ben hilfenhaus Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
ben hilfenhaus is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Benjamin William Hilfenhaus
Born
March 15, 1983, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Age
40 years old
Nicknames
Hilfy
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
1.86 m
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 27 | 25 | 7 | 17 |
Inn | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Runs | 355 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
Avg | 13.65 | 9.67 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
SR | 54.2 | 42.03 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
HS | 56 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
NO | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
6s | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 27 | 25 | 7 | 17 |
Inn | 49 | 25 | 7 | 17 |
Balls | 6078 | 1216 | 156 | 372 |
Runs | 2822 | 1075 | 161 | 479 |
Wkt | 99 | 29 | 9 | 22 |
BBI | 75 / 5 | 33 / 5 | 15 / 2 | 27 / 2 |
BBM | 97 / 8 | 33 / 5 | 15 / 2 | 27 / 2 |
Eco | 2.79 | 5.3 | 6.19 | 7.73 |
Avg | 28.51 | 37.07 | 17.89 | 21.77 |
5W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- Australia
- Australia A
- Chennai Super Kings
- Hobart Hurricanes
- Melbourne Stars
- Mumbai Indians
- Nottinghamshire
- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
- Tasmania
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Hailing from a middle-class family in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Hilfenhaus was trained as a bricklayer at a construction site, and had pursued cricket as a hobby. Little did he know, that he would soar through the ranks after he was scouted and presented with a scholarship by the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy. After polishing his technique at the training center, he was immediately handed a rookie contract for the 2002/03 season. He continued his impressive showings and ultimately got a call-up to the Tasmanian side for the Pura Cup.
With a hybrid action, somewhere between side-on and front-on, Hilfenhaus' run-up to the crease is as text-book as it can get. Specializing in swinging the ball away from the right-hander, he has also generated enough pace to reverse swing the Kookaburra in Australian conditions. Owing to his unerring seam position, he has managed to reverse the flat-seamed red Kookaburra, and has been lauded by cricket pundits for his traditional approach to swing bowling.
He finally caught the eye of the selectors when he made headlines for surpassing the great Michael Holding's record for the highest wicket tally in his debut Shield season for Tasmania, picking up 39 scalps conceding close to 31 runs per wicket. He was consequently awarded an Australia A contract for the Top-end series.
The upward graph for Helfenhaus continued as his bowling performances bordered on the ridiculous. He took 60 wickets in the following Shield season, propelling Tasmania to their maiden Sheffield Shield victory in the final with a handsome contribution of 7 wickets. To put things into perspective, the second man on the wickets charts, Andy Bichel, had 45 scalps; 15 fewer than Hilfenhaus. This performance was hard to overlook, and it earned him the Ricky Ponting medal for his performance for Tasmania. More importantly, he final got a national call-up and was handed an ODI and T20I debut in quick succession in January 2007. He added accolade to his collection after winning the prestigious 'Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year' award in 2007.
A string of injuries and rotten luck followed Hilfenhaus as he was kept out of the side due to various reasons. However, Hilfenahus persevered and was rewarded with the Baggy Green to tour South Africa late in 2009. In the aftermath of the away defeat in India, Hilfenhaus was named in the squad with Siddle and Johnson to form a formidable line-up, in a must-win series to retain their number 1 Test ranking. Hilfenhaus had a middling series with 7 wickets, but was impressive with his nagging lines and the ability to swing the new ball and old. Australia won the series 2-1 and retained the pace-bowling trio as their combination, sealing Hilfenhaus' spot in the side for a while.
A niggle for their front-line pacer Brett Lee meant that the crafty bowler continued his meteoric rise and stamped his authority all over the Ashes series in England, using the prominent seam of the Dukes ball to his advantage and swinging the ball both ways. He demonstrated that he had perfected the in-swinger as well, and managed to reverse-swing the old ball at pace, making him a more versatile bowler suited for all conditions. Despite a series loss for Australia, Hilfenhaus ended the series topping the wicket charts with 22 wickets; a shining light in an otherwise dark series for the Aussies.
Hilfenhaus fought through injuries and powered through grueling contests against the West Indies, Pakistan and India, putting up impressive performances throughout and by now, a mainstay in the Australian Test bowling line-up.
After a forgettable home Ashes campaign (to say the least), Hilfenhaus continued his never-ending combat against his fragile body, and was forced to sit out during the IPL. In fact, he wasn't picked for the away tour to Sri Lanka 'because he wasn't fit enough' to last the tour, according to Australian selector Greg Chappell. Hilfenhaus had lost a lot of pace due to injury, and lacked the penetration that he formerly caused with the late movement. He did get back in contention for the home series against New Zealand, but luck continued to elude him, as the selectors saw this as a chance to give younger prospects a chance.
Nevertheless, Hilfenhaus used this time to recuperate from his injuries and indulged in strength training to regain his lost pace. The selectors showed faith and he was selected for the home series against India. Hilfenhaus repaid the faith, getting his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, dismantling a formidable Indian batting line-up in the process. Australia went on to white-wash the Indian side, thanks largely to Hilfenhaus' intense bowling, as he went on to become the highest wicket-taker in the series with 27 scalps. At the peak of his bowling form, he made an ODI comeback against India too and seemed to take a liking to the Indian batting as ran through the revered Indian batting order to claim 5/33 on his comeback match.
Another string of subsequent injuries and a dip in form ruled Hilfenhaus out of contention from International cricket. After recurring injuries to his back and his rather delicate knee, he decided to call quits on his first-class career. However, he ended his time under the Baggy Green with 99 wickets in 27 Tests at a commendable average of 28; something that he will cherish forever.
By Rishi Roy
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
The journey took a little longer than expected, but Ben Hilfenhaus picked up a baggy green in 2008-09 to re-confirm his status as one of Australia's bowling stars. While back and knee injuries have worn him down at times, he pushed through the problems to join Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle in a bowling attack that could become frightening if the trio stays together. Hilfenhaus swings the ball at speed and gained seven South African wickets in the three games before going home to rest his back ahead of the Ashes tour.
He starred in England, leading the series wicket-list with 22, and gained approving nods from the local seam bowlers with his combination of movement in the air and off the wicket. After being Man of the Match in his first home Test in 2009-10, he missed the rest of the summer with knee tendonitis that took more than six months to ease. Back in England for the Pakistan series, his eight wickets in the two games were no surprise, but his 56 not out at Lord's was.
Hilfenhaus was able to lay down his trowel after a series of dramatic performances in his first two seasons catapulted him to a national contract in 2007. Two years earlier, Hilfenhaus was earning money on a building site, but his ability to shape the ball away at 140kph earned a six-figure pay packet. "It has been a fast ride," he said after picking up the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year prize in February 2007. A month earlier he represented Australia for the first time in a one-day international on his home ground at Hobart, taking only 12 balls to get his maiden wicket when he trapped Brendon McCullum.
A strong and fit man from Ulverstone in northern Tasmania, Hilfenhaus is only the second fast bowler from the state to play for Australia after Greg Campbell, Ricky Ponting's uncle. While shaping the ball away is his specialty, he can also angle it in and his repertoire was crucial to the Tigers' maiden Pura Cup victory in 2006-07. Hilfenhaus' 60 wickets at 25.38, the third most in the competition's history, included three five-wicket hauls, but his back-breaking workload means he is always an injury candidate. He delivered 509.1 overs in the first-class arena that summer, nearly 200 more than any of his domestic fast-bowling counterparts. His collection of 28 wickets at 43.82 in 2007-08 was not the follow-up campaign he wanted but the selectors showed faith and chose him in Australia's Test squad to visit the West Indies in 2008, although he was later ruled out due to a recurrence of stress fractures in his back.
In his opening season Hilfenhaus quickly built a strong reputation and after 39 wickets at 30.82 was named in the Australia A squad for the Top End series. A former national under-19 representative, he also accepted an invitation to return to the Academy after first attending the facility when it was based in Adelaide in 2002. He was Man of the Match in his second game against Victoria and his first-season highlight was a ten-wicket haul, including 7 for 58, against New South Wales.
Peter English July 2010