

-

28.60

4.90

35.0

0

Aus Twenty20 dom

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Information sources

CrickInfo

Cricket Australia

Wikipedia