Full name Damien Richard Martyn
Born October 21, 1971, Darwin, Northern Territory
Current age 49 years 94 days
Major teams Australia, Ahmedabad Rockets, ICL World XI, Leicestershire, Rajasthan Royals, Western Australia, Yorkshire
Nickname Marto
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Commentator
Height 1.81 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 67 | 109 | 14 | 4406 | 165 | 46.37 | 8569 | 51.41 | 13 | 23 | 513 | 10 | 36 | 0 |
ODIs | 208 | 182 | 51 | 5346 | 144* | 40.80 | 6877 | 77.73 | 5 | 37 | 441 | 22 | 69 | 0 |
T20Is | 4 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 96 | 30.00 | 74 | 162.16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 204 | 343 | 46 | 14630 | 238 | 49.25 | 44 | 73 | 158 | 2 | ||||
List A | 299 | 266 | 64 | 8644 | 144* | 42.79 | 10 | 61 | 104 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 6 | 6 | 0 | 175 | 96 | 29.16 | 117 | 149.57 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 67 | 12 | 348 | 168 | 2 | 1/0 | 1/4 | 84.00 | 2.89 | 174.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 208 | 31 | 794 | 704 | 12 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 58.66 | 5.31 | 66.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 204 | 3365 | 1563 | 37 | 4/30 | 42.24 | 2.78 | 90.9 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 299 | 1549 | 1300 | 41 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 31.70 | 5.03 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Nov 27-Dec 1, 1992 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 1-5, 2006 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Dec 8, 1992 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v West Indies at Mumbai (BS), Nov 5, 2006 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1990/91 |
Last First-class | Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 1-5, 2006 scorecard |
List A debut | 1991/92 |
Last List A | Australia v West Indies at Mumbai (BS), Nov 5, 2006 scorecard |
T20s debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals at Bengaluru, Mar 18, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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6 | Help XI | v ROW XI | The Oval | 17 Sep 2015 | Other T20 |
12 | World XI | v Asia XI | Doha | 6 Oct 2014 | Other T20 |
0/26, 10 | ACA Masters | v PCA XI | London | 25 Jul 2013 | Other T20 |
19 | Royals | v RCB | Bengaluru | 18 Mar 2010 | T20 |
64* | ICL World XI | v ICL Pak XI | Ahmedabad | 26 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
1 | ICL World XI | v ICL Bdesh | Ahmedabad | 23 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
20 | Ahmedabad | v Chandigarh | Ahmedabad | 9 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
21 | Ahmedabad | v Dhaka | Panchkula | 3 Nov 2008 | Other T20 |
16 | Ahmedabad | v ICL Hyd | Gurgaon | 29 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
- | Ahmedabad | v Bengal | Ahmedabad | 22 Oct 2008 | Other T20 |
No contemporary cricketer, Tendulkar aside, made batting look so simple as Damien Martyn. But it was not always thus. For the brash 21-year-old who waltzed into the Australian team at Dean Jones's expense, batting was an exercise in extravagance. To defend was to display weakness - a policy that backfired in 1993-94 when Martyn's airy square-drive at a crucial moment in Sydney triggered a five-run defeat by South Africa and a six-year hitch to his own promising career. By the time Western Australia, wanting a pretty face to spearhead their marketing campaign, had made him captain at 23, Martyn looked a tormented man. All the more remarkable, then, that he blossomed into a relaxed, classical, feathery artist. He was an elastic fieldsman and an old-style batsman whose first movement was back. He played with a high elbow, a still head, a golfer's deft touch, and had all the shots, including perhaps the most brutal reverse-sweep in the game.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2002
Walter Lawrence Trophy 2003
Test Player of the Year - 2005