Brendon Julian

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Brendon Paul Julian (born 10 August 1970) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He played in 7 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1993 to 1999. He was an AIS Australian Cricket Academy scholarship holder in 1989.[1] Julian was a part of the Australian team that won the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Brendon Julian
Julian in 2008
Personal information
Full name
Brendon Paul Julian
Born (1970-08-10) 10 August 1970 (age 53)
Hamilton, New Zealand
NicknameBJ
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 356)3 June 1993 v England
Last Test8 December 1995 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 112)23 May 1993 v England
Last ODI30 May 1999 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90–2000/01Western Australia
1996Surrey
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIFCLA
Matches725138116
Runs scored1282244,0741,126
Batting average16.0013.1725.4614.62
100s/50s0/10/04/200/1
Top score56*3512464
Balls bowled1,0981,14623,9885,022
Wickets1522435130
Bowling average39.9345.3130.5630.99
5 wickets in innings00210
10 wickets in match0020
Best bowling4/363/407/394/41
Catches/stumpings4/–8/–88/–39/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner1999 England-Wales
-Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2010

Standing at 6' 5" (195 cm), he was a dangerous left-arm fast-medium bowler and a tremendously hard-hitting right-handed late-middle order batsman, he was regarded as a prospect to become an all-rounder.

Domestic career

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He is particularly remembered for the Sheffield Shield finals of 1997–98 and 1998–99, in which innings of 124 and 84 respectively played major roles in leading the Western Warriors to back-to-back titles.

International career

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He had two short spells in the Australian Test team. His first stint was in the 1993 Ashes tour against England when he scored a gritty 56*, and secondly his tight and penetrative bowling spells in the history making West Indies tour of 1995 when in the absence of injured Craig McDermott and Damien Fleming, he and Paul Reiffel undertook new ball responsibilities.

He was a regular member of the One-day team during 1998 and 1999, being a member of the winning squad at the 1999 Cricket World Cup, despite being confined to the bench for the majority of the tournament. He was dropped after the tournament.

Commentary career

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He retired in 2001 to become a presenter in the travel programme Getaway for Channel 9 in Australia. He later presented sports news on National Nine News, before moving to Fox Sports. On Fox Sports he is a commentator on domestic cricket matches, host of 'Inside Cricket' and hosting Australia's 2009 and 2018 tours of South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Nelson Cricket Club professional
1990
Succeeded by