Aaron Finch

Aaron Finch

Personal information
Full name	Aaron James Finch
Born	17 November 1986 Colac, Victoria, Australia
Nickname	Finchy
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Top-order or Opening batsman
International information
National side	Australia
ODI debut (cap 197)	11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	23 January 2016 v India
ODI shirt no.	5 (was 16)
T20I debut (cap 49)	12 January 2011 v England
Last T20I	9 November 2014 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–present	Victoria (squad no. 5)
2010	Rajasthan Royals
2011–2012	Delhi Daredevils
2011–present	Melbourne Renegades
2012–present	Auckland Aces
2013	Pune Warriors India
2014	Sunrisers Hyderabad
2015	Mumbai Indians
2014–2015	Yorkshire (squad no. 20)
2016—present	Gujarat Lions
2016	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 56 22 54 125 Runs scored 2,072 756 2,855 4,564 Batting average 39.09 39.78 33.58 39.00 100s/50s 7/10 1/5 4/18 11/25 Top score 148 156 288* 154 Balls bowled 55 12 332 244 Wickets 2 0 4 7 Bowling average 24.00 – 61.75 30.42 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0 10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 1/2 – 1/0 2/44 Catches/stumpings 29/– 5/– 54/– 54/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 20 January 2016

Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986, in Colac, Victoria) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Yorkshire Vikings, Gujarat Lions, Victoria, the Melbourne Renegades and the Australia national cricket team where he previously served as T20 captain. Finch used to play at Colac West Cricket Club as a junior where he was a wicket keeper for his side. A right-handed batsman, he played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.^[2] Finch is a top order batsman, but has been used up the order when playing for club side Geelong.

Finch currently holds the record for the highest innings in a Twenty20 International match, 156, scored against England on 29 August 2013.^[3] He scored his maiden first-class double century on 29 October 2015 while batting for Cricket Australia XI against New Zealanders in a tour match.^[4]

Domestic career

Finch playing for Victoria in 2011.

Finch got his opportunity in the State side in the 2009/10 season. He hit his maiden first class century against Tasmania at the MCG. He combined with 3rd wicket partner David Hussey for a contribution of 212. He was eventually out caught behind for 102.

Aaron Finch made a promising start to the 2010 Airtel Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, for Victorian Bushrangers.

On 7 October 2012, while filling in as captain, Finch struck a record 154 runs at the Gabba against an unthreatening Queensland bowling attack. This is the highest score for a Victorian in domestic one day cricket.

Aaron Finch played for the Melbourne Renegades in the inaugural Big Bash League season in 2011. In 2012, he became the captain of the Melbourne Renegades, and was the Big Bash League player of the year.^[3]

On 11 February 2014, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced the signing of Finch and that he will join up with Yorkshire in May 2014, after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League season.^[5]

In July 2014, he played for the MCC side in the Bicentenary Celebration match at Lord's.^[6] Finch top scored with 181 not out, as the MCC XI won the match by 7 wickets.

On 20 December 2015, Finch became the first player to score 1000 runs in the Big Bash League, achieving this by scoring 65 runs from 45 balls in a man of the match performance against the Brisbane Heat.^[7][8]

International arena

Aaron Finch's record as captain
	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	No result	Win %
Twenty20 [9]	6	3	3	0	0	–	50%
Date last Updated:		2 September 2015

His hard hitting made Australian selectors to give Finch his first international appearance in T20 International against England on 12 January 2011. After two years, Finch made his first ODI appearance on 11 January 2013 against Sri Lanka. On 29 August 2013, Finch set a new record for Twenty20 international cricket when he scored 156 runs off 63 balls for Australia against England at the Rose Bowl, Southampton. Finch's innings included 14 sixes (also a record) and 11 fours. The previous record was 123 runs, scored by Brendon McCullum of New Zealand.^[3] Finch received "Man of the Match" award in a Twenty 20 game against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 14 January 2011. He scored 122 runs.

On 3 December 2014 Finch, along with Tom Cooper and Michael Clarke, were three of the pallbearers at Phillip Hughes' funeral.^[10]

Finch was selected as part of Australia's 2015 Cricket World Cup squad. In Australia's first group match against England, Finch's World Cup debut with Australia, Finch top scored with 135 runs, helping Australia to a 111 run win, and earning man of the match honours in the process.

Although Finch is currently rated as the No. 1 batsman in international T20 cricket, he was dropped for the first two matches of Australia's campaign, by Lehmann and Waugh, the Australian selectors on duty, for the 2016 ICC World T20. This brutal sacking attracted negative publicity from media and pundits. Eventually, he was reinstated for the last two matches of Australia's campaign.

On 31 August 2016, Finch scored the joint fastest half century by an Australian in ODIs. He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka Dambulla by reaching to 50 run mark in 18 balls and equaled Simon O'Donnell's 26 year old feat.^[11]

Indian Premier League

Finch was first drafted into the Rajasthan Royals squad in 2010. He was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils IPL franchise in the 2011 IPL Player Auction for US$300,000. He continued with them for two seasons and was later picked up by Pune Warriors India in 2013. He had two half centuries and a Player of the Match award to his name in the 2013 Indian Premier League. On 12 February 2014 he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Player Auction for 640,000 USD. Finch has been bought by the Mumbai Indians for 530,000 USD in 2015 season, but he couldn't play for the team due to injury. In 2016, he was bought by Gujarat Lions for 150,000 USD.^[12]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Aaron Finch's One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	148	8	Scotland	Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom	The Grange Club	2013	Won
2	121	19	England	Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2014	Won
3	109	22	England	Perth, Australia	WACA Ground	2014	Lost
4	102	25	South Africa	Harare, Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	2014	Lost
5	109	34	South Africa	Canberra, Australia	Manuka Oval	2014	Won
6	135	42	England	Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2015	Won
7	107	56	India	Canberra, Australia	Manuka Oval.	2016	Won

Twenty20 International centuries

Aaron Finch's Twenty20 International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	156	7	England	Southampton, England, United Kingdom	Rose Bowl	2013	Won

Career best performances

	Batting
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
ODI	148	Australia v Scotland	Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh	2013 [13]
T20I	156	Australia v England	Rose Bowl, Southampton	2013 [14]
FC	288*	Cricket Australia XI v New Zealanders	Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney	2015/16 [15]
LA	154	Victoria v Queensland	Gabba, Brisbane	2012/13 [16]
T20	156	Australia v England	Rose Bowl, Southampton	2013 [14]

Awards

ODI awards

Player of the series awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	England in Australia	2013/14	Runs: 258 (278 balls: 24×4, 4x6), Ave – 51.60, SR – 92.81 Field: DNB, 2 catches	Australia Won the series 4-1[17]

Man of the match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	England	MCG, Melbourne	12 January 2014	DNB; 121 (128 balls: 12x4)	Australia won by 6 wickets.[18]
2	England	MCG, Melbourne	14 February 2015	135 (128 balls: 12x4, 3x6); DNB, 1 catch	Australia won by 111 runs.[19]

Twenty20 International awards

Man of the match awards

#	Series	Season	Opposition	Match Performance	Result
1	Australia in England	2010/11	England	53* (33 balls: 4x4, 2x6); DNB, 1 catch	Australia won by 4 runs.[20]
2	Australia in England	2013	England	156 (63 balls: 11x4, 14x6); DNB	Australia won by 39 runs.[21]
3	ICC World Twenty20	2014	Bangladesh	DNB; 71 (45 balls: 7x4, 4x6)	Australia won by 7 wickets.[22]

References

1. "Aaron Finch". espncricinfo.com. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
2. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Aaron Finch (10)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
3. John Mehaffey (30 August 2013). "Finch breaks McCullum's T20 world record". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
4. "Finch and Carters dominate New Zealand". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
5. "BBC Sport – Aaron Finch: Yorkshire sign Australia's big-hitting opener". Bbc.com. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
6. "MCC v Rest of the World – 5 July". Lord's. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
7. "Melbourne Renegades power home to beat Brisbane Heat by seven wickets in Big Bash League opener". MSN.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
8. "Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
9. "List of Twenty20 Captains". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
10. Lessons of Hughes' life unforgettable in death
11. "Finch scores 18 ball fifty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
12. List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2016.
13. "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 - Scotland v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
14. "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 - England v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
15. "New Zealand tour of Australia, 2015/16 - Cricket Australia XI v New Zealanders Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
16. "Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2012/13 - QLD v VIC Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
17. "England in Australia ODI Series, 2013/14 Series". ESPNcricinfo. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
18. "England tour of Australia, 2013/14 – Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
19. "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 – Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
20. "England tour of Australia, 2010/11 – Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
21. "Australia tour of England and Scotland, 2013 – England v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
22. "World T20, 2013/14 – Bangladesh v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

External links

• Player profile: Aaron Finch from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Aaron Finch from CricketArchive