Profile
The retirement of Justin Langer from Test cricket raised the big question in Australian cricket: who should open with Matthew Hayden? Left-hander Phil Jaques arrived with an answer to the question as he smashed two consecutive Test tons against Sri Lanka in 2007. Australian cricket legends believe he has the potential to be the next Adam Gilchrist.
With an attacking batting style and compact technique, Jaques piled on several runs for the Australian A side. The southpaw is a stronger player against spin bowling and likes to dominate the proceedings from the start of his innings.
In the limited-overs version of the game, Jaques has not had much luck as he averages a meagre 20.83 in 6 ODIs. The left-handed opener has a hunger for big scores and once he gets started, it is hard for the opposition to stop the run flow.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
11 |
19 |
902 |
0 |
47.47 |
54.23 |
3 |
6 |
150 |
| ODI |
6 |
6 |
125 |
0 |
20.83 |
71.02 |
0 |
1 |
94 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2005-2008
- ODI:
- 2006-2007
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs South Africa at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Victoria - Dec 26, 2005
- Last played:
- Australia Vs West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown - Barbados - Jun 12, 2008
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs South Africa at Telstra Dome, Melbourne - Victoria - Jan 20, 2006
- Last played:
- Australia Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 18, 2007
