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David Warner (cricketer)

David Warner (cricketer)

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David Warner
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Personal information
Full nameDavid Andrew Warner
Born27 October 1986 (age 29)
Paddington, New South Wales
NicknameLloyd, Bull, Kaboom[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Batting styleLeft-handed
Bowling styleRight arm leg break
Right arm medium
RoleOpening Batsman, Vice-captain of Australia
International information
National side
Test debut(cap 426)1 December 2011 v New Zealand
Last Test12 February 2016 v New Zealand
ODI debut(cap 170)18 January 2009 v South Africa
Last ODI6 February 2016 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.31
T20I debut(cap 32)11 January 2009 v South Africa
Last T20I26 January 2016 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentNew South Wales
2009Durham
2009–2013Delhi Daredevils
2010Middlesex Panthers
2011–2012Sydney Thunder
2012–2013Sydney Sixers
2014– presentSunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIT20IFC
Matches51715473
Runs scored4,5062,5371,4656,326
Batting average50.0637.8628.7251.43
100s/50s16/205/140/1122/27
Top score25317890*253
Balls bowled33060577
Wickets4006
Bowling average63.50--72.16
5 wickets in innings0000
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling2/45--2/45
Catches/stumpings39/027/029/052/0
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 24 February 2016
David Andrew Warner (born 27 October 1986) is an Australian cricketer and the vice captain of the team in all 3 formats of the game. An explosive left-handed opening batsman, Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket.[3] He currently plays for New South Wales, the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Sydney Thunder.[4] He became vice-captain of Australia across Test & ODI formats of the game, in August 2015.
On 7 November 2015, Warner achieved one of the rarest feat of becoming only the third batsmen in history of Test cricket, after Sunil Gavaskar & Ricky Ponting, to score centuries in both innings of a Test match thrice. In the very next Test match against New Zealand, he scored his maiden Test double century at The WACAPerth,[5] his fourth consecutive century against New Zealand.[6] In that same match, Warner also became the second opener in Test cricket history, after India's Sunil Gavaskar, to score three consecutive Test hundreds twice in his career, and the only Australian since Adam Gilchrist to score three consecutive hundreds (a feat Warner had done twice in just 13 months),[6] while completing his 4,000 Test career runs as the 4th fastest Aussie batsman, the top three being the legendary Don BradmanMatthew Hayden & Neil Harvey respectively.[7][8]
Warner also became the first batsman to ever score three centuries at The WACA, with his top 2 scores in Tests both achieved in the same stadium. His top score of 253 was also the second-highest individual score to be surpassed by an opposition batsman in the same Test match, which was surpassed during Ross Taylor's knock of 290. Currently, he is ranked fifth in the list of top 10 Test batsmen in the world, according to the official ICC Player Rankings, published in December 2015. He is the first Australian and sixth overall to reach 1,500 T20I runs.[9]

Early life[edit]

David Andrew Warner was born at Paddington, a suburb in eastern SydneyNew South Wales.[10] At the age of 13 he was asked by his coach to switch to right-handed batting because he kept hitting the ball in the air. However one season later his mother, Sheila Warner (nĂ©e Orange), encouraged him to return to batting left-handed and he broke the U/16's run scoring record for the Sydney Coastal Cricket Club. He then made his first grade debut for the Eastern Suburbs club at the age of 15 and later toured Sri Lanka with the Australian under-19s and earned a rookie contract with the state team.[11] He has been seen practising hitting right-handed in 2016, which he had hit at least one switch-hit in all forms of the game.[12]
Warner attended Matraville Public School and Randwick Boys High School.[13]

Career[edit]

Warner playing for New South Wales in 2008.
Warner is known for favouring the aerial route with his aggressive left-handed batting style, and ability to switch hit, using the back of his bat or by taking a right-handed stance. He is an athletic fielder and also a part-time spin bowler. His bowling style is unique in that he mixes off-spin bowling with his more usual leg-spin bowling. At just 170 cm Warner generates his power from strong forearms and uses his low centre of gravity to get underneath deliveries and hit them high in the air. In a Twenty20 match for New South Wales in 2009, he hooked a six off Shaun Tait that landed on the roof of the Adelaide Oval, only a month after hooking the same bowler 20 rows back at theSCG.[14]
Warner's breakthrough innings for the New South Wales Blues came against Tasmaniawhen he smashed 165* to record the highest one day score by a Blues player ever.[15]Warner later backed this up with a 54-ball 97 also against Tasmania to narrowly miss the record for the fastest ever century in Australian domestic cricket.[16]
This introduction to the domestic scene led to Warner being included in Australia's Twenty20 squad in January 2009.[17] Warner made his international debut for Australia in a Twenty20 International against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 11 January 2009. Warner’s international career started in 2009 with a bit of history – he was the first man to represent Australia without a first-class match to his name since 1877.[18] He made an immediate impact, scoring 89 off 43 balls with 7 fours and 6 sixes, including the then second-fastest fifty in Twenty20 International history.[19] Warner was just 11 runs short of becoming only the second player after Chris Gayle to score a Twenty20 International century. His 89 was the second highest score on Twenty20 international debut; and the equal fifth highest score ever in Twenty20 internationals.[20] On 23 February 2010, playing a Twenty20 international against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he made a stunning 67 off just 29 balls. His 50 coming in at just 18 balls, breaking his old record of 19 and it became the second fastest 50 in Twenty20 International history after Yuvraj Singh.[21]
Warner on his T20 International debut
Warner finally made his first-class debut playing for New South Wales against Western Australia in the final match of the 2008–09 Sheffield Shield competition at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 5–8 March 2009. Batting only once and coming in at number six in the batting order, Warner scored 42 runs off 48 deliveries.[22]
On 7 October 2011, Warner became the first cricketer to score consecutive Twenty20 hundreds, when he followed up an unbeaten 135 against Chennai Super Kings with an unbeaten 123 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both matches were in the Champions League.[23] He made his Test debut on 1 December 2011 against New Zealand at BrisbaneQueensland in the first Test of the Trans-Tasman Trophy due to an injury to Shane Watson. He made a disappointing 3 runs in the first innings. In the second innings he scored 12 not out off just 4 balls, scoring the winning runs with a pull shot through mid on.
Warner scored his maiden Test century on 12 December 2011 in Australia's unsuccessful run chase against New Zealand in Hobart. Warner made 123 not out in his side's second innings total of 233. In doing so he became just the sixth person to carry his bat through the fourth innings of a test match.[24] Warner bowls a Right Arm Leg-Break and on his first delivery in Test Match Cricket, the ball was dropped in the outfield denying Warner a maiden Test Match Wicket.
Warner playing for New South Wales in 2011.
On 13 January 2012, in only his fifth test match, Warner scored a 69-ball century against India at the WACA. At the time, this equalled West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the fourth fastest test century of all time, in terms of balls faced.[25] He ultimately built his innings to a score of 180 from 159 balls, setting a new personal high score in test match cricket.
Warner scored 163 off 157 balls at the Gabba on 4 March 2012 in the first final of the CB Series against Sri Lanka. He batted until the last ball of the innings. It was his first ODI hundred for Australia. He followed it up with 100 and 48 in the other two finals at the Adelaide Oval. Warner's aggregate of 311 runs was the highest ever for the finals of a tri-series tournament in Australia, surpassing Greg Chappell's 266 runs in 1981.[26]
While playing for New South Wales, Warner broke the record for the highest Australian one-day domestic score. His score of 197 came off just 141 balls and included 20 fours and 10 sixes, surpassing Jimmy Maher's previous record of 187.[27]
During ICC World Cup 2015, Warner started the World Cup decently by scoring 22 against England and 34 against New Zealand. But in their fourth match against Afghanistan, he scored 178 runs off 133 balls, which became his highest score in ODIs, helped Australia to score the highest team total in any World Cup and the highest in Australia. Warner ended up as the tournament's 11th highest scorer, scoring 345 runs at an average of 49.28.
Warner was one of Australia's better players during the 2015 Ashes in which Australia lost 3-2. Despite not registering a century, Warner scored 418 runs during the series, the fourth highest run-scorer behind Steve SmithChris Rogers and Joe Root. During the one-day series in England, bowler Steve Finn hit Warner's thumb, breaking it. This meant Warner took no part in the rest of the series and the scheduled series to Bangladesh which didn't take place due to security issues.

Indian Premier League[edit]

Warner was signed by IPL team Delhi Daredevils for the 2009–10 seasons.[28] During the 2009 tournament which was played in South Africa, Warner played seven games, scoring 163 runs at an average of 23.28 and with a strike-rate of 123.48. His top score was 51.[29]
In the fourth season, Warner was contracted by Delhi Daredevils for US$750,000. In the fifth season he made a century in 54 balls. Following the IPL 2014 auction, he was contracted by Sunrisers Hyderabad for USD 880,000.[30] In 2015, he was appointed captain of the Sunrisers for IPL 2015 season. Warner ended the season as the tournament's leading run scorer, rewarding him with the orange cap, although the Sunrisers narrowly missed out on reaching the knock-out phase. He has been chosen to continue leading the team for IPL 2016 too.[31]

KFC Big Bash and Big Bash League[edit]

Warner at a training session
Warner made a record in KFC Big Bash by completing his half century in 18 balls against Tasmania. The earlier record was held by George Bailey, who completed his half century in 19 balls.
In the first season of the newly re-vamped Big Bash League, Warner was named as Captain for the Sydney Thunder and in his first match for the Thunder scored 102 not out off just 51 balls with a strike rate of 200 runs per 100 balls and set the record for the most career sixes in the KFC Big Bash League with 38, previously held by David Hussey.

English County Cricket 2009[edit]

Warner has played for English County Champions Durham for the English cricket domestic season.[32]

Controversies[edit]

Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has called for a yellow-card and red-card system to be introduced to international cricket to curb Warner's "thuggish" on-field behaviour, stating that Warner was "the most juvenile cricketer I have seen on a cricket field".[33]
On 12 June 2013, Warner was dropped for Australia's second match in 2013 ICC Champions Trophy match against New Zealand following an attack on an England cricketer.[34]It later emerged that this player was Joe Root. The event happened hours after Saturday's loss to England at Edgbaston earlier that day.[35] According to the sports journalist Pat Murphy, the incident took place at 2am at the Walkabout bar in the centre of BirminghamUK. On 13 June 2013, the Australian Cricket Team announced that Warner was to be fined £7,000 (AU $11,500) and would not play for his country until the first Ashes' test on 10 July 2013. Warner subsequently missed the rest of the 2013 ICC Champions Trophyand the tour matches against Somerset and Worcestershire.[36]
Warner attracted further controversy soon after. On 27 July 2013, whilst playing for Australia A against South Africa A in Pretoria he was involved in an on-field altercation with South Africa A wicket-keeper Thami Tsolekile. This was deemed serious enough for the umpires to step in twice, however no formal complaints were made and Warner tweetedlater in the day describing it as "friendly banter". Despite this, writers called into question his return to the Australia squad for the third Ashes test against England, which seemed likely after scoring 193 in the first innings of this match.[37] He was eventually forgiven and was recalled but caused huge hilarity when he 'hooked another one to Root' as he put it himself, as he was caught on the boundary by Root.

Personal life[edit]

Warner in 2014
Warner married Australian ironwoman Candice Falzon in April 2015.[38] They had their first child on 11 September 2014, a daughter named Ivy Mae Warner,[39] and a second daughter, Indi Rae, on 14 January 2016.[40]

International centuries[edit]

Number of centuries and highest scores against opponent nations[edit]

OppositionTest centuriesODI centuriesTest H.S.ODI H.S.T20I H.S.
 India4118012272
 South Africa401457489
 New Zealand402539823
 England2112412753
 Sri Lanka028516390*
 West Indies10122*6967
 Pakistan101335659
 AfghanistanNA1NA178
Total
16525317890*

International Awards[edit]

Test Awards[edit]

Man of the Match Awards[edit]

S NoSeriesSeasonMatch PerformanceResult
1Trans-Tasman Trophy2011/121st Innings: DNB; 15 (30 balls: 1×4)
2nd Innings: DNB; 123* (170 balls: 14x4)
 New Zealand won by 7 runs.[41]
2Border-Gavaskar Trophy2011/121st Innings: DNB, 1 catch; 180 (159 balls: 20×4, 5x6)
2nd Innings: DNB
 Australia won by an innings and 37 runs.[42]
3Australia in South Africa2013/141st Innings: 135 (152 balls: 12×4, 1x6); DNB, 1 catch
2nd Innings: 145 (156 balls: 13×4, 4x6); DNB
 Australia won by 245 runs.[43]
4Trans-Tasman Trophy2015/161st Innings: 163 (224 balls: 19×4, 1x6); DNB, 1 catch
2nd Innings: 116 (113 balls: 8×4, 2x6); DNB
 Australia won by 208 runs.[44]
5Frank Worrell Trophy2015/161st Innings: 122* (103 balls: 11×4, 2x6); DNB
2nd Innings: DNB
Match drawn.[45]

Player of the Series Awards[edit]

S NoSeriesSeasonSeries PerformanceResult
1Australia in South Africa2013/14Runs: 543 with 3 centuries and 2 fifties, Ave - 90.50, SR - 86.74,
Field: 2 ct. (3 Matches)
 Australia won the series 2-1.[46]
2Trans-Tasman Trophy2015/16Runs: 592 with 3 centuries, Ave – 98.66, SR – 85.42
Field:2 ct. (3 Matches)
 Australia won the series 2-0.[47]

ODI Awards[edit]

ODI Man of the Match[edit]

S NoOpponentVenueDateMatch PerformanceResult
1IndiaSCGSydney26 February 201268 (66 balls: 7x4); DNB, 1 run-out Australia won by 87 runs.[48]
2Sri LankaGabbaBrisbane4 March 2012163 (157 balls: 13x4, 2x6); DNB Australia won by 15 runs.[49]
3EnglandSCGSydney19 January 2014DNB, 1 run-out; 71 (70 balls: 7x4, 2x6) Australia won by 7 wickets.[50]
4AfghanistanWACAPerth4 March 2015178 (133 balls: 19x4, 5x6); DNB, 1 catch Australia won by 275 runs.[51]
5IrelandCivil Service Cricket ClubBelfast27 August 201584 (80 balls: 7x4, 3x6); DNB Australia won by 23 runs (D/L).[52]

Twenty20 International Awards[edit]

Man of the Match Awards[edit]

S NoSeriesDateOppositionMatch PerformanceResult
1West Indies in Australia23 February 2010West IndiesDNB, 2 catches; 67 (29 balls: 5x4, 7x6) Australia won by 8 wickets.[53]
22010 ICC World Twenty207 May 2010India72 (42 balls: 2x4, 7x6); DNB, 1 catch Australia won by 49 runs.[54]
3Australia vs Pakistan in UAE10 September 2012Pakistan59 (34 balls: 1x4, 6x6); DNB Australia won by 94 runs.[55]
4Sri Lanka in Australia26 January 2013Sri Lanka90* (62 balls: 5x4, 3x6); DNB Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.[56]
5Australia in South Africa6 March 2016South Africa1 ct. ; 77 (40 balls: 6x4, 5x6) Australia won by 5 wickets.[57]

Player of the Series Awards[edit]

S NoSeriesSeasonSeries PerformanceResult
1Australia in South Africa2015/16Runs: 130 with 1 fifty, Ave - 43.33, SR - 166.66 (3 Matches) Australia won the series 2-1.[58]

Twenty20 centuries[edit]

Twenty20 Centuries of David Warner
#RunsBalls4s6sForAgainstVenueYear
1107*6995Delhi DaredevilsKolkata Knight RidersDelhi2010
2135*69118New South Wales BluesChennai Super KingsChennai2011
3123*68611New South Wales BluesRoyal Challengers BangaloreBangalore2011
4102*5166Sydney ThunderMelbourne StarsMelbourne2011
5109*54107Delhi DaredevilsDeccan ChargersHyderabad2012

Career best performances[edit]

Warner celebrates a century in 2013
Batting
ScoreFixtureVenueSeason
Test253Australia v New ZealandWACA, Perth2015 [59]
ODI178Australia v AfghanistanWACA, Perth2015 [60]
T20I90*Australia v Sri LankaStadium Australia, Sydney2013 [61]
FC253Australia v New ZealandWACA, Perth2015 [59]
LA197Victoria v New South WalesNorth Sydney Oval, Sydney2013 [62]
T20135*Chennai Super Kings v New South WalesM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai2011 [63]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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