Nathan Hauritz

Nathan Hauritz

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Michael Hauritz
Born	(1981-10-18) 18 October 1981 (age 42) Wondai, Queensland, Australia
Nickname	Ritz
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	All rounder
International information
National side	Australia (2002–2011)
Test debut (cap 390)	3 November 2004 v India
Last Test	9 October 2010 v India
ODI debut (cap 147)	22 March 2002 v South Africa
Last ODI	21 January 2011 v England
ODI shirt no.	43
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001/02–2005/06	Queensland
2006/07–2011/12	New South Wales
2011/12–2013/14	Brisbane Heat (squad no. 43)
2012/13–2013/14	Queensland
2014/15	Sydney Thunder
2015/16	Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 43)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 17 58 79 172 Runs scored 426 336 1,747 1,208 Batting average 25.05 22.40 21.04 19.17 100s/50s 0/2 0/1 2/4 0/2 Top score 75 53* 146 53* Balls bowled 4,200 2,724 15,768 8,299 Wickets 63 63 187 196 Bowling average 34.98 34.15 43.02 32.87 5 wickets in innings 2 0 4 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/53 4/29 5/39 4/29 Catches/stumpings 3/– 24/– 45/– 60/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 January 2016

Nathan Michael Hauritz (/ˈhɔːrɪts/; born 18 October 1981) is a former Australian cricketer who has represented Australia in Tests, One-dayers and Twenty20 Internationals. He is mainly noted for his off spin bowling. He was a part of the Australian squad which won the 2003 Cricket World Cup and the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.

After representing Australia at Under-19 level and making his ODI debut in 2002 at the age of 20, Hauritz made his Test debut in 2004 in India, where he turned out a credible performance. Upon his return to Australia, however, his form at first class level did not live up to expectations and as a result he found himself out of the Australian side and struggling to hold a place in the Queensland side. As a result, he switched to playing State cricket for New South Wales in the 2006–07 season. Nevertheless, even after the move Hauritz's opportunities to play regularly in senior cricket were limited.

On the eve of the 2nd Test against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in November 2008, Hauritz found himself unexpectedly called into the Australian side, four years after making his debut, as Australia searched for a spinner to replace Shane Warne. He went on to play three Tests during the 2008–09 Australian home season and was subsequently selected for Australia's tour to South Africa. Although he did not play in any of the Tests, he played in all of the One Day Internationals. Later during Australia's one-day series against Pakistan, Hauritz was Australia's leading wicket-taker. These performances were enough for the Australian selectors to include Hauritz in the squad for the 2009 Ashes series.

In January 2016, Hauritz announced his retirement from competitive cricket.^[1]