Full name Paul Ronald Reiffel
Born April 19, 1966, Box Hill, Victoria
Current age 52 years 6 days
Major teams Australia, Nottinghamshire, Victoria
Nickname Pistol
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Umpire
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
35 | 50 | 14 | 955 | 79* | 26.52 | 2042 | 46.76 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
92 | 57 | 21 | 503 | 58 | 13.97 | 709 | 70.94 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
First-class | 167 | 208 | 59 | 3690 | 86 | 24.76 | 0 | 18 | 77 | 0 | ||||
List A | 158 | 99 | 36 | 882 | 58 | 14.00 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
35 | 67 | 6403 | 2804 | 104 | 6/71 | 8/152 | 26.96 | 2.62 | 61.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
92 | 92 | 4732 | 3096 | 106 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 29.20 | 3.92 | 44.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 167 | 32772 | 14392 | 545 | 6/57 | 26.40 | 2.63 | 60.1 | 16 | 2 | |||
List A | 158 | 7830 | 5153 | 166 | 4/13 | 4/13 | 31.04 | 3.94 | 47.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v India at Perth, Feb 1-5, 1992 scorecard |
Last Test | India v Australia at Chennai, Mar 6-10, 1998 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 14, 1992 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 20, 1999 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1987/88 - 2001/02 |
List A span | 1987/88 - 2000/01 |
Test debut | West Indies v New Zealand at North Sound, Jul 25-29, 2012 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 22-26, 2018 scorecard |
Test matches | 36 |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Feb 6, 2009 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v Sri Lanka at Mohali, Dec 13, 2017 scorecard |
ODI matches | 54 |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 13, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Mar 26, 2016 scorecard |
T20I matches | 16 |
T20I statistics |
Paul Reiffel was a nagging right-arm seam bowler and a very capable lower order batsman. Throughout a career which saw him appear in many Tests and one-day internationals for his country, he was a player who distinguished himself with his ability to bowl an awkward line and length and to complement it with a capacity to cut the ball both ways off the pitch. His unstinting accuracy and control was also a key to his success. Reiffel experienced occasional problems with no-balling and was afflicted by a number of injuries that threatened to end his career at different times. But he remained an outstanding player and a highly valued member of Victorian and Australian teams for more than a decade. The laid-back Reiffel retired from international cricket after forming a part of Australia's victorious 1999 World Cup side, and from his state at the end of the 2001-02 season.
John Polack