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Xavier Doherty
Australia
Player profile
Full name Xavier John Doherty
Born November 22, 1982, Scottsdale, Tasmania
Current age 25 years 324 days
Major teams Australia A, Tasmania
Nickname X
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height
1.78 m
Relations Brother - PN Doherty
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
27 |
42 |
9 |
441 |
53* |
13.36 |
1308 |
33.71 |
0 |
2 |
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9 |
0 |
| List A |
58 |
37 |
11 |
422 |
53 |
16.23 |
612 |
68.95 |
0 |
1 |
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21 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
43 |
33 |
21.50 |
38 |
113.15 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
27 |
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5614 |
3374 |
60 |
6/149 |
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56.23 |
3.60 |
93.5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| List A |
58 |
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2556 |
1955 |
62 |
4/18 |
4/18 |
31.53 |
4.58 |
41.2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
11 |
11 |
228 |
319 |
6 |
1/15 |
1/15 |
53.16 |
8.39 |
38.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
2001/02 |
| Last First-class |
South Australia v Tasmania at Adelaide, Mar 1-4, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2001/02 |
| Last List A |
India A v Australia A at Chennai, Sep 24, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 10, 2008 scorecard |
Following Brad Hogg's retirement, Xavier Doherty will be keen to press his claims as a potential one-day international spinner having carved a limited-overs niche with Tasmania. He was the state's one-day player of the year in 2006-07, when he collected 11 wickets at 29.72, and was the joint winner of the same award in 2007-08. That season he was one of four men to top the competition wicket tally with 15 at 25.53, including 4 for 18 in the final as Tasmania secured the limited-overs trophy. The repeated successes earned him a place in the Australia A one-day team that toured India in 2008. His handy lower-order batting adds to his limited-overs value and his first hint of potential higher honours came when the national selectors named him in the preliminary 30-man squad for the 2008 Champions Trophy, which was ultimately postponed.
Big things were expected of Doherty, a left-arm orthodox spinner, after he starred at the Under-19 World Cup and was given a Tasmanian debut at 19 in 2001-02. Since then he has struggled for lasting impact in the Pura Cup but with slow-bowling positions opening up in the Test squad, he will also be desperate to win back his place in Tasmania's first-class team. A 2001 Academy graduate and Prime Minister's XI representative in 2004, Doherty was not used in the Pura Cup in 2007-08 as Jason Krejza was preferred and he must reduce his first-class average a long way below its current mark of 56.23 to get more regular opportunities in the longer format.
Cricinfo staff September 2008
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Xavier Doherty
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Nov 20, 2005 |
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Xavier Doherty of Tasmania cuts on his way to 49 in the first innings
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Nov 18, 2005 |
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Xavier Doherty bowls against New South Wales
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