Brad Hodge

Brad Hodge Biography

Brad Hodge was born in an era when the Australian side ruled world cricket. As a result, he couldn’t break into the side and could only make his Test debut at the age of 30. Although he scored a double hundred against South Africa at Perth in 2005-06, he only played three more Tests. But, Australia’s loss was the world’s gain as Hodge became a prolific run-scorer in Twenty20 cricket and made a name for himself as a specialist in the format.

Perhaps the greatest attribute of Hodge’s batting is the fact that he always seems to have time in his hand while playing a shot. He is cool at the crease and does not allow the pressure to get to him. Once Twenty20 arrived on the scenario, he instantly took to it and remains one of the most prolific run-scorer in the format.

After scoring over 17,000 runs in First-Class cricket, he gave it up in 2009 to solely focus on the shortest format. He did have his opportunities in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20Is, being a member of the 2007 World Cup winning side, a tournament in which he managed a ton but was subsequently left out of the side.

Hodge last made an appearance for Australia at the ICC World T20 2014. Even though he is touching 40, he remains an effective Twenty20 cricketer across the world and is an important part of the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Brad Hodge Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	6	11	503	2	203*	55.88	965	52.12	1	2	60	1	9	0
ODIs	25	21	575	2	123	30.26	657	87.51	1	3	51	12	16	0
T20s	15	11	183	4	36	26.14	144	127.0	0	0	10	7	5	0
World Cup	5	2	152	0	123	76.00	117	129.9	1	0	11	7	4	0

Brad Hodge Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	6	12	8	0	--	4.000	--	0	0	0/2	0/2
ODIs	25	66	51	1	51.00	4.636	66.00	0	0	1/4	1/4
T20s	15	30	43	1	43.00	8.600	30.00	0	0	0/2	0/2
World Cup	5	36	17	1	17.00	2.833	36.00	0	--	1/17	1/4

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