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Full name Michael James Di Venuto
Born December 12, 1973, Hobart, Tasmania
Current age 34 years 157 days
Major teams Australia, Australia A, Derbyshire, Derbyshire 2nd XI, Durham, Northern Territory Cricket Association Invitation XI, Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI, Tasmania
Nickname Diva
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak googly
Height 1.80 m
Education St Virgil's College, Hobart

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
ODIs	9	9	0	241	89	26.77	281	85.76	0	2	28	0	1
First-class	269	480	29	20315	230	45.04			46	121			314
List A	279	273	16	8416	173*	32.74			13	43			109
Twenty20	30	28	4	727	95*	30.29	563	129.12	0	6	94	6	4

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
ODIs	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	269		807	484	5	1/0		96.80	3.59	161.4		0	0
List A	279		200	181	5	1/10	1/10	36.20	5.43	40.0	0	0	0
Twenty20	30	5	78	88	5	3/19	3/19	17.60	6.76	15.6	0	0	0

Career statistics
ODI debut	South Africa v Australia at East London, Mar 29, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI	Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 17, 1997 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut	1991/92
Last First-class	Durham v Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street, May 14-16, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	1992/93
Last List A	Scotland v Durham at Edinburgh, May 11, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Durham v Lancashire at Chester-le-Street, Jun 29, 2007 scorecard

Profile

Michael Di Venuto shot into the Australian one-day team as an opener with his brutal stroke-play that was a precursor to Adam Gilchrist's dominance, but he couldn't sustain the devastation and was dropped in the same year he got promoted. Since his international days in 1997, which included two half-centuries, he has continued to be a prolific and record-breaking player for Tasmania. He is the state's leading one-day run-scorer, is second to Jamie Cox on Tasmania's lists of Pura Cup-Sheffield Shield appearances and runs scored, and owns the most half-centuries in Pura Cup-Sheffield Shield history. In 2006-07 he proved his skills were as sharp as ever, striking 961 Pura Cup runs at 53.38. It was his best collection in an Australian domestic season and only Chris Rogers and Phil Jaques scored more during the summer. The highlight was finally being part of a Pura Cup triumph - Di Venuto was the only member of the winning team to have played in all three of Tasmania's lost deciders - and he contributed a handy 64 in the second innings. Di Venuto, who made his state debut in 1991-92, has played many outstanding top-order innings, but none was more impressive than his glorious 189 in the 1997-98 Sheffield Shield final. A fearsome player of the hook, pull and square cut, he is a dashing left-hander who has also excited English fans during regular stints with Derbyshire before switching to Durham in 2007.
Cricinfo staff July 2007

Mar 8, 2008

Michael Di Venuto swivels while playing a pull shot
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Oct 15, 2007

Michael Di Venuto hooks on his way to 176
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Oct 15, 2007

Michael Di Venuto celebrates his 150
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