Mitchell Starc

Australia|Bowler
Mitchell Starc
INTL CAREER: 2010 - 2024
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Full Name

Mitchell Aaron Starc

Born

January 30, 1990, Baulkham Hills, Sydney, New South Wales

Age

34y 49d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Fast

Playing Role

Bowler

Height

1.96 m

RELATIONS

(wife)

First there was Johnson, then there was Starc. A left-armer called Mitchell has been a staple of Australia's attack for more than a decade and seems set to remain so for the foreseeable future. While Johnson was more express, Starc is still quick enough to make life uncomfortable for opposition batsmen, especially with the bounce gained from his 1.96m height - and boasts greater control of swing than his former colleague. Never was that shown to greater effect than during the 2015 World Cup, when Starc was at times unplayable, his inswingers rattling stumps and trapping batsmen in front throughout the competition. Not surprisingly he was named Player of the Tournament for his 22 victims at 10.18, and four years later he would claim 27 wickets at the World Cup in England when Australia's defence ended in the semi-finals.

His challenge has been to take that white-ball form and perform just as consistently with the red ball, although overall his Test career numbers are also outstanding. He struggled to gain the consistent backing of the selectors early in his Test career and was often in one Test and out the next, but in 2015 he finally enjoyed a solid run of Test cricket until an ankle injury stopped him during the home summer. His career-best match haul of 11 for 94 came in the notable surroundings of Galle - albeit in an Australia defeat - and he claimed 22 wickets in four Tests during the 2017-18 Ashes. He took his 200th Test wicket in his 50th Test in February of 2019 joining an elite group of Australian bowlers although play only one of the five Ashes Tests in the 2019 series. When England toured down under in 2021-22, Starc produced some of his best form in the three matches where the series was decided and went on to claim the Allan Border Medal as Australia's male player of the year.

Also a powerful lower-order batter, Starc fell one short of a Test century in Mohali in 2013. He is married to Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy.
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Mitchell Starc Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests891701741799323586/5011/9427.743.4248.620142
ODIs121121624054202366/286/2822.965.2126.41290
T20Is606013501727744/204/2023.337.6718.2100
FC14025825719144275348/7311/9427.013.3648.129214
List A152152792867583126/256/2521.665.1125.416120
T20s123122270933761714/154/1519.747.4715.8200

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests891292720939920.51339461.6601021346390
ODIs121712557152*12.4171979.41014214440
T20Is6019994149.4093101.070042180
FC1401834529659921.48489860.5301331260670
List A152873373952*13.6892879.63015618520
T20s1234120206299.8021794.9300152400
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Mitchell Starc struck early to remove Will Young
Mitchell Starc and Marnus Labuschagne put on 32 for the eighth wicket
Mitchell Starc went past Dennis Lillee with his 356th Test wicket
Mitchell Starc equalled with Dennis Lillee on 355 wickets by dismissing Will Young
Kane Williamson was run out for a two-ball duck
Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of Finn Allen