Full name Michael Klinger
Born July 4, 1980, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 39 years 157 days
Major teams Australia, Adelaide Strikers, Australia A, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire 2nd XI, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Perth Scorchers, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Worcestershire
Nickname Maxy
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Height 1.79 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20Is | 3 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 62 | 47.66 | 112 | 127.67 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 182 | 321 | 33 | 11320 | 255 | 39.30 | 24656 | 45.91 | 30 | 49 | 178 | 0 | ||
List A | 177 | 174 | 23 | 7449 | 166* | 49.33 | 18 | 44 | 72 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 206 | 198 | 25 | 5960 | 126* | 34.45 | 4842 | 123.08 | 8 | 33 | 550 | 146 | 83 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20Is | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 182 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 177 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 206 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20I debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Feb 17, 2017 scorecard |
Last T20I | Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Feb 22, 2017 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1998/99 |
Last First-class | Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, Mar 16-19, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 1998/99 |
Last List A | Western Australia v South Australia at Hobart, Oct 21, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Gloucestershire v Derbyshire at Bristol, Sep 7, 2019 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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15 | Gloucs | v Derbyshire | Bristol | 7 Sep 2019 | T20 |
48 | Gloucs | v Sussex | Hove | 30 Aug 2019 | T20 |
102* | Gloucs | v Kent | Canterbury | 29 Aug 2019 | T20 |
74 | Gloucs | v Somerset | Bristol | 23 Aug 2019 | T20 |
40 | Gloucs | v Hampshire | Bristol | 13 Aug 2019 | T20 |
20 | Gloucs | v Middlesex | Radlett | 11 Aug 2019 | T20 |
12 | Gloucs | v Surrey | The Oval | 9 Aug 2019 | T20 |
5 | Gloucs | v Kent | Bristol | 7 Aug 2019 | T20 |
7 | Gloucs | v Sussex | Bristol | 4 Aug 2019 | T20 |
11 | Gloucs | v Essex | Bristol | 2 Aug 2019 | T20 |
Michael Klinger has spent almost an entire career awaiting the Australia call that looked like it would never come. He has been mentioned in despatches more than once, but Australia have always opted for the younger, or the more fashionable, player. Through it all, Klinger has just kept scoring runs, and a call-up belatedly arrived at the age of 36 when he was named in Australia's T20 squad for a series against Sri Lanka in February 2017. A technically-correct top-order batsman with a penchant for the front foot, and who made his first-class debut in the 1990s, he has adapted to changing teams, formats and roles, and shown an aptitude for captaincy.
State Player of the Year Award - 2009, 2010