George Bradley Hogg suffered from being born in the wrong era. Had he been born a decade on either side, he could have had a much longer ODI career. With competition from no less a bowler than Shane Warne, Hogg was only able to establish himself in Australia’s limited-overs team for a brief period from 2003 to 2008, following the great man’s premature retirement from ODIs. A Chinaman bowler with an excellent wrong ’un, Hogg enjoyed a late but productive international career and an even more impressive T20 career; he is still active well into his 40s.
Having made his ODI debut in 1996, Hogg had to wait for six years before getting another game. He was more or less a regular feature of Australia’s ODI set-up after that till his retirement in 2008. Hogg was an integral part of two of Australia’s World Cup-winning sides (2003 and 2007) and retired with the second-most wickets by an Australian spinner in ODIs. He came out of international retirement to play for Australia in the 2012 and 2014 T20 World Cups.
Unfortunately for Hogg and Australia, he was never able to take to Test cricket with the fluency he did ODIs and T20s, and as a result played a mere 7 Tests spread across 12 years, in which he took 17 wickets at an average of 55. It was a surprising return for someone with such impressive numbers in ODI cricket.
Interestingly, Hogg made his First-Class debut as a No. 6 batsman who did not bowl. Playing for Western Australia, Hogg scored 22 and 15. Hogg bowled part-time medium pace at that time, and it was only when leg-spinner Tony Mann asked Hogg to try his hand at Chinaman bowling that he discovered his true calling. Barring the occasional chat with fellow wrist-spinners, Hogg had virtually no coaching in the art of Chinaman bowling.
Hogg's skills with the bat brought him 790 ODI runs at 20 with 2 half-centuries. Given that he played for one of the strongest ODI teams in the history of the game, it is not surprising that he played a mere 65 innings in 123 ODIs.
The T20 era brought out the best in Hogg. Despite being at the twilight of his ODI career by the time T20 cricket came around, Hogg was able to sustain his form and fitness well enough that he was able to keep playing well into his 40s. He became the oldest player to feature in an IPL match, and was still active even at the age of 45, foxing batsmen half his age with his googlies.
Shiamak Unwalla
Career | M | In | R | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Test | 7 | 10 | 186 | 3 | 79 | 26.57 | 375 | 49.60 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
ODIs | 123 | 65 | 790 | 26 | 71* | 20.25 | 1005 | 78.60 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 0 |
T20s | 15 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 41* | 13.75 | 39 | 141.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
World Cup | 21 | 9 | 87 | 4 | 40* | 17.40 | 83 | 104.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Career | M | B | R | W | Avg | EC | SR | 5WI | 10WM | BBI | BBM |
Test | 7 | 1524 | 933 | 17 | 54.88 | 3.673 | 89. | 0 | 0 | 2/16 | 4/27 |
ODIs | 123 | 5563 | 4188 | 156 | 26.84 | 4.517 | 35.66 | 2 | 0 | 5/32 | 5/32 |
T20s | 15 | 294 | 373 | 7 | 53.28 | 7.612 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 | 1/9 | 1/9 |
World Cup | 21 | 951 | 654 | 34 | 19.23 | 4.126 | 27.97 | 0 | -- | 4/29 | 5/32 |
Test Debut
India v Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, October 10, 1996
Last Test
Australia v India at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, January 24, 2008
ODI Debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, August 26, 1996
Last ODI
Australia v India at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, March 2, 2008
T20 Debut
South Africa v Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, February 24, 2006
Last T20
Australia v Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, March 23, 2014
RCB vs CSK: As per Hogg, he cannot see anyone eligible to lead the side and be Dhoni's successor.
IPL 2022: Hogg said that if Gaikwad has playing for India during the IPL, he is going to be found wanting.
IPL 2022: Impressed by Umesh, ex-Australian cricketer Brad Hogg the contest between the two players is the reason why he is excited to ...
Since taking over as full-time captain Rohit is yet to lose a match and has led the Men in Blue to 6 consecutive series win, a total of ...
The former Australian cricketer said that it will take a lot of pressure off Kohli's shoulders and help him relax.
Hogg reckons this change would improve Kohli's performances which have tailed off a bit in the past two seasons.
As a six-year-old, Brad Hogg watched a match between India and Australian Country XI in 1977. His father, Greg played in that game and ...
"I went to the locker room and looked at the report. ‘Don’t talk to Haydos before he bats’ I read," Hogg revealed.
KKR were off to a good winning start against DD, in Match 2 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016, at Kolkata.
Brad Hogg is the most successful chinaman bowler in international cricket.
Brad Hogg was a regular member of Australia's ODI setup in 2000s.
The exploits of Adam Gilchrist, Brad Hogg and Sachin Tendulkar to name a few have often challenged this popular perception and ...
England vs South Africa - 1st Test
RSA 289/7 OVERS: 77.0
ENG 165 (45.0 Ovs)
SA lead by 124 runs
West Indies vs New Zealand - 2nd ODI
19 Aug, 2022 23:30 IST
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
West Indies vs New Zealand - 2nd ODI
19 Aug, 2022 23:30 IST | 18:00 GMT
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
20 Aug, 2022 12:45 IST | 07:15 GMT
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Netherlands vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI
21 Aug, 2022 14:30 IST | 09:00 GMT
Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam
West Indies vs New Zealand - 3rd ODI
21 Aug, 2022 23:30 IST | 18:00 GMT
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
22 Aug, 2022 12:45 IST | 07:15 GMT
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Ireland vs Afghanistan - 5th T20I
Ireland beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets (D/L method)
Ireland vs Afghanistan - 4th T20I
Afghanistan beat Ireland by 27 runs
Netherlands vs Pakistan - 1st ODI
Pakistan beat Netherlands by 16 runs
United Arab Emirates vs USA - Match 5
Match Abandoned
West Indies vs New Zealand - 3rd T20I
West Indies beat New Zealand by 8 wickets