Full name Justin Lee Langer
Born November 21, 1970, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 48 years 89 days
Major teams Australia, Middlesex, Rajasthan Royals, Somerset, Western Australia
Nickname JL, Alfie
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Third slip
Height 1.78 m
Relation Uncle - RS Langer
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 105 | 182 | 12 | 7696 | 250 | 45.27 | 14192 | 54.22 | 23 | 30 | 912 | 40 | 73 | 0 |
ODIs | 8 | 7 | 2 | 160 | 36 | 32.00 | 180 | 88.88 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
First-class | 360 | 622 | 57 | 28382 | 342 | 50.23 | 86 | 110 | 322 | 0 | ||||
List A | 239 | 226 | 22 | 7875 | 146 | 38.60 | 14 | 53 | 113 | 2 | ||||
T20s | 41 | 38 | 2 | 1015 | 97 | 28.19 | 744 | 136.42 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 105 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 360 | 386 | 210 | 5 | 2/17 | 42.00 | 3.26 | 77.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 239 | 193 | 215 | 7 | 3/51 | 3/51 | 30.71 | 6.68 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 23-26, 1993 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2007 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 14, 1994 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Australia at Lord's, May 25, 1997 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1991/92 |
Last First-class | Somerset v Worcestershire at Taunton, Sep 16-19, 2009 scorecard |
List A debut | 1992/93 |
Last List A | Somerset v Durham at Taunton, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Somerset v Gloucestershire at Taunton, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | New South Wales v Somerset at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 18, 2009 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Somerset | v NSW | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 18 Oct 2009 | T20 |
12 | Somerset | v Eagles | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 16 Oct 2009 | T20 |
15 | Somerset | v Trinidad & T | Bengaluru | 12 Oct 2009 | T20 |
15 | Somerset | v Chargers | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 10 Oct 2009 | T20 |
13 | Somerset | v Durham | Taunton | 27 Sep 2009 | LA |
46, 64 | Somerset | v Worcs | Taunton | 16 Sep 2009 | FC |
45 | Somerset | v Worcs | Worcester | 14 Sep 2009 | LA |
16 | Somerset | v Essex | Taunton | 8 Sep 2009 | LA |
12 | Somerset | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 1 Sep 2009 | FC |
0, 32 | Somerset | v Hampshire | Southampton | 27 Aug 2009 | FC |
Justin Langer was perhaps the first Test opener in history to average in the mid-forties yet always be scrabbling for his spot in the side. Or at least that's the perception: in a land of dashers and crashers Langer was seen as a grafter, a battler, only ever a couple of failures away from oblivion. The reality was somewhat different. Yesteryear's ugly duckling turned into a stroke-playing swan, racking up more Test hundreds than those national treasures Doug Walters, Ian Chappell, Mark Waugh and Bill Lawry, and scoring an eye-popping 1481 runs in 2004. Always an effective cutter and driver, he indulged in unseemly crossbat hoicks from the first over. Together with his bludgeoning comrade Matthew Hayden, he screwed up textbooks and record-books alike, making Greenidge and Haynes look like strokeless stonewallers. It was a miraculous reinvention.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2001
Member of the Order of Australia, Jun 2008