Xavier Doherty

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Xavier Doherty

Personal information
Full name	Xavier John Doherty
Born	22 November 1982 (age 33)[1] Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia
Nickname	X
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Relations	PN Doherty (brother)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 417)	25 November 2010 v England
Last Test	14 March 2013 v India
ODI debut (cap 184)	3 November 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	2 November 2013 v India
ODI shirt no.	3
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001–present	Tasmania (squad no. 24)
2011–2015	Hobart Hurricanes
2015–present	Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 4 57 67 162 Runs scored 51 101 1,161 733 Batting average 12.75 14.42 13.65 16.65 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/1 Top score 18* 15* 53* 53 Balls bowled 918 2,672 12,533 7,689 Wickets 7 54 156 180 Bowling average 78.28 39.18 42.58 33.29 5 wickets in innings 0 0 4 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 3/131 4/28 6/149 4/18 Catches/stumpings 2/– 17/– 25/– 50/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 5 January 2015

Xavier John Doherty (born 22 November 1982 in Scottsdale, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer who plays Australian domestic cricket with Tasmania and internationally for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodoxbowler. After continued one-day success for Tasmania, Doherty made his One Day International debut for Australia against Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in November 2010. Later that month, he made his Test debut against England at theGabba, when he replaced off spinner Nathan Hauritz in team. He was not selected in Australia's 2011 World Cup squad due to a back injury.^[2]

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• 1Cricket career
• 2Awards
  • 2.1ODI Awards
    • 2.1.1ODI Man of the Match
• 3References
• 4External links

Cricket career[edit]

Doherty playing for Tasmania in 2008

He plays club cricket for South Hobart/Sandy Bay Cricket Club, and also played in the 2002 U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. He started playing cricket in his home town for the George Town Cricket Club where he debut in the NTCA 1st grade at the age of 12. Doherty then moved to the Launceston Cricket Club.

Doherty took an impressive 4/46 from 10 overs with the ball in a losing effort against the Sri Lankans on his One Day International debut.^[3]

He made his Test debut not long after against England in the First Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series, ahead of then-incumbent Test spinner, Nathan Hauritz.^[4] Australian Chairman of Selectors, Andrew Hilditch, stated before the team for the match was announced: "If we play a specialist spinner, which I am pretty sure we will be, it will be Xavier", which showed the likelihood that Doherty would make his Test and Ashes debuts simultaneously.^[4] He took his first Test wicket by dismissing Ian Bell in Brisbane.^[5] Doherty was recalled for the 2013 Test series against India. He played in the 2nd and 3rd Tests of the Series. In the 2 Tests, his figures were 4/242

Awards[edit]

ODI Awards[edit]

ODI Man of the Match[edit]

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Sri Lanka	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	20 August 2011	10–0–28–4; DNB	Won [6]

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ "Xavier Doherty". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2014.