Ben Hilfenhaus Australia (Aus)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm fast medium
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	-	1
Runs scored	-	-
Batting average	-	-
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	-	-
Balls bowled	-	42
Wickets	-	1
Bowling average	-	26.00
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	N/A
Best bowling	-/-	1/26
Catches/stumpings	-/-	1/-
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Benjamin William Hilfenhaus (born 15 March 1983) in Ulverstone, Tasmania, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ulverstone is a town on the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... The Tasmanian Tigers are the official first-class cricket team of Tasmania, Australia. ... Tasmania University Cricket Club (TUCC) also known as the Lions represent the University of Tasmania in Tasmanias Grade Cricket Competition. ...

He is Right-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to swing the ball. He has best bowling figures of 7/58. Hilfenhaus took 39 wickets at 30.82 in his debut season and was rewarded with a place in the Australia "A" squad for the winter Top End series. He had previously represented Australia at under-19 level. The Australia A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Australia, and is the second tier of international Australian cricket below the full Australian cricket team. ...

Hilfenhaus made his International debut in a Twenty20 international for Australia against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 9, 2007. He bowled four overs and took two wickets for 16 runs. This was followed up by selection in the one-day team for the One-day International on January 14 against New Zealand at Bellerive Oval, his state team's home ground. He took his first wicket (Brendon McCullum) in his second over, but has not played in any other matches in the series. Middlesex playing against Surrey at Lords, in front of a 28,000-strong crowd Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2003. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played over 50 overs per side between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bellerive Oval is a sports ground in Bellerive, eastern shore of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Brendon Barrie McCullum (born 27 September 1981, Dunedin) is a New Zealand cricketer, more specifically a wicket-keeper. ...

On 6 February 2007, Hilfenhaus was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year. He was a convincing winner of the award, as he polled 97 votes to finish well clear of second-placed Cullen Bailey of South Australia (11 votes) and NSW's Ed Cowan (6 votes). He was the leading wicket-taker across Australian cricket during the voting period with 75 wickets at 25.17 in 23 matches.

There have been several comparisons made between Hilfenhaus and a young Glenn McGrath leading to several commentators describing him as a "budding legend".

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