Ricky Ponting (Australia)

Full Name: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Date of Birth: Dec 19, 1974, Launceston, Tasmania
Major Team: Australia, ICC World XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Somerset, Tasmania
Playing Roll: Batsman
Batting Style: Right
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
Nick Name: Punter
Height: 1.78 m
Education: Brooks Senior High School, Launceston
International Debut: 1995

Batting And Fielding Records

Type	M	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	22782	58.72	41	62	1509	73	196	-
ODI	375	365	39	13704	164	42.04	17046	80.39	30	82	1231	162	160	-
T20I	17	16	2	401	98*	28.64	302	132.78	-	2	41	11	8	-

Bowling Records

Type	M	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Eco	SR	4W	5W	10W
Test	168	36	587	276	5	1/0	1/0	55.20	2.82	117.40	-	-	-
ODI	375	5	150	104	3	1/12	1/12	34.67	4.16	50.00	-	-	-
T20I	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Statistics

Test Debut: Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, 08-11, Dec 1995
ODI Debut: Australia v South Africa at Wellington, Feb 15, 1995
T20I Debut: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005

Relation
Uncle - GD Campbell

03-Sep-2011: Ricky Ponting, who made his Test debut in 1995, became the first cricketer to play in 100 Test wins after Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 125 runs in the first Test in Galle.
24-March-2011: Ricky Ponting scored his fifth World Cup hundred during the quarterfinal match against India. He now has the second highest number of centuries in the championship, next to Sachin Tendulkar's six hundreds.
Ricky Ponting is the only Australian captain to have lost two consecutive Ashes series in England.

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Ponting appointed Australia assistant coach 2019 WC

Ricky Ponting to Retire From All Cricket After CLT20

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Ricky Ponting Out For Eight in Final Test Innings

Ponting Retire From Test After Perth

Ponting to Captain PM's XI Against West Indies

Ponting Hits 162 Before South Africa Tour

Australia Build a Strong Lead

Clarke, Ponting in Test Team for Caribbean Tour

Australia Start ODI Era Without Ponting

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Scores	Upcoming	Results
Australia vs India - 1st Test 1st Test - West Indies v Bangladesh - November 22-26, 14:00 GMT 1st ODI - Zimbabwe v Pakistan - November 24, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Kandy No results 3rd T20I - Australia v Pakistan at Hobart Australia won by 7 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)

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