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Personal information |
Full name |
Ricky Thomas Ponting |
Born |
19 December 1974 (1974-12-19) (age 35)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
Nickname |
Punter |
Height |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Batting style |
Right-hand |
Bowling style |
Right-arm medium
Right arm off break |
Role |
Batsman, Australian Test and ODI captain |
International information |
National side |
Australia |
Test debut (cap 366) |
8 December 1995 v Sri Lanka |
Last Test |
27 March 2010 v New Zealand |
ODI debut (cap 123) |
15 February 1995 v South Africa |
Last ODI |
9 February 2010 v West Indies |
ODI shirt no. |
14 |
Domestic team information |
Years |
Team |
1992 |
Tasmania |
2004 |
Somerset |
2008 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Career statistics |
Competition |
Test |
ODIs |
FC |
List A |
Matches |
144 |
345 |
244 |
413 |
Runs scored |
11,928 |
12,895 |
20,775 |
15,194 |
Batting average |
55.22 |
43.12 |
57.70 |
42.92 |
100s/50s |
39/51 |
29/78 |
73/89 |
33/93 |
Top score |
257 |
164 |
259 |
164 |
Balls bowled |
539 |
150 |
1,434 |
349 |
Wickets |
5 |
3 |
14 |
8 |
Bowling average |
48.40 |
34.66 |
54.85 |
33.62 |
5 wickets in innings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 wickets in match |
0 |
n/a |
0 |
n/a |
Best bowling |
1/0 |
1/12 |
2/10 |
3/34 |
Catches/stumpings |
170/ |
146/ |
253/ |
178/ |
Source: CricketArchive, 31 March 2010 |