Full name Ben Robert Dunk
Born March 11, 1987, Innisfail, Queensland
Current age 31 years 40 days
Major teams Australia, Adelaide Strikers, Antigua Hawksbills, Hobart Hurricanes, Mumbai Indians, Northern Suburbs (Brisbane), Queensland, Queensland Academy of Sport, Queensland Under-23s, Sydney Thunder, Tasmania, Tasmania Under-23s
Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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T20Is ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 32 | 19.80 | 69 | 143.47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
First-class | 43 | 79 | 3 | 2303 | 190 | 30.30 | 4383 | 52.54 | 4 | 11 | 283 | 17 | 43 | 0 |
List A | 44 | 44 | 4 | 1347 | 229* | 33.67 | 1540 | 87.46 | 3 | 6 | 134 | 25 | 28 | 3 |
T20s ![]() |
82 | 79 | 3 | 1794 | 96 | 23.60 | 1392 | 128.87 | 0 | 9 | 172 | 53 | 46 | 3 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20Is ![]() |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 43 | 17 | 198 | 169 | 4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 42.25 | 5.12 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 44 | 6 | 104 | 77 | 5 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 15.40 | 4.44 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
82 | 4 | 36 | 60 | 2 | 1/19 | 1/19 | 30.00 | 10.00 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20I debut | Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, Nov 5, 2014 scorecard |
Last T20I | Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Feb 22, 2017 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Oct 8-11, 2010 scorecard |
Last First-class | Tasmania v Victoria at Hobart, Dec 5-8, 2016 scorecard |
List A debut | Queensland v South Australia at Townsville, Oct 24, 2010 scorecard |
Last List A | Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, Oct 17, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Queensland v Victoria at Brisbane, Dec 28, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20s | Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes at Melbourne, Jan 27, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2c/0s, 16, 1c/0s, 114 | Tas U23s | v S Aust U23s | Hobart | 5 Mar 2018 | Other |
0c/0s, 7, 2c/0s, 75 | Tas U23s | v ACT | Hobart | 5 Feb 2018 | Other |
1/19, 30 | Melb Stars | v Hurricanes | Melbourne | 27 Jan 2018 | T20 |
7 | Melb Stars | v Syd Sixers | Sydney | 23 Jan 2018 | T20 |
12 | Melb Stars | v Syd Thunder | Melbourne | 20 Jan 2018 | T20 |
7 | Melb Stars | v Syd Sixers | Melbourne | 16 Jan 2018 | T20 |
0 | Melb Stars | v Melb Reneg | Melbourne (Docklands) | 12 Jan 2018 | T20 |
1 | Melb Stars | v Strikers | Adelaide | 9 Jan 2018 | T20 |
47 | Melb Stars | v Melb Reneg | Melbourne | 6 Jan 2018 | T20 |
5, 0c/0s | Melb Stars | v Heat | Melbourne | 2 Jan 2018 | T20 |
Ben Dunk began his state career as Queensland's wicketkeeping understudy but made his name as a specialist batsman after moving to Tasmania. A product of north Queensland where his family ran a banana farm, Dunk was well regarded in his home state and was even named the stand-in captain of the Bulls during the Ryobi Cup in 2010-11 at the age of 23. But his opportunities were limited by the presence of the established Chris Hartley and he moved to Tasmania in 2012. A stint in Lancashire league cricket in 2013 helped Dunk reassess his game and he returned in 2013-14 with a new-found verve, which translated into a remarkable BBL season for the Hobart Hurricanes. As an opener, Dunk topped the tournament run tally with 395 at 43.88 and was named Player of the Tournament. That led to an IPL deal with Mumbai Indians and a CPL contract with Antigua Hawksbills. He started the 2014-15 home summer by smashing the Australian List A record for the highest score, with an unbeaten 229 in the Matador Cup, and a call-up to Australia's T20 squad to take on South Africa followed. In 2015-16, he transferred his form to the Sheffield Shield, scoring the first four first-class centuries of his career and topping the tournament run tally with 837 at 46.50. Away from the game, Dunk has studied business at university with a major in management.
Brydon Coverdale