Ricky Ponting
Australia
Full name Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born December 19, 1974, Launceston, Tasmania
Current age 41 years 6 days
Major teams Australia, Antigua Hawksbills, ICC World XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, Surrey, Tasmania
Nickname Punter
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 1.78 m
Education Mowbray Primary; Brooks Senior High School, Launceston
Relation Uncle - GD Campbell
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 168 | 287 | 29 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 22782 | 58.72 | 41 | 62 | 1509 | 73 | 196 | 0 |
ODIs | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 17046 | 80.39 | 30 | 82 | 1231 | 162 | 160 | 0 |
T20Is | 17 | 16 | 2 | 401 | 98* | 28.64 | 302 | 132.78 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
First-class | 289 | 494 | 62 | 24150 | 257 | 55.90 | 82 | 106 | 309 | 0 | ||||
List A | 456 | 445 | 53 | 16363 | 164 | 41.74 | 34 | 99 | 195 | 0 | ||||
Twenty20 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 909 | 98* | 22.72 | 819 | 110.98 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 25 | 17 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 168 | 36 | 587 | 276 | 5 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 55.20 | 2.82 | 117.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 375 | 5 | 150 | 104 | 3 | 1/12 | 1/12 | 34.66 | 4.16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 289 | 1506 | 813 | 14 | 2/10 | 58.07 | 3.23 | 107.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 456 | 349 | 269 | 8 | 3/34 | 3/34 | 33.62 | 4.62 | 43.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Twenty20 | 48 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 23.00 | 11.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Dec 8-11, 1995 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v South Africa at Perth, Nov 30-Dec 3, 2012 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v South Africa at Wellington, Feb 15, 1995 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v India at Brisbane, Feb 19, 2012 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20I | Australia v Sri Lanka at Nottingham, Jun 8, 2009 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1992/93 |
Last First-class | Surrey v Nottinghamshire at The Oval, Jul 8-11, 2013 scorecard |
List A debut | 1992/93 |
Last List A | Surrey v Lancashire at Guildford, Jun 9, 2013 scorecard |
Twenty20 debut | Somerset v Northamptonshire at Taunton, Jul 15, 2004 scorecard |
Last Twenty20 | Antigua Hawksbills v Guyana Amazon Warriors at North Sound, Aug 17, 2013 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
43* | Warne’s Warr | v SRT Blasters | Los Angeles | 14 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
41 | Warne’s Warr | v SRT Blasters | Houston | 11 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
48* | Warne’s Warr | v SRT Blasters | New York | 7 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
- | Hawksbills | v Amazon | North Sound | 17 Aug 2013 | T20 |
- | Hawksbills | v Zouks | North Sound | 15 Aug 2013 | T20 |
- | Hawksbills | v Tridents | North Sound | 13 Aug 2013 | T20 |
1 | Hawksbills | v Red Steel | Port of Spain | 11 Aug 2013 | T20 |
20 | Hawksbills | v Zouks | Gros Islet | 6 Aug 2013 | T20 |
19 | Hawksbills | v Tallawahs | Providence | 4 Aug 2013 | T20 |
1 | Hawksbills | v Tridents | Bridgetown | 1 Aug 2013 | T20 |
Ricky Ponting, the most uncompromising player of his generation, grew into Australia's most successful run-maker and only sits below Bradman in the country's overall ratings. It takes an extremely critical eye to diminish his run-scoring achievements, which seem to collect new records in every series. Like spotting a celebrity, it's necessary to look twice when analysing Ponting, first as the archetypal modern batsman, then as the country's 42nd Test captain. There is no doubt about his greatness after taking guard, but his leadership has been under scrutiny for much of his reign. While his blade has sparkled, his stewardship is pock-marked by three Ashes defeats - two in England and one at home - and stumbles to South Africa and India.