Michael Di Venuto

Michael Di Venuto
Personal information
Full name
Michael James Di Venuto
Born (1973-12-12) 12 December 1973 (age 50)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
NicknameDiva
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right arm leg break
RoleBatsman, Coach
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 133)29 March 1997 
Australia v South Africa
Last ODI17 December 1997 
Australia v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991/92–2007/08Tasmania (squad no. 5)
1999Sussex
2000–2006Derbyshire (squad no. 3)
2007–2012Durham (squad no. 23)
2011/12Italy
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 9 336 302 54
Runs scored 241 25,200 9,217 1,085
Batting average 26.77 45.90 33.15 23.08
100s/50s 0/2 60/146 15/48 0/7
Top score 89 254* 173* 95*
Balls bowled 0 807 200 78
Wickets 5 5 5
Bowling average 96.80 36.20 17.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/0 1/10 3/19
Catches/stumpings 1/– 417/– 123/– 10/–
Source: CricInfo, 18 July 2020

Michael James Di Venuto (born 12 December 1973) is an Australian cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who represented both Australia (in One Day Internationals) and Italy. The bulk of his first-class cricket career was spent playing for Tasmanian Tigers. After retiring from representative cricket in Australia, he continued playing for Durham County Cricket Club till July 2012, when he announced retirement from County Cricket.[1] He has also previously played cricket in England for Derbyshire and Sussex. A left hand opening batsman, his form for Tasmania throughout the mid-1990s earned him a call up for the Australian national cricket team in the One Day International arena, although after nine games he was dropped. Like some of his contemporary Tasmanian teammates such as Jamie Cox, Dene Hills, and Shaun Young, Di Venuto can be considered unlucky to have not had a more successful international career, as he was playing at a time when the Australian national cricket team was highly dominant, and difficult to earn selection for. After retiring from Durham, he was appointed Australia's full-time batting coach by head coach Mickey Arthur,[2] and was then head coach of Surrey from 2016 until 2020.

  1. ^ "Michael Di Venuto". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Michael Di Venuto Appointed Australia Batting Coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2013.