Aaron Finch

Aaron Finch
Finch in 2011
Personal information
Full name
Aaron James Finch
Born (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37)
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Height1.74[1] m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 453)7 October 2018 v Pakistan
Last Test26 December 2018 v India
ODI debut (cap 197)11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI11 September 2022 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.5 (formerly 16)
T20I debut (cap 49)12 January 2011 v England
Last T20I31 October 2022 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.5 (formerly 16)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–2022/23Victoria
2009/10Rajasthan Royals
2011–2012Delhi Daredevils
2011/12–2023/24Melbourne Renegades
2012Ruhuna Royals
2012/13Auckland Aces
2013Pune Warriors India
2014Sunrisers Hyderabad
2014–2015Yorkshire
2015Mumbai Indians
2016–2017Gujarat Lions
2016–2019Surrey
2018Kings XI Punjab
2020/21Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022Kolkata Knight Riders
2023San Francisco Unicorns
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 5 146 103 88
Runs scored 278 5,406 3,120 4,915
Batting average 27.80 38.89 34.28 35.87
100s/50s 0/2 17/30 2/19 7/33
Top score 62 153* 172 288*
Balls bowled 12 284 12 464
Wickets 0 4 0 5
Bowling average 64.75 63.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/2 1/0
Catches/stumpings 7/– 71/– 50/– 81/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2015 Australia and New Zealand
T20 World Cup
Winner 2021 UAE & Oman

Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer who served as the captain of the Australian cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket.[2] Finch currently holds the record for two of the three highest individual scores in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I), his score of 172 against Zimbabwe in July 2018 beating his previous record of 156 against England in 2013.[3][4] Finch was a part of the Australian team that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup, and six years later as Australia's captain, Finch also led Australia to win the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which was the maiden T20 World Cup title for the country. In July 2018, he became the first player to reach 900 rating points on the official International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings.[5] He made his Test debut for Australia in October 2018. He is also a part time commentator with Fox Cricket and Triple M. Finch has played domestically for Victoria and Melbourne Renegades. He is an opening batter, and occasional left arm orthodox spinner.

  1. ^ "Aaron Finch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Nine adds former captain to Ashes commentary line-up". 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Records. Twenty20 Internationals. Batting records. Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference record was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Finch becomes first player in T20Is to reach 900-point mark". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 July 2018.