Ben Hilfenhaus

Australia

Personal Information
Born
Mar 15, 1983 (41 years)
Birth Place
Ulverstone, Tasmania
Height
1.86 m
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
ICC Rankings
 
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
Australia, Tasmania, Chennai Super Kings, Hobart Hurricanes, Nottinghamshire, Mumbai Indians, Melbourne Stars, Canterbury, Delhi Capitals, ..Not Decided, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
From laying bricks to earn his living, to a six-figure paycheck for his witchcraft with the cherry, the story of Benjamin William Hilfenhaus is the stereotypical rag-to-riches fairy tale. <...
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Batting Career Summary
M Inn NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
Test 27 38 12 355 56 13.65 655 54.2 0 0 1 48 5
ODI 25 11 8 29 16 9.67 69 42.03 0 0 0 2 0
T20I 7 3 1 2 2 1.0 10 20.0 0 0 0 0 0
IPL 17 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
Test 27 49 6078 2822 99 5/75 8/97 2.79 28.51 61.39 2 0
ODI 25 25 1216 1075 29 5/33 5/33 5.3 37.07 41.93 1 0
T20I 7 7 156 161 9 2/15 2/15 6.19 17.89 17.33 0 0
IPL 17 17 372 479 22 3/27 3/27 7.73 21.77 16.91 0 0
Career Information
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From laying bricks to earn his living, to a six-figure paycheck for his witchcraft with the cherry, the story of Benjamin William Hilfenhaus is the stereotypical rag-to-riches fairy tale.

Hailing from a middle-class family in Ulverstone, Tasmania, Hilfenhaus was trained as a bricklayer at a construction site, and had pursued cricket as a hobby. Little did he know, that he would soar through the ranks after he was scouted and presented with a scholarship by the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy. After polishing his technique at the training center, he was immediately handed a rookie contract for the 2002/03 season. He continued his impressive showings and ultimately got a call-up to the Tasmanian side for the Pura Cup.

With a hybrid action, somewhere between side-on and front-on, Hilfenhaus' run-up to the crease is as text-book as it can get. Specializing in swinging the ball away from the right-hander, he has also generated enough pace to reverse swing the Kookaburra in Australian conditions. Owing to his unerring seam position, he has managed to reverse the flat-seamed red Kookaburra, and has been lauded by cricket pundits for his traditional approach to swing bowling.

He finally caught the eye of the selectors when he made headlines for surpassing the great Michael Holding's record for the highest wicket tally in his debut Shield season for Tasmania, picking up 39 scalps conceding close to 31 runs per wicket. He was consequently awarded an Australia A contract for the Top-end series.

The upward graph for Helfenhaus continued as his bowling performances bordered on the ridiculous. He took 60 wickets in the following Shield season, propelling Tasmania to their maiden Sheffield Shield victory in the final with a handsome contribution of 7 wickets. To put things into perspective, the second man on the wickets charts, Andy Bichel, had 45 scalps; 15 fewer than Hilfenhaus. This performance was hard to overlook, and it earned him the Ricky Ponting medal for his performance for Tasmania. More importantly, he final got a national call-up and was handed an ODI and T20I debut in quick succession in January 2007. He added accolade to his collection after winning the prestigious 'Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year' award in 2007.

A string of injuries and rotten luck followed Hilfenhaus as he was kept out of the side due to various reasons. However, Hilfenahus persevered and was rewarded with the Baggy Green to tour South Africa late in 2009. In the aftermath of the away defeat in India, Hilfenhaus was named in the squad with Siddle and Johnson to form a formidable line-up, in a must-win series to retain their number 1 Test ranking. Hilfenhaus had a middling series with 7 wickets, but was impressive with his nagging lines and the ability to swing the new ball and old. Australia won the series 2-1 and retained the pace-bowling trio as their combination, sealing Hilfenhaus' spot in the side for a while.

A niggle for their front-line pacer Brett Lee meant that the crafty bowler continued his meteoric rise and stamped his authority all over the Ashes series in England, using the prominent seam of the Dukes ball to his advantage and swinging the ball both ways. He demonstrated that he had perfected the in-swinger as well, and managed to reverse-swing the old ball at pace, making him a more versatile bowler suited for all conditions. Despite a series loss for Australia, Hilfenhaus ended the series topping the wicket charts with 22 wickets; a shining light in an otherwise dark series for the Aussies.

Hilfenhaus fought through injuries and powered through grueling contests against the West Indies, Pakistan and India, putting up impressive performances throughout and by now, a mainstay in the Australian Test bowling line-up.

After a forgettable home Ashes campaign (to say the least), Hilfenhaus continued his never-ending combat against his fragile body, and was forced to sit out during the IPL. In fact, he wasn't picked for the away tour to Sri Lanka 'because he wasn't fit enough' to last the tour, according to Australian selector Greg Chappell. Hilfenhaus had lost a lot of pace due to injury, and lacked the penetration that he formerly caused with the late movement. He did get back in contention for the home series against New Zealand, but luck continued to elude him, as the selectors saw this as a chance to give younger prospects a chance.

Nevertheless, Hilfenhaus used this time to recuperate from his injuries and indulged in strength training to regain his lost pace. The selectors showed faith and he was selected for the home series against India. Hilfenhaus repaid the faith, getting his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, dismantling a formidable Indian batting line-up in the process. Australia went on to white-wash the Indian side, thanks largely to Hilfenhaus' intense bowling, as he went on to become the highest wicket-taker in the series with 27 scalps. At the peak of his bowling form, he made an ODI comeback against India too and seemed to take a liking to the Indian batting as ran through the revered Indian batting order to claim 5/33 on his comeback match.

Another string of subsequent injuries and a dip in form ruled Hilfenhaus out of contention from International cricket. After recurring injuries to his back and his rather delicate knee, he decided to call quits on his first-class career. However, he ended his time under the Baggy Green with 99 wickets in 27 Tests at a commendable average of 28; something that he will cherish forever.

By Rishi Roy

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