This article contains information, results and statistics regarding the Australian national cricket team in the 2008 season. Statisticians class the 2008 season as matches played on tours that started between May 2008 and August 2008.
Contents
- Player contracts
- Match summary
- Tour of West Indies
- First Test 2226 May Kingston
- Second Test 30 May 3 June North Sound
- Third Test 1216 June Bridgetown
- Only Twenty20 International 20 June Bridgetown
- First ODI 24 June Kingstown
- Second ODI 27 June St Georges
- Fourth ODI 4 July Basseterre
- Fifth ODI 6 July Basseterre
- Bangladesh in Australia
- First ODI 30 August Darwin
- Third ODI 6 September Darwin
- Matches Played
- Twenty20 Internationals
- One Day Internationals
- Tests
- Catches
- Important events
- References
Player contracts
The 2008–09 list was announced on 9 April 2008. Note that uncontracted players still are available for selection for the national cricket team.
Match summary
M = Matches Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, T = Tied, NR = No Result
Series Summary
Tour of West Indies
Australia's tour of the West Indies commenced on 16 May with a tour match against a Jamaica Select XI in Trelawny and will conclude on 6 July with a One Day International in Basseterre.
First Test: 22–26 May, Kingston
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill
Test debut: Brad Haddin
Second Test: 30 May-3 June, North Sound
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark, Stuart MacGill
Third Test: 12–16 June, Bridgetown
Australian XI: Phil Jaques, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin (wk), Beau Casson, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark
Test debut: Beau Casson
Man of the Series: Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Only Twenty20 International: 20 June, Bridgetown
Twenty20 International debuts: Shaun Marsh, Luke Ronchi
First ODI: 24 June, Kingstown
One Day International debut: Shaun Marsh
Second ODI: 27 June, St George's
One Day International debut: Luke Ronchi
Fourth ODI: 4 July, Basseterre
One Day International debut: David Hussey
Fifth ODI: 6 July, Basseterre
Man of the Series: Shane Watson
Bangladesh in Australia
Bangladesh will travel to Australia for a 3 match One Day International series at the end of August.
First ODI: 30 August, Darwin
One Day International debut: Brett Geeves
Third ODI: 6 September, Darwin
Man of the Series: Michael Hussey
Matches Played
The following is a table of statistics charting appearances by Australian cricketers in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one match played. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.
Source: cricinfo.com
Twenty20 Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in Twenty20 International cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.
One Day Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in One Day International cricket in the 2007–08 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.
Tests
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian batsmen in Test cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one innings played. The players will be arranged by most runs scored.
Mts = Matches, Inns = Innings, NO = Not Outs, BF = Balls Faced, Avg = Batting Average, S/R = Batting Strike Rate, HS = Highest Score
Source: cricinfo.com
Twenty20 Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Twenty20 International cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
One Day Internationals
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in One Day International cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
Tests
The following is a table of statistics charting Australian bowlers in Test cricket in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one ball bowled. The players will be arranged by most wickets taken.
Mts = Matches, Wkts = Wickets, Runs = Runs scored off bowler, Avg = Bowling Average, S/R = Bowling Strike Rate, BBI = Best Bowling Innings, Econ = Economy Rate, BBM = Best Bowling Match, Ovrs = Overs Bowled, 5WI = 5 Wickets Innings, 10WM = 10 Wickets Match
Source: cricinfo.com
Catches
The following is a table of statistics charting catches taken by Australian fieldsmen in the 2008 season. The minimum requirement for inclusion is one catch. The players will be arranged in alphabetical order.
† Wicketkeeper
Source: cricinfo.com