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Simon Katich

Full name: Simon Mathew Katich

Born: 21st August 1975, Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Slow left-arm chinaman

Teams: Australia (Test: 2001-2008/09); Australia (ODI: 2000/01-2006/07); Australia (Int Twenty20: 2004/05-2005/06); Western Australia (Main FC: 1996/97-2001/02); Durham (Main FC: 2000); Yorkshire (Main FC: 2002); New South Wales (Main FC: 2002/03-2007/08); Hampshire (Main FC: 2003-2005); Derbyshire (Main FC: 2007); Western Australia (Main ListA: 1995/96-2001/02); Durham (Main ListA: 2000); Yorkshire (Main ListA: 2002); New South Wales (Main ListA: 2002/03-2007/08); Hampshire (Main ListA: 2003-2005); Derbyshire (Main ListA: 2007); Hampshire (Main Twenty20: 2003); New South Wales (Main Twenty20: 2006/07-2007/08); Derbyshire (Main Twenty20: 2007); All teams

Hampshire Cricket Society Player of the Year: 2003

Derbyshire Captain: 2007

Derbyshire cap: 2007

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Gilchrist bats for Hayden

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Simon Katich celebrates his ton

Martyn & Katich running between the wickets

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He has worked very hard to get back in the Australian squad after he lost his central contract in 2007 off season, but the selectors couldn’t ignore what he achieved in only one season in 2007-08 and he won back his place in the squad for the Test tour to West Indies. Simon Katich broke the record for most runs in a Pura Cup season, captained New South Wales to the first-class title and registered his highest score alongwith scoring 1506 Pura Cup runs at 94.12, which surpassed the previous best in a season, Michael Bevan's 1464 at Tasmania in 2004-05. Katich was named Pura Cup Player of the Year and he was the Man of the Match in the final victory. After a solid 2000-01 season, which saw him accumulating 1282 first-class runs, including a century against every state, he was picked for the 2001 Ashes tour. He replaced the injured Steve Waugh for the fourth Test, but could only make 15 and 0 not out on debut, and then had to wait two years for another opportunity this time against Zimbabwe, when his occasional left-arm spin bowling was the centre of attraction as he took 6 for 65 in the second innings in Sydney. At the same ground later that summer, against India, he registered his maiden Test century and helped to ensure Waugh's final Test ended in a draw instead of a loss.
Profile DateLine: 3rd June 2008 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2001-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	27	45	3	1679	157	39.97	4	9	47.67	18

Test Career Bowling (2003/04-2005)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Australia	659	10	406	12	6-65	33.83	1	0	54.91	3.69

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1996/97-2008/09)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	187	319	43	15030	306	54.45	41	79	172

First-Class Career Bowling (1998/99-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	5329	114	3218	86	7-130	37.41	3	0	61.96	3.62

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2000/01-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	45	42	5	1324	107*	35.78	1	9	68.74	13

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1995/96-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	211	202	22	6787	136*	37.70	7	53	73.21	96

One-Day Career Bowling (1999/00-2005)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	823	2	766	24	3-21	31.91	0	0	34.29	5.58

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2005/06)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	3	2	0	69	39	34.50	0	0	146.80	2

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	25	24	7	706	75	41.52	0	3	128.13	13