Brad Haddin Australian Cricketer Biography and Photos and Videos

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Brad Haddin Biography

Full name Brad James Haddin

Born 23 October 1977 (age 33)

Cowra, New South Wales, Australia

Nickname BJ

Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style None

Role Wicketkeeper-Batsman

International information

National side Australia

Test debut (cap 400) 22 May 2008 v West Indies

Last Test 3 January 2011 v England

ODI debut (cap 144) 30 January 2001 v Zimbabwe

Last ODI 11 April 2011 v Bangladesh

ODI shirt no. 57

Domestic team information

Years Team

1997–1999 Australian Capital Territory

1999–present New South Wales

2011–present Kolkata Knight Riders

2011–present Cape Cobras

Career statistics

Competition Tests ODIs FC List A

Matches 32 85 130 187

Runs scored 1,904 2,429 7,712 5,560

Batting average 39.66 33.27 40.80 33.90

100s/50s 3/8 2/15 13/42 8/34

Top score 169 110 169 138*

Catches/stumpings 118/3 117/7 408/29 258/44

Bradley James Haddin (born 23 October 1977 in Cowra, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.

Haddin was selected in the first ever Mercantile Mutual Cup season of 1997–98 for the Canberra Comets, with whom he began his professional cricketing career. In the 1999–2000 season, he began playing for the New South Wales Blues[1] to pursue further cricketing opportunities. Since then, he has produced several memorable batting innings, including a top score of 133 against Victoria.

In September 2003, he replaced Simon Katich as captain of New South Wales, while Katich was on international duty, and he since been acting-captain on numerous occasions. He has also captained Australia A.

For most of his career he was Australia A wicketkeeper but was drafted into the Australian squad as wicketkeeper if Adam Gilchrist was injured or rested. He made his international debut in a One Day International on 30 January 2001 against Zimbabwe in Hobart. He made one stumping and made 13 runs. He was demoted from second choice wicketkeeper for Australia in 2001 by Wade Seccombe and later Ryan Campbell, but reclaimed this position in late 2004.

On 18 September 2006, playing against West Indies at Kuala Lumpur in the DLF Cup, Haddin and Australian captain Mike Hussey put on 165, which at that time was a world-record stand for the sixth wicket in ODIs.[2]

He finally made his Test debut on 22 May 2008 against the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica,[3] becoming Australia's 400th Test cricketer, after Adam Gilchrist retired.

Haddin was involved in a controversy relating to the dismissal of Neil Broom in an ODI in Perth in February 2009. Broom was given out bowled but replays clearly showed that Haddin's gloves had disturbed the bails. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori expressed his dissatisfaction with Haddin's actions in not calling Broom back to the wicket. His comment led to an angry retort from Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting defended his team mate saying that Haddin was convinced the ball hit the stumps.[4]

On 15 February 2009, Haddin became acting Australian captain for the Twenty20 against New Zealand after Ricky Ponting was rested and Michael Clarke was injured.

There is a debate as to who would be the successor of Haddin, but Graham Manou and Tim Paine are the frontrunners having already had international experience.

On 9 March 2010, in the third match of the 2009–10 Chappell-Hadlee One Day International series against New Zealand, Haddin scored his second ODI hundred, hitting 110 off 121 balls opening the Australian innings.[5]

He was ruled out of the 2010 ODI series in England due to an elbow injury, which he claims flared up when he smashed that century against New Zealand in March.[6]

On 27 November 2010, in the opening match of the The Ashes series 2010–11 at The Gabba, Brisbane, Haddin scored 136, his third test hundred, in a valuable innings that helped Australia to a commanding first innings lead. He went on in the series to collect 360 runs at an average of 45.00.

He was dropped for Australia's Twenty20 series against England in January 2011 in favour of Tim Paine, leaving him shocked and angry about his departure.

In the 2011 Indian Premier League season, Haddin was contracted by Kolkata Knight Riders for US$325,000. On 12 May 2011 Haddin was contracted by South African Domestic team Cape Cobras.

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