Adam Voges

Adam Voges

Personal information
Full name	Adam Charles Voges
Born	(1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 442)	3 June 2015 v West Indies
Last Test	12 February 2016 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 163)	20 February 2007 v New Zealand
Last ODI	2 November 2013 v India
ODI shirt no.	24
T20I debut (cap 28)	11 December 2007 v New Zealand
Last T20I	13 February 2013 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–present	Western Australia
2007	Hampshire
2008–2012	Nottinghamshire
2010	Rajasthan Royals
2011	Melbourne Stars
2012–present	Perth Scorchers (squad no. 32)
2013–2015	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 15 31 180 177 Runs scored 1,337 870 12,487 5,580 Batting average 95.50 45.78 48.21 42.92 100s/50s 5/4 1/4 31/63 5/42 Top score 269* 112* 269* 112* Balls bowled 18 301 3,412 1,833 Wickets 0 6 54 37 Bowling average – 46.00 33.48 42.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling – 1/3 4/92 3/20 Catches/stumpings 11/– 7/– 240/– 73/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 February 2016

Adam Charles Voges (/ˈvoʊdʒz/, born 4 October 1979) is an Australian cricketer who has played for the Australian national team at Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I) level, and is the current captain of Western Australia and Perth Scorchers in domestic cricket. He made his Test debut against the West Indies in June 2015.

From Perth, Western Australia, Voges excelled at cricket from an early age, attending the Western Australian Institute of Sport and playing for the Australian under-19 team. He made his Template:Cric FC debut for Western Australia in the 2002–03 Sheffield Shield, and had established himself in the side by the middle of the decade, playing as a middle-order batsman and part-time left-arm orthodox bowler. Voges debuted for Australia during the 2006–07 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, and played irregularly at both ODI and T20I level throughout the remainder of the decade, also appearing occasionally for Australia A. He was made vice-captain of Western Australia for the 2007–08 season.

In October 2012, after Marcus North's resignation from both roles, Voges was appointed acting captain of both Western Australia. For the inaugural Big Bash League, he signed with the Melbourne Stars franchise, although he switched to the Perth Scorchers the following season. In overseas competitions, Voges has represented Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, and Middlesex in English county cricket, and also played for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League and the Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League.

A Test batting average of 95.50 places Voges second on the all-time list of Test batting averages (with a minimum requirement of 20 innings played), only behind Sir Donald Bradman.

Early career

Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, Voges was raised in Rockingham, and attended Safety Bay Senior High School. In WACA District Cricket, he originally fell under the Rockingham-Mandurah District Cricket Club's recruitment zone, but transferred to the Melville Cricket Club on a special permit. He went on to tour with the Western Australia under-19 cricket team, and captained the side during the 1998–99 season, later playing for Australia at under-19 level. Voges was the winner of the 2001–02 Olly Cooley Medal for the best player in the WACA grade cricket competition. Voges made his first-class debut on 8 December 2002 for Western Australia in the Pura Cup match against Tasmania. After averaging only 17 with the bat in the four matches he played, he spent the 2003/04 season playing grade cricket.

2004/05-05/06 seasons

He made his List A debut in the ING Cup match against Tasmania in October 2004, and was also recalled to the Pura Cup side. In just his second one-day match at North Sydney Oval, Voges set the record for the fastest domestic one-day century, bringing up his 100 off only 62 balls (and hitting the ING sign on one of his 7 sixes, which earned him $50,000). He finished the ING Cup season with an average of just under 32, and a Pura Cup average of 72 from 6 matches.

2005/06 was a mixed season, which saw him average 34 in Pura Cup and 49 in the ING Cup.

2006/07 season and selection

In 2006/07, Voges enjoyed a very good start to the season with two first-class centuries in his first three matches. This good form led to his surprise selection to the Australian squad for the 3rd Ashes Test. On Friday, 8 December 2006, Australian selectors had been expected to select an unchanged lineup, but due to the shock retirement of Damien Martyn, selection processes were re-thought with Andrew Symonds and Voges drafted into the 13-man lineup. Voges also scored 150 against Tasmania, nearly chasing down a total of 400 early in the season.

Voges learned of the news during a tour match between his side, the Cricket Australia XI, and the ECB Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill. Of his learning of the selection, Voges said: "Tony Dodemaide tapped me on the shoulder and he said: 'Come with me. You're being substituted'. I thought I was in trouble." Voges made his ODI debut on 20 February 2007 vs New Zealand in the Chappell–Hadlee Series before being selected for the Tour of India in September 2007.

Voges batting for WA against Victoria in the 2009-10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.

On 15 February 2009, Voges made a stunning catch in a Twenty20 game against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground to catch Brendon McCullum out for 61 in the penultimate over.

Catching the ball on the boundary line, but not in full control (as the rules for a catch demand) he tossed the ball forwards into the air as he tumbled backwards over the boundary rope. He then scrambled back into the field of play and took a diving catch low to the ground. The 3rd umpire confirmed a valid catch and centre umpire Paul Reiffel (former Australian bowler) gave McCullum out. Australia went on to win the match by one run.

Voges was included in Australia's one-day squad for the tour of South Africa. Batsman Marcus North was called up as batting cover while Voges returned home to marry his fiancée. Voges commented that "It's a big thing to give up an opportunity to play for Australia. But I guess you only get married once and that's important to me and a decision I've made and one that I'm comfortable with".

Voges also played in the ODI match against Scotland on 28 August 2009. He made 72, the second highest score behind David Hussey who made 111. Australia won the match.

Voges also played for the Rajasthan Royals in the 2010 IPL Season.

2015 Test debut and stand-in vice-captaincy

In April 2015, Voges was called up to the Australian Test Cricket squad for the first time in his career for the away Test series against the West Indies and England, respectively. He made his maiden Test century on his debut against the West Indies in Dominica. He also became the oldest Test debut centurion from all nations. He also became the oldest player to win a man-of-the-match award on Test debut. He was named as stand-in test Vice-Captain for Australia after David Warner suffered a thumb fracture during the ODI series against England from the bowling of Steven Finn.

On 11 December, 2015, Voges eclipsed the Bellerive Oval's scoring record, eclipsing Ricky Ponting's record of 209 runs. He then surpassed Doug Walters' record of 242 for the highest score by an Australian against the Windies. This is also his second century against West Indies.

At the age of 36 and 68 days, the Western Australian is the fourth-oldest Australian to achieve the feat behind Test greats Sir Donald Bradman, Allan Border and Ricky Ponting. Jack Ryder is the only other Australian to have posted a Test double ton beyond the age of 35.

This also makes him the oldest Australian to join the list of test double-centurions, the other three having each scored double-tons in younger years. The 449-run partnership between Voges and Shaun Marsh in this match is the highest 4th wicket partnership in Test cricket history, the highest partnership in Australia, the highest against the West Indies, and the second-highest in Tests for Australia. It is also the sixth-highest ever partnership in Test history. In the Boxing Day Test, he became the third batsman to score over 1000 runs in his debut year (Mark Taylor with 1219 runs in 1989 and Alastair Cook with 1013 in 2006).

On 13 February, 2016, Voges reached 1200 career Test runs. During his total of 239, Voges broke the world record for the most amount of runs without a dismissal having previously scored 269* and 106* against the West Indies before his 239 against New Zealand for a total of 614, beating the previous record set by Sachin Tendulkar of 497 by 117 runs. When he reached 172 not out his Test average passed 100, although when he was dismissed it dropped back to 97.46.

International centuries

Test centuries

Adam Voges' Test centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	130*	1	West Indies	Roseau, Dominica	Windsor Park	2015	Won
2	119	9	New Zealand	Perth, Australia	WACA Ground	2015	Drawn
3	269*	11	West Indies	Hobart, Australia	Bellerive Oval	2015	Won
4	106*	12	West Indies	Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2015	Won
5	239	14	New Zealand	Wellington, New Zealand	Basin Reserve	2016	Won

One Day International centuries

Adam Voges' One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	112*	17	West Indies	Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2013	Won

International awards

Test cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	1st Test – Frank Worrell Trophy Test Series	2015	1st Innings: 1 ct; 130* (247 balls: 13×4, 1x6) 2nd Innings: 2–0–15–0; DNB	Australia won by 9 wickets.
2	1st Test – Frank Worrell Trophy Test Series	2015/16	1st Innings: 269* (285 balls: 33×4) 2nd Innings: DNB	Australia won by an innings and 212 runs.
3	1st Test – Trans-Tasman Trophy Test Series	2015/16	1st Innings: 1 ct. ; 239 (364 balls: 30×4, 3×6) 2nd Innings: DNB	Australia won by an innings and 52 runs.

Man of the Series awards

S No	Series	Season	Series Performance	Result
1	Frank Worrell Trophy Test Series	2015/16	Runs: 375 with 2 centuries; Inns - 2, NO - 2, Ave - NA, SR - 83.14 (3 Matches)	Australia won the series 2-0.

One Day International cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	England	WACA, Perth	6 February 2011	80* (72 balls: 4x4); DNB	Australia won by 57 runs.
2	West Indies	MCG, Melbourne	10 February 2013	112* (106 balls: 10x4, 2x6); DNB	Australia won by 17 runs.

Career best performances

	Batting
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
Test	269*	Australia v West Indies	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	2015
ODI	112*	Australia v West Indies	MCG, Melbourne	2013
T20I	51	Australia v West Indies	The Gabba, Brisbane	2013
FC	269*	Australia v West Indies	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	2015
LA	112*	Australia v West Indies	MCG, Melbourne	2013
T20	82*	Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire	Leeds, Yorkshire	2009

See also

• List of Test cricket centuries scored on debut

External links

• Adam Voges at ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Adam Voges from Cricket Archive