Full name Michael Gwyl Bevan
Born May 8, 1970, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory
Current age 47 years 352 days
Major teams Australia, Chennai Superstars, Kent, Leicestershire, New South Wales, South Australia, Sussex, Tasmania, Yorkshire
Nickname Bevo
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm chinaman
Other Coach
Height 1.80 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
18 | 30 | 3 | 785 | 91 | 29.07 | 1972 | 39.80 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
232 | 196 | 67 | 6912 | 108* | 53.58 | 9320 | 74.16 | 6 | 46 | 450 | 21 | 69 | 0 |
First-class | 237 | 400 | 66 | 19147 | 216 | 57.32 | 68 | 81 | 122 | 0 | ||||
List A | 427 | 385 | 124 | 15103 | 157* | 57.86 | 13 | 116 | 128 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
18 | 21 | 1285 | 703 | 29 | 6/82 | 10/113 | 24.24 | 3.28 | 44.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
ODIs ![]() |
232 | 67 | 1966 | 1655 | 36 | 3/36 | 3/36 | 45.97 | 5.05 | 54.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 237 | 8769 | 5343 | 119 | 6/82 | 44.89 | 3.65 | 73.6 | 1 | 1 | |||
List A | 427 | 3546 | 3095 | 93 | 5/29 | 5/29 | 33.27 | 5.23 | 38.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Sep 28-Oct 2, 1994 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v South Africa at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 1998 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 14, 1994 scorecard |
Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Feb 29, 2004 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1989/90 |
Last First-class | Tasmania v Western Australia at Hobart, Dec 19-22, 2006 scorecard |
List A debut | 1989/90 |
Last List A | Tasmania v New South Wales at Hobart, Nov 19, 2006 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22* | Chennai | v Delhi Giants | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 20 Mar 2008 | Other T20 |
56 | Chennai | v Lahore | Panchkula | 11 Mar 2008 | Other T20 |
25, 26 | Tasmania | v West Aust | Hobart | 19 Dec 2006 | FC |
39 | Tasmania | v NSW | Hobart | 19 Nov 2006 | LA |
4 | Tasmania | v West Aust | Perth | 27 Oct 2006 | LA |
83, 0/9, 46, 1/24 | Tasmania | v West Aust | Perth | 22 Oct 2006 | FC |
23, 1/0, 1 | Tasmania | v Queensland | Brisbane | 13 Oct 2006 | FC |
0 | Tasmania | v Queensland | Brisbane | 11 Oct 2006 | LA |
115 | Tasmania | v Queensland | Hobart | 10 Mar 2006 | FC |
51 | Tasmania | v NSW | Hobart | 2 Mar 2006 | FC |
Regularly dubbed the world's best limited-overs batsman, Michael Bevan continued his prolific ways when his international career closed at the end of the 2003-04 season. An essential part of the one-day outfit for a decade, especially when orchestrating calm chases in crises that often ended in last-over or last-ball heroics, he was cut from the contract list with two World Cup wins and kitbags full of highlights. He will long be remembered for his pair of sensational innings against West Indies at Sydney in 1996 and New Zealand at Melbourne in 2002, when nerveless batting and juggling of the tail secured nail-biting victories. Picking the gaps, running hard and knowing the right moment - and place - to hit a boundary were the hallmarks of his success. He was also a fine fieldsman and his left-arm wrist spin, which swung from erratic to more than useful, added to his lure and allowed him to play Tests as a batting allrounder.