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Full name Ian David Austin
Born May 30, 1966, Haslingden, Lancashire
Current age 42 years 172 days
Major teams England,Lancashire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
9
6
1
34
11*
6.80
49
69.38
0
0
2
0
0
0
First-class
124
172
37
3778
115*
27.98
2
20
35
0
List A
315
199
72
2301
97
18.11
0
4
53
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
9
9
475
360
6
2/25
2/25
60.00
4.54
79.1
0
0
0
First-class
124
17135
7954
262
6/43
30.35
2.78
65.4
6
1
List A
315
15036
10093
363
5/56
5/56
27.80
4.02
41.4
10
1
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, Aug 16, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Kenya at Canterbury, May 18, 1999 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1987 - 2000
List A span
1986 - 2003
Profile
With a waistline somewhere between Billy Bunter and Friar Tuck, Austin was an unlikely sporting figure. His approach to the wicket wasn't exactly threatening either - he trundled in with short, rhythmic strides - but he was accurate and could move the ball off the seam. Former Lancashire team-mate Wasim Akram once said that Austin's blockhole delivery - which denies the batsmen any room at the end of a one-day innings - was one of the best of its kind in the world. Austin batted left-handed, and liked to thump the ball back over the bowler's head and cover-drive with minimal foot movement. England picked him for their one-day side in 1998, and although he struggled that winter in Sharjah, many believed he would be England's trump card in the 1999 World Cup, when, aged 32, he took the new ball in the opening game of the competition at Lord's. It didn't work out, and Austin returned to his native Lancashire for good. He retired at the end of the 2003 season. Lawrence Booth (April 2004)
Notes
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1991
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999
