Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986, in Colac, Victoria) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Yorkshire Vikings, Gujarat Lions, Victoria, the Melbourne Renegades and the Australia national cricket team where he previously served as T20 captain. Finch used to play at Colac West Cricket Club as a junior where he was a wicket keeper for his side. A right-handed batsman, he played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.[2] Finch is a top order
batsman, but has been used up the order when playing for club side Geelong.
Finch currently holds the record for the highest innings in a Twenty20 International match, 156, scored against England on 29 August 2013.[3] He scored his maiden first-class double century on 29 October 2015 while batting for Cricket Australia XI against New Zealanders in a tour match.[4]
Domestic career
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Finch playing for Victoria in 2011.
Finch got his opportunity in the State side in the 2009/10 season. He hit his maiden first class century against Tasmania at the MCG. He combined with 3rd wicket partner David Hussey for a contribution of 212. He was eventually out caught behind for 102.
Aaron Finch made a promising start to the 2010 Airtel Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, for Victorian Bushrangers.
On 7 October 2012, while filling in as captain, Finch struck a record 154 runs at the Gabba against an unthreatening Queensland bowling attack. This is the highest score for a Victorian in domestic one day cricket.
Aaron Finch played for the Melbourne Renegades in the inaugural Big Bash League season in 2011. In 2012, he became the captain of the Melbourne Renegades, and was the Big Bash League player of the year.[3]
On 11 February 2014, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced the signing of Finch and that he will join up with Yorkshire in May 2014, after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League season.[5]
In July 2014, he played for the MCC side in the Bicentenary Celebration match at Lord's.[6] Finch top scored with 181 not out, as the MCC XI won the match by 7 wickets.
On 20 December 2015, Finch became the first player to score 1000 runs in the Big Bash League, achieving this by scoring 65 runs from 45 balls in a man of the match performance against the Brisbane Heat.[7][8]
International arena
| Aaron Finch's record as captain |
| | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | Win % |
| Twenty20 [9] | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 50% |
| Date last Updated: |
2 September 2015 |
His hard hitting made Australian selectors to give Finch his first international appearance in T20 International against England on 12 January 2011. After two years, Finch made his first ODI appearance on 11 January 2013 against Sri Lanka. On 29 August 2013, Finch set a new record for Twenty20 international cricket when he scored 156 runs off 63 balls for Australia against England at the Rose Bowl, Southampton. Finch's innings included 14 sixes (also a record) and 11 fours. The previous record was 123 runs, scored by Brendon McCullum of New Zealand.[3] Finch received "Man of the Match" award in a Twenty 20 game against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 14 January 2011. He scored 122 runs.
On 3 December 2014 Finch, along with Tom Cooper and Michael Clarke, were three of the pallbearers at Phillip Hughes' funeral.[10]
Finch was selected as part of Australia's 2015 Cricket World Cup squad. In Australia's first group match against England, Finch's World Cup debut with Australia, Finch top scored with 135 runs, helping Australia to a 111 run win, and earning man of the match honours in the process.
Although Finch is currently rated as the No. 1 batsman in international T20 cricket, he was dropped for the first two matches of Australia's campaign, by Lehmann and Waugh, the Australian selectors on duty, for the 2016 ICC World T20. This brutal sacking attracted negative publicity from media and pundits. Eventually, he was reinstated for the last two matches of Australia's campaign.
Indian Premier League
Finch was first drafted into the Rajasthan Royals squad in 2010. He was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils IPL franchise in the 2011 IPL Player Auction for US$300,000. He continued with them for two seasons and was later picked up by Pune Warriors India in 2013. He had two half centuries and a Player of the Match award to his name in the 2013 Indian Premier League. On 12 February 2014 he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Player Auction for 640,000 USD. Finch has been bought by the Mumbai Indians for 530,000 USD in 2015 season, but he couldn't play for the team due to injury. In 2016, he was bought by Gujarat Lions for 150,000 USD.[11]
International centuries
One Day International centuries
Twenty20 International centuries
Career best performances
Awards
ODI awards
Player of the series awards
| # |
Series |
Season |
Match Performance |
Result |
|---|
| 1 |
England in Australia |
2013/14 |
Runs: 258 (278 balls: 24×4, 4x6), Ave – 51.60, SR – 92.81
Field: DNB, 2 catches |
 Australia Won the series 4-1[16] |
Man of the match awards
Twenty20 International awards
Man of the match awards
References
- ↑ "Aaron Finch". espncricinfo.com. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Aaron Finch (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- 1 2 3 John Mehaffey (30 August 2013). "Finch breaks McCullum's T20 world record". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ↑ "Finch and Carters dominate New Zealand". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – Aaron Finch: Yorkshire sign Australia's big-hitting opener". Bbc.com. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
- ↑ "MCC v Rest of the World – 5 July". Lord's. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Melbourne Renegades power home to beat Brisbane Heat by seven wickets in Big Bash League opener". MSN.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ "List of Twenty20 Captains". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ Lessons of Hughes' life unforgettable in death
- ↑ List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2016.
- ↑ "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 - Scotland v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 - England v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand tour of Australia, 2015/16 - Cricket Australia XI v New Zealanders Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2012/13 - QLD v VIC Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ "England in Australia ODI Series, 2013/14 Series". ESPNcricinfo. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "England tour of Australia, 2013/14 – Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 – Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "England tour of Australia, 2010/11 – Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 – England v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "World T20, 2013/14 – Bangladesh v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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