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Craig HillAshes Player Profile: Ricky Ponting
July 10th 2006 11:56
Full Name: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Nickname: Punter
Date of Birth: December 19, 1974, Launceston, Tasmania
Age: 31
Major teams: Australia, ICC World XI, Somerset, Tasmania
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Test Debut: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, 1995
Test Batting Average: 58.22 from 105 tests
Test Highest Score: 257 vs India, 2003
Test Bowling Average: 46.20
Test Best Bowling: 1/0
One Day International Debut: Australia vs South Africa at Wellington, 1995
One Day Batting Average: 42.44
One Day Highest Score: 164 vs South Africa, 2006
Scoring 96 on his test debut in 1995, Ricky Ponting has lived up to all expectations after being deemed 'the best teenager batsmen ever seen' by Australian great Rod Marsh. Known for his extravagent strokeplay, especially his powerful back foot cut and pull shots Ponting has risen to become one of the best batsmen in the world, and inarguably the one of the best the modern era has seen. This has been typified by the many records he has eclipsed including the number of double centuries scored by an Australian and equals the record set by Suni Gaviskar for the most double centuries within a calendar year. To add to his batting prowess, Ponting is one the world's most lethal fieldsmen, who has made the impossible runouts seem easy on countless occassions as he consistently combines with one-day specialist Andrew Symonds to form Australia's dominating and potent fielding force. Gaining the captaincy after Steve Waugh's retirement, it took Ponting a year to become accustomed to the position as he produced a below par year of 2004, however managed to stake his claim in 2005 scoring 1544 runs which included a staggering 3 double centuries, but suffered a confidence blow after losing the Ashes after 15 years of Australian dominance. Despite receiving some harsh criticism following the Ashes defeat, Ponting silenced them all as the Australians hit back after taking the South Africans through a test cricket lesson and then rampaging through the Bangladeshi 3-0.
Nickname: Punter
Date of Birth: December 19, 1974, Launceston, Tasmania
Age: 31
Major teams: Australia, ICC World XI, Somerset, Tasmania
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Test Debut: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, 1995
Test Batting Average: 58.22 from 105 tests
Test Highest Score: 257 vs India, 2003
Test Bowling Average: 46.20
Test Best Bowling: 1/0
One Day International Debut: Australia vs South Africa at Wellington, 1995
One Day Batting Average: 42.44
One Day Highest Score: 164 vs South Africa, 2006
Scoring 96 on his test debut in 1995, Ricky Ponting has lived up to all expectations after being deemed 'the best teenager batsmen ever seen' by Australian great Rod Marsh. Known for his extravagent strokeplay, especially his powerful back foot cut and pull shots Ponting has risen to become one of the best batsmen in the world, and inarguably the one of the best the modern era has seen. This has been typified by the many records he has eclipsed including the number of double centuries scored by an Australian and equals the record set by Suni Gaviskar for the most double centuries within a calendar year. To add to his batting prowess, Ponting is one the world's most lethal fieldsmen, who has made the impossible runouts seem easy on countless occassions as he consistently combines with one-day specialist Andrew Symonds to form Australia's dominating and potent fielding force. Gaining the captaincy after Steve Waugh's retirement, it took Ponting a year to become accustomed to the position as he produced a below par year of 2004, however managed to stake his claim in 2005 scoring 1544 runs which included a staggering 3 double centuries, but suffered a confidence blow after losing the Ashes after 15 years of Australian dominance. Despite receiving some harsh criticism following the Ashes defeat, Ponting silenced them all as the Australians hit back after taking the South Africans through a test cricket lesson and then rampaging through the Bangladeshi 3-0.
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