Career, Profile and Records of former Australian Cricketer Damien Martin

Damien Martin is a former Australian cricketer and played as a middle order batsman in all the three format of the game for Australian National Team.
Cricket Career
He made his first class debut in 1990-91 season while playing for Western Australia. He shows the sign of a very good batsman in the season and as a reward, got call in the National Team. He made his International Test and ODI debut against West Indies in 1992. But it was the Ashes Tour of 2001, where he made his first hundred at Edgbaston to secure a regular place in the Test Team.

2004/05 was the best period of Damien Martin's Test Career, where he was Man of the Series against India, where Australia won the series by 2-1. It was Australia's first Series win in Tests in India over last 30 years. He then continued his good performance in Test Matches against Pakistan and New Zealand.
ODI Cricket
Damien Martin was also a regular member of the Australian ODI Team after 2000. He played a major role in the World Cup 2003 winning team, where he scored an unbeaten 87 runs in the Final against India. His Batting average of above 40 in ODIs proves him a good ODI batsman.

Martin got retired from all type of Cricket in 2006. He the played in ICL (Indian Cricket League) for Ahmedabad Rockets in 2008. In 2010, he was signed by Rajasthan Royals to play in the IPL 2010.

Profile of Damien Martin

• Full Name : Damien Richard Martin
• Birth Date : 21 October, 1971
• Batting Style : Right Hand Batsman
• Bowling Style : Left Arm Medium Fast Bowler
• Role in the Team : Batsman
• Teams Damien Martin played for: Australia, Yorkshire, Western Australia, Leicestershire, Rajasthan Royals, Ahmedabad Rockets
• Test Debut : On November 27, 1992 against West Indies at Brisbane
• ODI Debut : On December 8, 1992 against West Indies at Sydney
• T20I Debut : On February 17, 2005 against New Zealand at Auckland

Records and Statistics of Damien Martin

Batting Record of Damien Martin:

• In Test Matches : Match - 67, Innings - 109, Runs - 4406, Average - 46.37, Centuries - 13, Half Centuries - 23, Highest Score - 165
• In ODIs : Matches - 208, Innings - 182, Runs - 5346, Average - 40.80, Centuries - 5, Half Centuries - 37, Highest Score - 144*
• In T20Is : Matches - 4, Innings - 4, Runs - 120, Average - 30.00, Half Centuries - 1, Highest Score - 96
• In First Class Matches : Matches - 204, Innings - 343, Runs - 14630, Average - 49.25, Centuries - 44, Half Centuries - 73, Highest Score - 238
• In List A Matches : Matches - 299, Innings - 266, Runs - 8644, Average - 42.79, Centuries - 10, Half Centuries - 61, Highest Score - 144*
• In Twenty-20 Matches : Matches - 6, Innings - 6, Runs - 175, Average - 29.16, Half Centuries - 1, Highest Score - 96

Bowling Record of Damien Martin:

• In Test Matches : Matches - 67, Balls - 348, Runs - 168, Wickets - 2, Average - 84.00, Economy Rate - 2.89
• In ODIs : Matches - 208, Balls - 794, Runs - 704, Wickets - 12, Average - 58.66, Economy Rate - 5.31, Best Bowling Figure - 2/21
• In First Class Matches : Matches - 204, Balls - 3365, Runs - 1563, Wickets - 37, Average - 42.24, Economy Rate - 2.78, Best Bowling Figure - 4/30
• In List A Matches : Matches - 299, Balls - 1549, Runs - 1300, Wickets - 41, Average - 31.70, Economy Rate - 5.03, Best Bowling Figure - 3/3