simon katich Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
simon katich is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Simon Mathew Katich
Born
August 21, 1975, Middle Swan, Western Australia
Age
48 years old
Nicknames
Kat
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left arm Wrist spin
Playing Role
Batter
Height
1.82 m
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 56 | 45 | 3 | 11 |
Inn | 99 | 42 | 2 | 11 |
Runs | 4188 | 1324 | 69 | 241 |
Avg | 45.03 | 35.78 | 34.5 | 24.1 |
SR | 49.37 | 68.74 | 146.81 | 129.57 |
HS | 157 | 107 | 39 | 75 |
NO | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
100s | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
4s | 490 | 138 | 8 | 25 |
6s | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 56 | 45 | 3 | 11 |
Inn | 25 | - | - | - |
Balls | 1039 | - | - | - |
Runs | 635 | - | - | - |
Wkt | 21 | - | - | - |
BBI | 65 / 6 | - | - | - |
BBM | 90 / 6 | - | - | - |
Eco | 3.67 | - | - | - |
Avg | 30.24 | - | - | - |
5W | 1 | - | - | - |
10W | 0 | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Australia
- Derbyshire
- Durham
- Duronto Rajshahi
- Hampshire
- Kings XI Punjab
- Lancashire
- New South Wales
- Perth Scorchers
- Western Australia
- Yorkshire
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Right from the start of his career, Katich has shown an ability to score big runs for teams that he represents. In just the second year of his first class career, he raked up 1039 runs and was promptly selected to represent the national team in the next season. But health problems forced him out of the squad and it was only in the Ashes series of 2001 that he made his test debut. Though not really successful with the bat, he impressed with a 6/65 against Zimbabwe in Sydney, that was the time that Australia were on a roll in international cricket and that made it difficult for Katich to break into the international side. But the retirement of Steve Waugh in 2004 opened up a spot in the middle order and Katich was the one to capitalize on that.
In spite of a good start to his career where he made a century against India in Sydney, he was dropped in favor of Andrew Symonds. Critics were quick to point out the obvious flaws in the batting techinque, and a low scoring rate did not help matters. What could have helped him was his prowess to roll his arm over as a left arm chinaman bowler, but given Ponting's aversion to spin, that never materialised. Although he made a comeback replacing Symonds and scored a hundred in the legendary 2005 Ashes series loss, it just wasn't enough.
Instead of crying over lost opportunities and losing his way, Katich was candid and sporting enough to admit that the selectors were correct in dropping him. He went back to the domestic season, now captaining New South Wales, and broke Micheal Bevan's Pura Cup record by scoring 1506 runs in a single season. This brought him into national reckoning again and now, he made the most of it. Katich went on to score 6 hundreds in 16 matches in an unfamiliar slot as an opener. Along with Shane Watson he formed a potent combination at the top which brought joy to the Aussie fans after the retirement of Hayden and Langer. Katich's straightforward and intelligent approach to the game and a ruthless demeanor meant that he was tipped to be the next captain of Australia after Ponting.
It was not that he was inexperienced, he had been captain of NSW and Derbyshire. But fate had other plans. In the aftermath of the 3-1 Ashes loss, where he got injured after the second test and couldn't play the remaining 3 matches, Katich was dropped from the central contract list. The general feeling was that the selectors were looking to the future and wanted to brood in young blood like Phil Hughes. Katich, never the one to give in, lashed out at the establishment and to everyone's surprise, didn't announce his retirement. On the contrary he said that he would continue playing and captaining New South Wales in the domestic tourney. He also is regular at the Big Bash League playing for the Perth Scorchers since 2011. He has played for a few English counties like Derbyshire and Yorkshire and now represents Lancashire in their domestic circuit.
This spunk and grit has indeed been the hallmark of a player who never had it easy and had to fight his way through to make it to the top.
Interesting Fact: Katich suffers from Ansomia which is an inability to perceive odours.
By Siddharth Prabhakar
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
With an unconventional style and a get-your-gloves-dirty approach, Simon Katich proves you don't have to be fashionable to be successful. His walk-across-the-stumps technique isn't as crabby as Shivnarine Chanderpaul's, and he is scrawny next to Matthew Hayden and Shane Watson, but Katich has been a must-have man at the top of Australia's order in the second stage of his career.
In phase one, which began with a Test debut in 2001 and included a spot in the 2005 Ashes loss, Katich was overly intense. Learning to enjoy his job was central to the stunning revival from seemingly washed up domestic batsman to respected Test player. Rather than trying to prove anything to the Australia selectors who cut his national contract in 2007, he conceded he was struggling and deserved to be dropped. The 2007-08 season was the turning point, with his 1506 Pura Cup runs for New South Wales earning him another chance in a baggy green. The fun continued when he quickly became a national fixture with six hundreds in 16 matches, even though he was playing out of position.
Katich is capable of batting at two paces: he can nudge, leave and work the ball across his body for hours; or release free-flowing drives through cover, cuts behind point or heavy pulls. The method depends on the situation and how he feels, with his body language usually giving away the mood. An accomplished leader of New South Wales, he has plenty to offer tactically, although he is expected to be too old to be a serious contender as the next Test captain. While his left-arm wrist-spin is under-valued by Ricky Ponting - Katich also says bowling aggravates his shoulder - his runs are always appreciated.
Peter English