| Domestic/State Team(s) | - Hampshire
- ICC World XI
- Warne Warriors
- Northamptonshire
- Queensland
- Chennai Super Kings
- Brisbane Heat
- Australian Legends XI
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| Jersey Number | #28 (Australia), #28 (IPL, Chennai Super Kings) |
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| Batting Style | Left-hand |
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| Bowling Style | Right-arm Medium |
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| International Debut | | ODI | Against England at Old Trafford on 19 May 1993 |
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| Test | Against South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium on 4 March 1994 |
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| T20 | Against England at The Rose Bowl on 13 June 2005 |
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| International Retirement | | ODI | Against India at The Gabba on 4 March 2008 |
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| Test | Against South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground on 3 January 2009 |
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| T20 | Against India at Brabourne Stadium on 20 October 2007 |
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| Records (main ones) | - The highest score i.e. 380 runs made by an Australian batsman in a single Test innings against Zimbabwe.
- Holds the record of second highest run-getter as an opening batsman with 380 runs in Test matches after West Indies batsman Brian Lara with 400 runs.
- Scored 8,625 runs in 103 Test matches at an average of 50.73 with 30 centuries.
- Highest individual score by an Australian batsman in Tests: 380 runs against Zimbabwe (10 October 2003), second-highest in Test cricket history after Brian Lara's 400*
- Highest score by an opening batsman in Tests
- First man to score over 1,000 Test runs in five consecutive years (2001-2005)
- Made 549 runs in a three-Test series against India in 2001, the most by an Australian in a three-Test series
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| Awards, Honours, Achievements | - Australian Sports Medal on 14 July 2000
- Allan Border Medal in 2002
- Test Player of the Year Award in 2002
- Wisden Cricketer of the Year Award in 2003
- His name has been included in 2003 Guinness Book of Records for his remarkable 380 runs in a Single Test Innings against Zimbabwe
- ICC ODI player of the year Award in 2007
- Member of the Order of Australia in January 2010
- Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2017
- Queensland Great in 2009
- Queensland Sports Hall of Fame in 2014
- ICC Hall of Fame induction
- 2003 Cricket World Cup winner
- 2007 Cricket World Cup winner
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| Career Turning Point | His outstanding performance in 2001 Test Series against India, where he scored 549 runs at an average of 109.8 in 3 Test matches. |
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| Career Statistics | | Test Matches | 103 matches, 8,625 runs at an average of 50.73 with 30 centuries |
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| First-Class Career | 24,603 runs at an average of 52.57 |
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| Sheffield Shield | 101 matches, 8,831 runs at an average of 54.85 |
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| County Championship | 3,461 runs at 55.82 |
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