This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2008-09 cricket season. Statisticians class the 2008–09 season as those matches played on tours that started between September 2008 and April 2009.
Player contracts
The 2008-09 list was announced on 9 April 2008.[1] Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team.
| Player | Age as at 29 December 2023 |
State | Test cap | ODI cap | ODI shirt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting (captain) | 49 years, 10 days | TAS | 366 | 123 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke (vice-captain) | 42 years, 271 days | NSW | 389 | 149 | 23 |
| Doug Bollinger | 42 years, 158 days | NSW | 4 | ||
| Nathan Bracken | 46 years, 108 days | NSW | 387 | 142 | 59 |
| Beau Casson | 41 years, 22 days | NSW | 15 | ||
| Stuart Clark | 48 years, 92 days | NSW | 396 | 153 | 8 |
| Brad Haddin | 46 years, 67 days | NSW | 400 | 144 | 57 |
| Matthew Hayden | 52 years, 61 days | QLD | 359 | 111 | 28 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 40 years, 289 days | TAS | 161 | 29 | |
| Brad Hodge | 49 years, 0 days | VIC | 394 | 154 | 17 |
| James Hopes | 45 years, 66 days | QLD | 151 | 39 | |
| David Hussey | 46 years, 167 days | VIC | 167 | 29 | |
| Michael Hussey | 48 years, 216 days | WA | 393 | 150 | 48 |
| Phil Jaques | 44 years, 240 days | NSW | 395 | 158 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 42 years, 57 days | QLD | 398 | 156 | 25 |
| Simon Katich | 48 years, 130 days | NSW | 384 | 143 | 13 |
| Brett Lee | 47 years, 51 days | NSW | 383 | 140 | 58 |
| Shaun Marsh | 40 years, 173 days | WA | 165 | 9 | |
| Ashley Noffke | 46 years, 243 days | QLD | 164 | 22 | |
| Andrew Symonds | 48 years, 203 days | QLD | 388 | 139 | 63 |
| Shaun Tait | 40 years, 310 days | SA | 392 | 162 | 32 |
| Adam Voges | 44 years, 86 days | WA | 163 | 24 | |
| Shane Watson | 42 years, 195 days | QLD | 391 | 148 | 33 |
Match summary
| Format | P | W | L | D | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 International | 3* | 2 | - | - | - | |
| One Day International | 10* | 1 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tests | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Total | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result * = Not all games played yet
Series Summary
Champions Trophy
Australia were due to play in the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan between 12 September and 28 September, however due to security concerns from several nations, the tournament was postponed until October 2009.[2]
Tour of India
Australia arrived in India in September for a 4 Test series against the Indian cricket team. A tour match in late September starts the tour and it concludes after the final Test in November.
Tour matches
Tour Match: 27–28 September, Jaipur
v |
||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
Tour Match: 2–5 October, Hyderabad
2–5 October 04:00 UTC |
v |
||
Test series
First Test
Australian XI: Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark
v |
||
- Series level 0-0
Test debut: Cameron White
2nd Test
17–21 October Test 1889 |
v |
||
3rd Test
29 October - 2 November Test 1891 |
v |
||
613/7 dec (171 overs) Gautam Gambhir 206 (380) V. V. S. Laxman 200* (301) Mitchell Johnson 3/142 (32 overs) |
||
4th Test
6–10 November Test 1892 |
v |
||
India won the series 2-0-2
New Zealand in Australia (First Leg)
Test series
The first leg comprises two Test match series.
First Test: 20–24 November, Brisbane
20–24 November 00:00 UTC |
v |
||
214 Clarke 98, Hussey 35, Symonds 26 Southee 4-63, O'Brien 2-44, Ryder 2-7 |
156 Taylor 40, Flynn 39, Ryder 30 Johnson 4-30, Clark 2-46, Lee 2-38, Watson 2-35 | |
268 Katich 131, Johnson 31, Symonds 20 Martin 3-69, O'Brien 2-58, Vettori 2-46 |
177 Taylor 75, Flynn 29, Ryder 24 Johnson 5-39, Clark 4-43, Lee 1-53 |
Second Test: 28 November-2 December, Adelaide
28 November - 2 December 00:00 UTC |
v |
||
270 Redmond 83, Taylor 44, McCullum 30 Lee 4-66, Johnson 2-56, Hauritz 2-63 |
535 Haddin 169, Clarke 110, Ponting 79 O'Brien 3-111, Martin 2-110, Vettori 2-124, Redmond 2-47 | |
203 McCullum 84, How 28, Extras 28, Redmond 19 Lee 5-105, Johnson 3-29, Hauritz 2-32 |
Australia won the series 2-0-0. New Zealand then goes home for a series against the West Indies and Australia will host the South African team. New Zealand returns to Australia on 29 January 2009 for the second leg.
South Africa in Australia
South Africa arrived in Australia for a 3 Tests, 2 Twenty20's and 5 ODI's against the Australian cricket team.
Test series
First Test
17–21 December Scorecard |
v |
||
414/4 (119.2 overs) Graeme Smith 108 (147) AB de Villiers 106* (186) Mitchell Johnson 3/98 (34.2 overs) |
Second Test
26–30 December Scorecard |
v |
||
Third Test
3–7 January Scorecard |
v |
||
445 (136.2 overs) Michael Clarke 138 (250) Mitchell Johnson 64 (125) Paul Harris 3/84 (29.2 overs) Dale Steyn 3/95 (27 overs) |
||
South Africa won the series 2-1-0
Twenty20 Series
1st Twenty20
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Twenty20
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Australia won the series 2-0-0
ODI Series
1st ODI
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
South Africa won the series 4-1-0
New Zealand in Australia (Second Leg)
New Zealand returns for the second leg, consisting of a tour match against the Prime Minister's XI, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) against Australia and a Twenty20 International also against Australia.
ODI Series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
6 February 2009 |
v |
||
3rd ODI
4th ODI
10 February 2009 |
v |
||
Michael Hussey 75(71)* David Hussey 79(96) Iain O' Brien 2/54 |
Ross Taylor 76(71) James Hopes 2/37 |
5th ODI
Match was a washout
Twenty20
Twenty20
15 February 2009 |
v |
||
David Hussey 41(39), Adam Voges 26(24), David Warner 23(15) Iain O'Brien 2/34 |
Brendon McCullum 61(47), Neil Broom 36(26) Peter Siddle 2/24, Nathan Bracken 0/16 |
Important events
See also
References
- ↑ Bollinger and Marsh receive contracts Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2008
- ↑ ICC Agrees to Postpone Champions Trophy Archived 30 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Cricket World. Retrieved 23 September 2008