Full name Michael James Di Venuto
Born December 12, 1973, Hobart, Tasmania
Current age 44 years 132 days
Major teams Australia, Italy, Australia A, Derbyshire, Derbyshire 2nd XI, Durham, Northern Territory Cricket Association Invitation XI, Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI, Tasmania
Nickname Diva
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak googly
Height 1.80 m
Education St Virgil's College, Hobart
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
9 | 9 | 0 | 241 | 89 | 26.77 | 281 | 85.76 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 336 | 591 | 42 | 25200 | 254* | 45.90 | 60 | 146 | 417 | 0 | ||||
List A | 302 | 296 | 18 | 9217 | 173* | 33.15 | 15 | 48 | 123 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
54 | 52 | 5 | 1085 | 95* | 23.08 | 913 | 118.83 | 0 | 7 | 148 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 336 | 807 | 484 | 5 | 1/0 | 96.80 | 3.59 | 161.4 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 302 | 200 | 181 | 5 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 36.20 | 5.43 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
54 | 5 | 78 | 88 | 5 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 17.60 | 6.76 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | South Africa v Australia at East London, Mar 29, 1997 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 17, 1997 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1991/92 |
Last First-class | Somerset v Durham at Taunton, May 22-24, 2012 scorecard |
List A debut | 1992/93 |
Last List A | Surrey v Durham at The Oval, Aug 29, 2011 scorecard |
T20s debut | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Italy v Papua New Guinea at ICCA 2 Dubai, Mar 22, 2012 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Durham 2nd | v Nthants 2nd | Brandon | 26 Jun 2012 | Other |
156* | Durham 2nd | v Nthants 2nd | Brandon | 25 Jun 2012 | Other OD |
96, 26 | Durham | v Somerset | Taunton | 22 May 2012 | FC |
14, 38 | Durham | v Somerset | Chester-le-Street | 9 May 2012 | FC |
29, 12 | Durham | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 2 May 2012 | FC |
30, 29 | Durham | v Middlesex | Lord's | 19 Apr 2012 | FC |
11, 6 | Durham | v Notts | Chester-le-Street | 12 Apr 2012 | FC |
143 | Durham | v Yorkshire | Chester-le-Street | 1 Apr 2012 | Other |
7 | Italy | v P.N.G. | ICCA 2 Dubai | 22 Mar 2012 | T20 |
35 | Italy | v Namibia | ICCA Dubai | 20 Mar 2012 | T20 |
Michael di Venuto shot into the Australian one-day team as an opener with his brutal stroke-play that was a precursor to Adam Gilchrist's dominance, but he couldn't sustain the devastation and was dropped in the same year he made his debut.