Aaron Finch

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Aaron Finch
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Personal information
Full name Aaron James Finch
Born (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37)
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Nickname Finchy
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Top-order batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 197) 11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 12 January 2016 v India
ODI shirt no. 5
T20I debut (cap 49) 12 January 2011 v England
Last T20I 9 November 2014 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
2007–present Victoria (squad no. 5)
2011–2012 Delhi Daredevils
2011–present Melbourne Renegades
2012–present Auckland Aces
2012–2013 Pune Warriors India
2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad
2015–present Mumbai Indians
2014–present Yorkshire County Cricket Club (squad no. 20)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 53 22 54 122
Runs scored 1,873 756 2,855 4,365
Batting average 37.46 39.78 33.58 38.28
100s/50s 6/9 1/5 4/18 10/24
Top score 148 156 288* 154
Balls bowled 55 12 332 244
Wickets 2 0 4 7
Bowling average 24.00 – 61.75 30.42
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/2 – 1/0 2/44
Catches/stumpings 29/– 5/– 54/– 54/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 13 January 2016

Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986, in Colac, Victoria) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Yorkshire Vikings, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Victoria, the Melbourne Renegades and the Australia national cricket team where he serves as T20 captain. A right-handed batsman, he played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.[2] Finch is a top order batsman, but has been used up the order when playing for club side Geelong.

Finch currently holds the record for the highest innings in a Twenty20 International match, 156, scored against England on 29 August 2013.[3] He scored his maiden first-class double century on 29 October 2015 while batting for Cricket Australia XI against New Zealanders in a tour match.[4]

Domestic career

Finch playing for Victoria in 2011.

Finch got his opportunity in the State side in the 2009/10 season. He hit his maiden first class century against Tasmania at the MCG. He was contributed to a 212 run stand for the 3rd wicket with David Hussey. He was eventually out caught behind for 102.[citation needed]

Aaron Finch made a promising start to the 2010 Airtel Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, for Victorian Bushrangers.[citation needed]

On 7 October 2012, while filling in as captain, Finch struck a record 154 runs at the Gabba against an unthreatening Queensland bowling attack. This is the highest score for a Victorian in domestic one day cricket.

Aaron Finch played for the Melbourne Renegades in the inaugural Big Bash League season in 2011. In 2012, he became the captain of the Melbourne Renegades, and was the Big Bash League player of the year.[3]

On 11 February 2014, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced the signing of Finch and that he will join up with Yorkshire in May 2014, after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League season.[5]

In July 2014, he played for the MCC side in the Bicentenary Celebration match at Lord's.[6] Finch top scored with 181 not out, as the MCC XI won the match by 7 wickets.

On 20 December 2015, Finch became the first player to score 1000 runs in the Big Bash League, achieving this by scoring 65 runs from 45 balls in a man of the match performance against the Brisbane Heat.[7][8]

International arena

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See also: List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket
Aaron Finch's record as captain
  Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied No result Win %
Twenty20 [9] 4 3 1 0 0 – 75%
Date last Updated: 2 September 2015

His hard hitting made Australian selectors to give Finch his first international appearance in T20 International against England on 12 January 2011. After two years, Finch made his first ODI appearance on 11 January 2013 against Sri Lanka. On 29 August 2013, Finch set a new record for Twenty20 international cricket when he scored 156 runs off 63 balls for Australia against England at the Rose Bowl, Southampton. Finch's innings included 14 sixes (also a record) and 11 fours. The previous record was 123 runs, scored by Brendon McCullum of New Zealand.[3] Finch received "Man of the Match" award in a Twenty 20 game against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 14 January 2011. He scored 122 runs.

On 3 December 2014 Finch, along with Tom Cooper and Michael Clarke, were three of the pallbearers at Phillip Hughes' funeral.[10]

Finch was selected as part of Australia's 2015 Cricket World Cup squad. In Australia's first group match against England, Finch's World Cup debut with Australia, Finch top scored with 135 runs, helping Australia to a 111 run win, and earning man of the match honours in the process.

Indian Premier League

He was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils IPL franchise in the 2011 IPL Player Auction for US$300,000. He continued with them for two seasons and was later picked up by Pune Warriors India in 2013. He had two half centuries and a Player of the Match award to his name in the 2013 Indian Premier League. On 12 February 2014 he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Player Auction for Rs.4 Crore. Finch has been bought by the Mumbai Indians for the 2015 season, but he couldn't play for the team due to injury.[citation needed]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Aaron Finch's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 148 8  Scotland United Kingdom Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom The Grange Club 2013 Won
2 121 19  England Australia Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 2014 Won
3 109 22  England Australia Perth, Australia WACA Ground 2014 Lost
4 102 25  South Africa Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 2014 Lost
5 109 34  South Africa Australia Canberra, Australia Manuka Oval 2014 Won
6 135 42  England Australia Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground 2015 Won

Twenty20 International centuries

Aaron Finch's Twenty20 International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 156 7  England United Kingdom Southampton, England, United Kingdom Rose Bowl 2013 Won

Awards

ODI awards

Player of the series awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 England in Australia 2013/14 Runs: 258 (278 balls: 24×4, 4x6), Ave – 51.60, SR – 92.81
Field: DNB, 2 catches		  Australia Won the series 4-1[11]

Man of the match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 England MCG, Melbourne 12 January 2014 DNB; 121 (128 balls: 12x4)  Australia won by 6 wickets.[12]
2 England MCG, Melbourne 14 February 2015 135 (128 balls: 12x4, 3x6); DNB, 1 catch  Australia won by 111 runs.[13]

Twenty20 International awards

Man of the match awards

# Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Australia vs England in Australia 2010/11 53* (33 balls: 4x4, 2x6); DNB, 1 catch  Australia won by 4 runs.[14]
2 Australia vs England in England 2013 156 (63 balls: 11x4, 14x6); DNB  Australia won by 39 runs.[15]
3 2014 ICC World Twenty20 31st match (AUS vs BAN) in Bangladesh 2014 DNB; 71 (45 balls: 7x4, 4x6)  Australia won by 7 wickets.[16]

References

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