Australian cricket team in 2008–09
This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2008-09 cricket season. Statisticians class the 2008–09 season as those matches played on tours that started between September 2008 and April 2009.
Player contracts
The 2008-09 list was announced on 9 April 2008.[1] Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team.
Player | Age as at 14 June 2024 | State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
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Ricky Ponting (captain) | 49 years, 178 days | TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
Michael Clarke (vice-captain) | 43 years, 73 days | NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
Doug Bollinger | 42 years, 326 days | NSW | 4 | ||
Nathan Bracken | 46 years, 276 days | NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
Beau Casson | 41 years, 190 days | NSW | 15 | ||
Stuart Clark | 48 years, 260 days | NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
Brad Haddin | 46 years, 235 days | NSW | 400 | 144 | 57 |
Matthew Hayden | 52 years, 229 days | QLD | 359 | 111 | 28 |
Ben Hilfenhaus | 41 years, 91 days | TAS | 161 | 29 | |
Brad Hodge | 49 years, 168 days | VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
James Hopes | 45 years, 234 days | QLD | 151 | 39 | |
David Hussey | 46 years, 335 days | VIC | 167 | 29 | |
Michael Hussey | 49 years, 18 days | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
Phil Jaques | 45 years, 42 days | NSW | 395 | 158 | 5 |
Mitchell Johnson | 42 years, 225 days | QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
Simon Katich | 48 years, 298 days | NSW | 384 | 143 | 13 |
Brett Lee | 47 years, 219 days | NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
Shaun Marsh | 40 years, 341 days | WA | 165 | 9 | |
Ashley Noffke | 47 years, 45 days | QLD | 164 | 22 | |
Andrew Symonds | 49 years, 5 days | QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
Shaun Tait | 41 years, 113 days | SA | 392 | 162 | 32 |
Adam Voges | 44 years, 254 days | WA | 163 | 24 | |
Shane Watson | 42 years, 363 days | QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
Match summary
Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
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Twenty20 International | 3* | 2 | - | - | - | |
One Day International | 10* | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
Tests | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
Total | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result * = Not all games played yet
Series Summary
Champions Trophy
Australia were due to play in the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan between 12 September and 28 September, however due to security concerns from several nations, the tournament was postponed until October 2009.[2]
Tour of India
Australia arrived in India in September for a 4 Test series against the Indian cricket team. A tour match in late September starts the tour and it concludes after the final Test in November.
Tour matches
Tour Match: 27–28 September, Jaipur
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Tour Match: 2–5 October, Hyderabad
Test series
First Test
Australian XI: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark
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Match Drawn M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Asad Rauf & Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Zaheer Khan |
- Series level 0-0
Test debut: Cameron White
2nd Test
17–21 October Test 1889 |
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India won by 320 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (IND) |
3rd Test
29 October - 2 November Test 1891 |
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613/7 dec (171 overs) Gautam Gambhir 206 (380) V. V. S. Laxman 200* (301) Mitchell Johnson 3/142 (32 overs) | ||
Match Drawn Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: V. V. S. Laxman (IND) |
4th Test
6–10 November Test 1892 |
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India won by 172 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Jason Krejza (AUS) |
India won the series 2-0-2
New Zealand in Australia (First Leg)
Test series
The first leg comprises two Test match series.
First Test: 20–24 November, Brisbane
20–24 November 00:00 UTC |
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214 Clarke 98, Hussey 35, Symonds 26 Southee 4-63, O'Brien 2-44, Ryder 2-7 | 156 Taylor 40, Flynn 39, Ryder 30 Johnson 4-30, Clark 2-46, Lee 2-38, Watson 2-35 | |
268 Katich 131, Johnson 31, Symonds 20 Martin 3-69, O'Brien 2-58, Vettori 2-46 | 177 Taylor 75, Flynn 29, Ryder 24 Johnson 5-39, Clark 4-43, Lee 1-53 |
Australia won by 149 Runs GABBA, Brisbane Attendances - Day 1 - 12,498 Day 2 - 11,886 Day 3 - 11,347 Day 4 - 3022 Total - 38,753Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (RSA) & Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Australia) |
Second Test: 28 November-2 December, Adelaide
28 November - 2 December 00:00 UTC |
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270 Redmond 83, Taylor 44, McCullum 30 Lee 4-66, Johnson 2-56, Hauritz 2-63 | 535 Haddin 169, Clarke 110, Ponting 79 O'Brien 3-111, Martin 2-110, Vettori 2-124, Redmond 2-47 | |
203 McCullum 84, How 28, Extras 28, Redmond 19 Lee 5-105, Johnson 3-29, Hauritz 2-32 |
Australia won by an innings and 62 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendances - Day 1 - 15,829 Day 2 - 18,116 Day 3 - 16,127 Day 4 - 6705 Total - 56,777Umpires: Billy Doctrove & Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Australia) |
Australia won the series 2-0-0. New Zealand then goes home for a series against the West Indies and Australia will host the South African team. New Zealand returns to Australia on 29 January 2009 for the second leg.
South Africa in Australia
South Africa arrived in Australia for a 3 Tests, 2 Twenty20's and 5 ODI's against the Australian cricket team.
Test series
First Test
17–21 December Scorecard |
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414/4 (119.2 overs) Graeme Smith 108 (147) AB de Villiers 106* (186) Mitchell Johnson 3/98 (34.2 overs) |
South Africa won by six wickets WACA, Perth, Australia Att: Day 1 - 13,679. Day 2 - 10,515. Day 3 - 15,268. Day 4 - 10,550. Day 5 - 5301. Total - 55,313. Umpires: Aleem Dar and Asoka de Silva Player of the match: AB de Villiers |
Second Test
26–30 December Scorecard |
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South Africa won by nine wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Att: Day 1 - 63,263. Day 2 - 42,814. Day 3 - 42,079. Day 4 - 19,847. Day 5 - 6343. Total - 174,246. Umpires: Aleem Dar and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Dale Steyn |
Third Test
3–7 January Scorecard |
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445 (136.2 overs) Michael Clarke 138 (250) Mitchell Johnson 64 (125) Paul Harris 3/84 (29.2 overs) Dale Steyn 3/95 (27 overs) | ||
Australia won by 103 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Billy Bowden and Asoka de Silva Player of the match: Peter Siddle |
South Africa won the series 2-1-0
Twenty20 Series
1st Twenty20
11 January (scorecard) |
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David Warner 89 (43) Dale Steyn 3/38 (4 overs) |
Australia won by 52 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Att: 62,155 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford & Rod Tucker (both AUS) Player of the match: David Warner |
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Twenty20
13 January (scorecard) |
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Australia won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia Att: 37,457 Umpires: Paul Reiffel & Rod Tucker (both AUS) Player of the match: Michael Hussey |
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia won the series 2-0-0
ODI Series
1st ODI
16 January (scorecard) |
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Jean-Paul Duminy 71 (93) Johan Botha 2/50 (10 overs) |
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Att: 39,731 Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Bruce Oxenford (AUS) Player of the match: Albie Morkel |
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
18 January (scorecard) |
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Australia won by 5 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia Att: 15,671 Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) & Rod Tucker (AUS) Player of the match: Shaun Marsh |
South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
23 January (scorecard) |
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David Warner 69 (60 balls) Nathan Hauritz 2/60 (9 overs) | Herschelle Gibbs 64 (52 balls) Johan Botha 3/32 (10 overs) |
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 27 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Att: 36,740 Umpires: Ian Gould & Rod Tucker Player of the match: Albie Morkel |
4th ODI
26 January (scorecard) |
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South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Att: 25,419 Umpires: Ian Gould & Daryl Harper Player of the match: AB de Villiers |
5th ODI
30 January (scorecard) |
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South Africa won by 39 runs WACA, Perth, Australia Att: 18,002 Umpires: Ian Gould & Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Hashim Amla |
South Africa won the series 4-1-0
New Zealand in Australia (Second Leg)
New Zealand returns for the second leg, consisting of a tour match against the Prime Minister's XI, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Australia and a Twenty20 International also against Australia.
ODI Series
1st ODI
1 February 2009 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 2 wickets on the last ball WACA, Perth, Australia Att: 14,571 Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Kyle Mills |
2nd ODI
6 February 2009 |
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Michael Clarke 98 (133 Balls) Iain O'Brien 2/48 (10 overs) |
New Zealand won by 6 wickets with 7 balls remaining Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia att: (28, 251) Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Michael Clarke |
3rd ODI
8 February 2009 Scorecard |
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Australia won by 32 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Simon Taufell Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Aus) |
4th ODI
10 February 2009 |
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Michael Hussey 75(71)* David Hussey 79(96) Iain O' Brien 2/54 | Ross Taylor 76(71) James Hopes 2/37 |
Australia wins by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Umpires: Steve Bucknor, Steve Davis, Paul Reiffel Player of the match: David Hussey(Australia) |
5th ODI
13 February 2009 |
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Match was a washout
Twenty20
Twenty20
15 February 2009 |
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David Hussey 41(39), Adam Voges 26(24), David Warner 23(15) Iain O'Brien 2/34 | Brendon McCullum 61(47), Neil Broom 36(26) Peter Siddle 2/24, Nathan Bracken 0/16 |
Australia won by 1 run Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Bruce Oxenford, Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker Player of the match: Nathan Bracken |
Important events
See also
References
- ^ Bollinger and Marsh receive contracts Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2008
- ^ ICC Agrees to Postpone Champions Trophy Archived 30 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Cricket World. Retrieved 23 September 2008