Michael Bevan Australia (Aus)
Batting style	Left-handed batsman (LHB)
Bowling type	Slow left-arm chinaman (SLC)
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	18	232
Runs scored	785	6912
Batting average	29.07	53.58
100s/50s	0/6	6/46
Top score	91	108*
Overs bowled	214	327.4
Wickets	29	36
Bowling average	24.24	45.97
5 wickets in innings	1	0
10 wickets in match	1	N/A
Best bowling	6-82	3-36
Catches/stumpings	8/0	69/0
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Michael Gwyl Bevan (born 8 May 1970 in the Australian Capital Territory) was a left-handed cricket batsman (LHB) and a slow left arm chinaman (SLC) bowler. He was widely regarded as one of the finest ODI batsman in the world for his ability to see out a match, and his phenomenal average. He played 232 ODI matches for Australia, and was a part of the 1999 and 2003 teams that won the World Cup. In List A cricket as a whole, Bevan has an exceptional average of over 58, by far the highest of any player to have scored 10,000 runs in List A games (second is Dean Jones, on 46.93).[1] Although Michael Bevan played most of his domestic career for the New South Wales Blues, he moved to the Tasmanian Tigers for the 2004-05 season, where he has continued his successes up until his retirement in January 2007. He has also played for the Southern Redbacks, Sussex County Cricket Club, and Yorkshire County Cricket Club. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Emblems: The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the faunal emblem is the Gang-gang cockatoo Motto: For the Queen, the Law and the People Slogan or Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Const. ... List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket. ... Dean Mervyn Jones (born March 24, 1961 in Coburg, Victoria) was an Australian Cricketer. ... The New South Wales Blues are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Tasmanian Tigers are the official first-class cricket team of Tasmania, Australia. ... The Southern Redbacks are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005 The Arthur Gilligan stand at Hove The Pavilion at Hove Leaving the County Ground at Hove Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of... Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ...

ODI career

Bevan is one of only three players with 30 ODI innings or more to maintain a batting average above 50[2]. Critics have claimed this was an inflated average due to a high level of not outs, a result of batting in the lower-middle order. However, Bevan's best performance was as a number four.[3] Of the players to have played 30 or more ODI innings, he is one of only three (with Kevin Pietersen and Michael Hussey) whose batting average never dropped below 40.[4]. This, coupled with the high price he put on his wicket, resulted in many not-out innings. Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer, an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off-spin bowler who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (Mr. ...

Nonetheless, he proved a reliable anchor at the bottom of the middle order, and he would often patiently guide Australia to victory following a rare top-order collapse - leading to him being nicknamed "The Finisher". One of his most famous "anchor" innings was in the New Years Day one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground against the West Indies in 1996. With the Australians at one stage 6/38 chasing 173, his unbeaten 150-minute 78 got the Australians over the line on the last ball of the innings. [5] This article is about January 1st in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ... West Indies cricket team shirt (ODI, 2004) The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies, is a national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and...

Test career

Despite his ODI success, Bevan's Test career, however, was not nearly as successful - thought to be susceptible to short-pitched deliveries, he never really succeeded in the longer form of the game, with an average of only 29. It must be noted that his problems with short pitched bowling are more myth than reality - he continued to perform consistently in ODIs, despite a rule change which allowed short pitch bowling in ODIs. He also scored heavily in domestic first-class cricket for New South Wales during this time averaging almost 60 with the bat. He performed well during his limited time as a bowler in Test matches, with his bowling style of unorthodox left-arm spin. He is the only bowler of this type to have taken ten wickets in a Test match which he did against the West Indies touring side in 1996. The New South Wales Blues are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales. ...

The major teams he has played for are: South Australia, New South Wales, Yorkshire, Sussex, Leicestershire and of course Australia. He finished his career playing for Tasmania, where in the 2004/05 season, he scored a Pura Cup (Sheffield Shield) record for number of runs scored in a season. Despite this form, he was dismissed for Australian selection due to his age. The Southern Redbacks are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The New South Wales Blues are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Sussex field against Derbyshire at Hove on 24 April 2005 The Arthur Gilligan stand at Hove The Pavilion at Hove Leaving the County Ground at Hove Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Grace Road, Leicester. ... The Tasmanian Tigers are the official first-class cricket team of Tasmania, Australia. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ...

Retirement

On Wednesday, 17th January 2007, due to injuries Michael Bevan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket."It got to the stage where injuries and pain were holding back my motivation, and it got to the stage where I was finding it hard to get up for matches and that was probably a pretty clear indication that it was time to move on" Bevan said[6]

Notes

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Michael Bevan
• Cricinfo: ODI Career Highest Batting Averages
• FLICKBEVAN

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