Michael Bevan

Bevan is one of alone two players with 30 ODI innings or added to advance a batting boilerplate aloft 50. Critics accept claimed this was an aggrandized boilerplate due to a aerial akin of not outs, a aftereffect of batting in the lower-middle order. However, Bevan's best achievement was as a cardinal four. Of the players to accept played 30 or added ODI innings, he is one of alone three (with Kevin Pietersen and Michael Hussey) whose batting boilerplate never alone beneath 40. This, accompanying with the aerial amount he put on his wicket, resulted in abounding not-out innings.

Nonetheless, he accepted a reliable ballast at the basal of the boilerplate order, and he would generally patiently adviser Australia to achievement afterward a attenuate top-order collapse - arch to him actuality nicknamed "The Finisher". One of his best acclaimed "anchor" innings was in the New Years Day One Day International at the Sydney Candid Ground adjoin the West Indies in 1996. With the Australians at one date 6/38 block 173, his best 150-minute 78 got the Australians over the band with a four on the aftermost brawl of the innings

Despite his ODI success, Bevan's Test career, however, was not about as acknowledged - anticipation to be affected to short-pitched deliveries, he never absolutely succeeded in the best anatomy of the game, with an boilerplate of alone 29. It charge be acclaimed that his problems with abbreviate pitched bowling are added allegory than absoluteness - he connected to accomplish consistently in ODIs, admitting a aphorism change which accustomed abbreviate angle bowling in ODIs. He additionally denticulate heavily in calm capital candid for New South Wales during this time averaging about 60 with the bat. He performed able-bodied during his bound time as a bowler in Test matches, with his bowling appearance of beatnik left-arm chinaman spin. He is the alone bowler of this blazon to accept taken ten wickets in a Test bout which he did adjoin the West Indies touring ancillary in 1996.

The above teams he has played for are: South Australia, New South Wales, Yorkshire, Sussex, Leicestershire and of advance Australia. He accomplished his career arena for Tasmania, area in the 2004/05 season, he denticulate a Sheffield Shield almanac for cardinal of runs denticulate in a season. Admitting this form, he was absolved for Australian alternative due to his age.