Aaron Finch

Aaron Finch

Australia Australia

Overview

Full Name Aaron James Finch
Age 38y 35d
Born Monday November 17, 1986, Australia
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Slow left-arm orthodox
Playing Role Batter

Teams represented

Australia AustraliaAustralia A Australia AAuckland Aces Auckland AcesSurrey SurreyYorkshire YorkshireRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Royal Challengers BengaluruKolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight RidersPunjab Kings Punjab KingsDelhi Capitals Delhi CapitalsRajasthan Royals Rajasthan RoyalsMumbai Indians Mumbai IndiansVictoria VictoriaAustralia Under-19 Australia Under-19Australian XI Australian XIPune Warriors India Pune Warriors IndiaMelbourne Renegades Melbourne RenegadesRuhuna Royals Ruhuna RoyalsSunrisers Hyderabad Sunrisers HyderabadMarylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket ClubTrinbago Knight Riders Trinbago Knight RidersCricket Australia Invitational XI Cricket Australia Invitational XICricket Australia XI Cricket Australia XIGujarat Lions Gujarat LionsAustralians AustraliansNorthern Superchargers Northern SuperchargersWorld Giants World GiantsSan Francisco Unicorns San Francisco UnicornsCalifornia Knights California KnightsSouthern Super Stars Southern Super StarsKandy Samp Army Kandy Samp ArmyAustralia Champions Australia Champions

Awards

ICC Men's T20I Cricketer Of The Year
ICC Men's T20I Cricketer Of The Year - 2018, 2014

Biography

A well-built aggressive right-handed batsman, Aaron Finch is an Australian cricketer who first represented Australia at the Under-19 World Cup in 2006. His first-class debut came against the touring Indians in December 2007.

Fondly known as “Finchy”, he was chosen for Victoria in the 2009-10 season where he scored his maiden first-class century. His impressive performance in the Sheffield Shield and the Pura Cup established him as Victoria’s strength. Finch has been a regular in the Indian T20 League as well and has represented as many as 9 teams.

Mostly known as a big-hitter, Finch has a great variety of shots to offer which are useful in the starting overs of the innings. His impressive strike rate has always been a thing to look out for. In 2015, he became the first player to score 1000 runs in the Big Bash League. He also captained his country in the shortest format of the game when he was also rated as the number 1 batsman in international T20 cricket.

Injuries hampered Finch's career quite a bit during 2015-16 and also he was removed from captaincy weeks before the ICC World T20 in 2016. Although Finch remained a part of the team, he failed to leave much impact. His fortunes turned in 2018 when he was appointed as the captain again for the limited-overs after the ban of Steven Smith and David Warner. Their absence allowed him to make his Test debut as well but it wasn't very fruitful.

Aaron Finch did experience a dip in form in 2018 but his leadership quality kept him in good stead. After delivering the goods on the tours of India and Pakistan, Aaron was praised for his captaincy and he went on to lead Australia in the 2019 World Cup. The biggest success of his captaincy was when Australia lifted their maiden T20 World Cup trophy.

Unfortunately, Aaron Finch's dip in his batting form turned out to be an extended one. He decided to step down from the ODI captaincy and also retired from that format in 2022, ending an illustrious career in which he scored 17 centuries and had 5000-plus runs. Aaron Finch continued to lead Australia in T20Is.

Debut
Australia vs Pakistan at Dubai - Sunday October 7, 2018

Batting

Matches 5
Innings 10
Runs 278
100's - 50's 0 - 2
Sixes - Fours 1 - 30
Average 27.80
Strike Rate 44.98
Highest Score (vs Pakistan, 07/10/2018) 62

Bowling

Matches 5
Innings 1
Overs 2
Wickets 0
Economy Rate 4.00
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs India, 26/12/2018) 0/8

Fielding

Catches 7
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 1

Career Runs

278
210
140
70
Runs
Years

Biography

sub title

A well-built aggressive right-handed batsman, Aaron Finch is an Australian cricketer who first represented Australia at the Under-19 World Cup in 2006. His first-class debut came against the touring Indians in December 2007.

Fondly known as “Finchy”, he was chosen for Victoria in the 2009-10 season where he scored his maiden first-class century. His impressive performance in the Sheffield Shield and the Pura Cup established him as Victoria’s strength. Finch has been a regular in the Indian T20 League as well and has represented as many as 9 teams.

Mostly known as a big-hitter, Finch has a great variety of shots to offer which are useful in the starting overs of the innings. His impressive strike rate has always been a thing to look out for. In 2015, he became the first player to score 1000 runs in the Big Bash League. He also captained his country in the shortest format of the game when he was also rated as the number 1 batsman in international T20 cricket.

Injuries hampered Finch's career quite a bit during 2015-16 and also he was removed from captaincy weeks before the ICC World T20 in 2016. Although Finch remained a part of the team, he failed to leave much impact. His fortunes turned in 2018 when he was appointed as the captain again for the limited-overs after the ban of Steven Smith and David Warner. Their absence allowed him to make his Test debut as well but it wasn't very fruitful.

Aaron Finch did experience a dip in form in 2018 but his leadership quality kept him in good stead. After delivering the goods on the tours of India and Pakistan, Aaron was praised for his captaincy and he went on to lead Australia in the 2019 World Cup. The biggest success of his captaincy was when Australia lifted their maiden T20 World Cup trophy.

Unfortunately, Aaron Finch's dip in his batting form turned out to be an extended one. He decided to step down from the ODI captaincy and also retired from that format in 2022, ending an illustrious career in which he scored 17 centuries and had 5000-plus runs. Aaron Finch continued to lead Australia in T20Is.