shaun tait Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
shaun tait is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Shaun William Tait
Born
February 22, 1983, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Age
40 years old
Nicknames
Sloon
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
1.93 m
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 3 | 35 | 21 | 21 |
Inn | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Runs | 20 | 25 | 11 | 23 |
Avg | 6.67 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 7.67 |
SR | 43.48 | 86.21 | 73.33 | 88.46 |
HS | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
NO | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
6s | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 3 | 35 | 21 | 21 |
Inn | 6 | 34 | 21 | 21 |
Balls | 414 | 1688 | 478 | 473 |
Runs | 302 | 1461 | 589 | 640 |
Wkt | 5 | 62 | 28 | 23 |
BBI | 97 / 3 | 39 / 4 | 13 / 3 | 13 / 3 |
BBM | 121 / 3 | 39 / 4 | 13 / 3 | 13 / 3 |
Eco | 4.38 | 5.19 | 7.39 | 8.12 |
Avg | 60.4 | 23.56 | 21.04 | 27.83 |
5W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- Australia
- Adelaide Strikers
- Australia A
- Chittagong Kings
- Durham
- Essex
- Essex 2nd XI
- Glamorgan
- Hobart Hurricanes
- Melbourne Renegades
- Mid West Rhinos
- Peshawar Zalmi
- Rajasthan Royals
- South Australia
- Wellington
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Tait made his first class debut for his native state at the tender age of 19 in the 2002-03 season. His knack of taking wickets at a remarkably low strike rate was evident right from the start and soon enough, he was rewarded with a spot at the prestigious Australian Cricket Academy. His good form continued through to the next season earning him not only a spot in the Australia A team and the national squad, but also the Bradman Young cricketer of the year in 2004. Although just a tourist, tagged a 'development player' on the Lanka tour, he impressed the skipper Ricky Ponting by bouncing him in the nets. This opportunity proved to be a blessing for the young man as Ponting and the selectors earmarked him as a potential spearhead of the pace attack in the near future.
Tait went on to make his debut in the 2005 Ashes tour on the back of a record breaking performance in the Pura cup, where he picked up 65 wickets at an average of 20.16. He was chosen ahead of Jason Gillespie for two tests, but his unconventional action and relentlessness for extreme pace meant that he injured himself and had to go for a shoulder surgery. Making a comeback he played a big hand in Australia's victorious World cup campaign in 2007. Ending up second on the list of wicket takers picking up 23 at an average of 20.30, he kept up the faith Ponting reposed in him. He had been given him a free hand to attack the batsmen and go for the wickets, even if he leaked a few runs. He was a perfect foil to the stingy McGrath and was undoubtedly, one of the stars of the event.
Post World Cup, Tait's body started to give way. He had an elbow surgery because of which he missed out on the tour to India but came back to play the home tests against the same team. At the end of that series, which Australia won 2-1, Tait cited 'physical and emotional exhaustion' and took a sabbatical from cricket. Making a comeback at the start of 08-09 season, he prepared for his return to the national side by playing domestic T-20 in England. He was also contracted to the Rajasthan Royals franchise for the 2nd edition of the IPL but pulled out with an injury.
Finally in 2009 Tait gave up Test cricket. Given the fact that he didn't want to compromise on pace, it would have been too difficult for his frail body to stand up to the rigors of 5 day cricket. He was a key part of Australia in the 2011 world cup campaign but after their early exit, he decided to quit ODIs to keep himself available for the shortest format of the game.
Today Tait continues to represent Australia and the South Australian Redbacks in T20s. He played for the Rajasthan Royals in the 3rd and 4th edition of the IPL and was at best erratic, giving away wides and full tosses in some games, and troubling batsmen with toe-crushing reverse swinging yorkers in others. He wasn't a regular in the side and when the Royals decided to throw him into the auction pool for the 7th edition of the IPL, he found no bidders and went unsold. Since 2011, Tait has not managed to break into any of Australia's sides. However, he's wanted in a few T20 events across the glove including the Bangladesh Premier League and the Big Bash League back home and has represented sides like Chittagong Kings, Melbourne Renegades, Adelaide Strikers and Wellington Firebirds.
When he does call it a day, he will be remembered for his imposing frame on the field and occasional brilliance with the ball, and not for what heights he could have achieved.
By Siddharth Prabhakar
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
At his best Shaun Tait was one of the quickest bowlers in the world, but his best was seen only in the short formats for Australia, and even then only for a short while. A brutal bowler with a shoulder-strong action, Tait's body found the workload too tough in the long form and played only three Tests, and was done with first-class cricket by the age of 25.
In January 2008 he took an indefinite break from the game due to physical and emotional exhaustion and focused on one-dayers and T20s when he returned later that year. As a late addition to Australia's one-day squad in 2010, he unleashed a ball against England at Lord's that registered at 161.1kph, the second-fastest of all-time, but it was the consistent push for speed that crippled him regularly.
With a muscular and unrefined method that seemed to invite pain, Tait played a significant role in Australia's World Cup triumph in the Caribbean in 2007, where he claimed 23 wickets; only Glenn McGrath took more throughout the tournament. He was back in the West Indies three years later when Australia reached the World T20 final, and was a key component in their pace-heavy but unsuccessful World Cup campaign in the subcontinent in 2011. That looked set to be his international swansong as he retired from ODIs straight afterwards and quit state cricket later that year, but he remained active in the Big Bash League. Five years later, he was back in Australia's T20 team after a surprising recall in the lead-up to the 2016 World T20. But that was the last we saw of Tait on the international circuit: he retired - from all forms of the game - the following March, saying it all came down to his injury issues again. "The elbow has gone off a cliff now," he said.
The Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year back in the day in 2003-04, Tait also picked up the ING Cup's Best New Talent prize, chiefly for his 8 for 43 against Tasmania, the most impressive figures in domestic limited-overs history. He was included in the 2005 Ashes tour, where he played two Tests ahead of his more celebrated South Australia team-mate Jason Gillespie, but his action was unsustainable in the long form. An abbreviated 2005-06 included 6 for 41 in the ING Cup final - an amazing combination of spot-on speed and 14 wides. Still, when on song, his old-fashioned approach of yorkers and bumpers mixed with a modern dose of sharp reverse-swing caused huge excitement for everyone but the batsmen. A child of the Adelaide Hills, he received his best advice at the age of seven when his father suggested he play cricket.
ESPNcricinfo staff