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Michael John Clarke AO (born 2 April 1981) is an Australian former cricketer. He was captain of the Australian cricket team in both Test and One Day International (ODI) between 2011 and 2015, leading Australia to victory in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He also served as captain of the Twenty20 International (T20I) side between 2007 and 2010.
Clarke scored 36 centuries for Australia in international cricket. Michael Clarke is an Australian former cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. [n 1] He scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches on 28 and 8 occasions respectively during his international career. He played 115 Tests and 238 ODIs for ...
A 16-man Australia squad was announced for the tour on 9 September 2004. It included three frontline spinners, Shane Warne, Nathan Hauritz and Cameron White, and two part-timers Simon Katich and Michael Clarke. The spin-heavy squad picked was in contract to their previous tour.
Michael Hussey – under Ricky Ponting for one Test in May 2008, when Michael Clarke was injured; Michael Clarke – under Ricky Ponting from May 2008 [10] to March 2011, then promoted to captain; Shane Watson – under Michael Clarke, from March 2011 [11] to April 2013, deputised as captain for one Test and later resigned from the position
Australia declared at 5/565 before lunch, with Michael Clarke on 259* and Mike Hussey out for 100, for a lead of 115 runs. South Africa reached 5/166, with Jacques Kallis (49) top scoring, and the match was drawn. [16] The man of the match award went to Michael Clarke for his unbeaten double century.
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Australia lost the first two Tests of the series, the second of them by a heavy margin: an innings and 135 runs. In this game, Australia became the first team in Test cricket to declare in its first innings, and then lose the match by an innings. [4] With two Test matches left, the best Australia could hope for was a drawn series.
Michael Clarke (cricketer) (born 1981), former captain of the Australian national cricket team; Michael Clarke (musician) (1946–1993), American musician; Michael Clarke (ornithologist), Australian ornithologist; Michael Clarke (priest) (1935–1978), Anglican provost; Michael Clarke Duncan (1957–2012), American actor; Mike Clarke (ice ...