Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell
Maxwell in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Glenn James Maxwell
Born (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36)
Kew, Melbourne, Australia
NicknameThe Big Show, Maxi[1]
Height182[2] cm (6 ft 0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 433)2 March 2013 v India
Last Test4 September 2017 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 196)25 August 2012 v Afghanistan
Last ODI10 November 2024 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.32
T20I debut (cap 58)5 September 2012 v Pakistan
Last T20I14 November 2024 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.32
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–presentVictoria
2011/12Melbourne Renegades
2012, 2018Delhi Daredevils
2012, 2014Hampshire
2012/13–presentMelbourne Stars
2013Mumbai Indians
2013Surrey
2014–2017, 2020Kings XI Punjab
2015Yorkshire
2019Lancashire
2021–presentRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
2022London Spirit
2023Warwickshire
2024Washington Freedom
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 7 145 114 69
Runs scored 339 3,950 2,643 4,147
Batting average 26.07 34.05 30.03 39.49
100s/50s 1/0 4/23 5/11 7/24
Top score 104 201* 145* 278
Balls bowled 462 3,863 979 5,824
Wickets 8 75 43 78
Bowling average 42.62 46.66 30.46 41.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/127 4/40 3/10 5/40
Catches/stumpings 5/– 89/– 52/– 58/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Australia
World Cup
First place 2015 Australia and New Zealand
First place 2023 India
T20 World Cup
First place 2021 UAE and Oman
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 November 2024

Glenn James Maxwell (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian professional cricketer. He has played for the Australia national cricket team in all formats of the game since 2012, although he is primarily a One Day International and Twenty20 International specialist.[3] Maxwell is an all-rounder who is known for his sometimes unorthodox batting and bowls right arm off-break deliveries. Domestically he played for Victoria and Melbourne Stars.[4] He was part of the Australian squads that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and the 2021 T20 World Cup. His ability to make unconventional shots like reverse sweeps and pulls often makes it hard to set fields that cover all of his scoring areas.[5]

Maxwell made his professional debut in 2010. Known for his dramatic shot making and improvisation in short forms of the game,[6] in 2011, he set a new record for the fastest ever half-century in Australian domestic one day cricket, scoring 50 runs from 19 balls.[7] Maxwell has played domestic Twenty20 cricket in both India and England and has scored centuries in all three international cricket formats, one of only 25 cricketers who have achieved this feat.[8] In November 2017 he scored his maiden double-century, scoring 278 in the Sheffield Shield[9][10] and in October 2023 set a new record for the fastest century scored at a Cricket World Cup, reaching his century in 40 balls against the Netherlands.

In November 2023, he also set a new record for the fastest double century scored in a World Cup, becoming just the third person to do so.[11] He also became the first male batsman to score a double century for Australia in ODIs and scored the winning runs against India in the 2023 Cricket World Cup final.[12] In the same month just after the World Cup, he equaled Rohit Sharma's world record for having scored the most number of centuries in T20I cricket when he slammed his fourth career T20I century against India.[13] He also became the first batsman in men's T20Is to complete three centuries while chasing. He also became the first and only batsman to complete a century in his 100th T20I match.[14]

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  3. ^ "Glenn Maxwell: Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Glenn Maxwell". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
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  6. ^ "1st T20I (N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 6 2016. Match Report". ESPNcricinfo. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Record-breaking Maxwell gets Victoria home". ESPNcricinfo. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Glenn Maxwell looking to reinvent himself in Tests – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Glenn Maxwell Smashes Double Century in Sheffield Shield. Wisden". Wisden. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. ^ "11th match, Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Nov 24-27 2017. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Sensational Maxwell leads Australia to semi-finals". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Glenn Maxwell heist: Incredible stats behind one of the greatest ODI knocks ever". ICC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Glenn Maxwell equals Rohit Sharma's record for most T20I hundreds". The Times of India. 29 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Stats - Maxwell equals Rohit as Australia break last-over record". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.