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| Full name | Aaron James Finch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (age 39) Colac,Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74[1] m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 453) | 7 October 2018 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 December 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 197) | 11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 September 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 5 (formerly 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 49) | 12 January 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 October 2022 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 5 (formerly 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2022/23 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2023/24 | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Ruhuna Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Pune Warriors India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Gujarat Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | San Francisco Unicorns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron James Finch (born 17 November 1986) is an Australian cricket commentator and former internationalcricketer who served as the captain of theAustralian cricket team inODI andT20I cricket.[2] Finch currently holds the record for two of the three highest individual scores inTwenty20 Internationals (T20I), his score of 172 againstZimbabwe in July 2018 beating his previous record of 156 againstEngland in 2013.[3][4] Finch was a part of the Australian team that won the2015 Cricket World Cup, and six years later as Australia's captain, Finch also led Australia to win the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which was the maiden T20 World Cup title for the country. In July 2018, he became the first player to reach 900 rating points on the officialInternational Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings.[5] He made hisTest debut for Australia in October 2018. He is also a part time commentator withFox Cricket and Triple M. Finch has played domestically forVictoria andMelbourne Renegades. He is an opening batter, and occasionalleft arm orthodox spinner.
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As a junior, Finch played at Colac West Cricket Club in the Colac & District Cricket Association (CDCA) as a wicket-keeper. A right-handed batsman, he played in the2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.[6]
Finch got his opportunity to become established as a regular in the Victorian side in the 2009/10 season. He hit his maidenfirst-class cricket century againstTasmania at theMelbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in a partnership of 212 runs for the third wicket withDavid Hussey. In October 2012, while filling in as captain, he scored 154 runs atthe Gabba againstQueensland, a new highest score for Victoria in domestic one day cricket.
After playing for theMelbourne Renegades in the inauguralBig Bash League season in 2011, he captained the side in 2012 and was the Big Bash League player of the year.[4] Finch captained the Melbourne Renegades from 2012 through to 2020, before stepping down citing he wanted to spend more time with his family. He then returned to captaincy for the back half of the 2022/23 season, after an injury to captain Nic Maddinson. In December 2015, Finch became the first player to score 1,000 runs in the Big Bash.[7][8] Finch became only the second player to score over 3,000 runs in the Big Bash on 1 January 2023.[9]
Finch has playedcounty cricket in England, first forYorkshire County Cricket Club in 2014 and 2015[10] before joiningSurrey from 2016. In July 2018, during the2018 t20 Blast, he scored 131not out for Surrey, setting a new record for the highest T20 individual score for Surrey in a county match and hitting the highest T20 score at theHove County Ground.[11][12][13][14]
| T20 franchise teams Aaron Finch has played for[15] | |
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| Seasons | Teams |
| 2009/10 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2011–2012 | Delhi Daredevils |
| 2011/12–2023/24 | Melbourne Renegades |
| 2012 | Ruhuna Royals |
| 2013 | Pune Warriors India |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2016–2017 | Gujarat Lions |
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2020/21 | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2023 | San Francisco Unicorns |
Finch has played for nine teams in theIndian Premier League (IPL), more than any other player.[16] He was first selected byRajasthan Royals in 2010 before going on to play the next two seasons forDelhi Daredevils. 2013 saw him play forPune Warriors India, 2014 forSunrisers Hyderabad and 2015 forMumbai Indians, although his opportunities for the side were limited due to injury.
In 2016 he was bought byGujarat Lions,[17] playing for the side for two seasons, before being bought byKings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL Auction. He was released by KXIP at the end of the season and opted out of2019 IPL season in order to prepare for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[18] He was bought byRoyal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 season.[19][20] In 2022, Finch was signed by theKolkata Knight Riders as a replacement forAlex Hales for the2022 Indian Premier League.[21]
Elsewhere, Finch had played continuously for Melbourne Renegades from the 2011/12 season until retiring after the 2023/24 season. Finch also played forRuhuna Royals in Sri Lanka's 2012 season.[15]
| Aaron Finch's record as captain | |||||||||
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| Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Win % | ||||
| Twenty20 Internationals[22] | 76 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 55.47 | |||
| One Day Internationals[23] | 55 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 56.36 | |||
| Date last Updated: | 31 October 2022 | ||||||||
Finch made his international debut for Australia in a T20I againstEngland in January 2011. Two years later he made hisOne Day International (ODI) debut againstSri Lanka. In August 2013, Finch set a new record for the highest individual score in a Twenty20 international, scoring 156 runs from 63 balls against England at theRose Bowl, Southampton.[24] Finch's innings included 14 sixes (also a record) and 11 fours.[4] He was the first player to score 150 runs in a T20I innings.[25] He was awarded the Men's T20I Player of the Year at theAllan Border Medal ceremony byCricket Australia in 2014.[26]
Finch was selected as part of Australia's2015 Cricket World Cup squad. In Australia's first group match against England he top scored with 135 runs, helping Australia to a 111 run win. Despite being the top rated T20I batsman, he was dropped for the first two matches of Australia's campaign in the2016 ICC World T20 before being reinstated for the last two matches of the campaign.
In late 2015 an unusual warmup tour game atBlacktown International Sportspark, in the2015-16 New Zealand tour of Australia enabled Finch to score his highest first class cricket innings. As part of a team composed of players who had been not selected for their respective stateSheffield Shield matches that week he smashed 288 not out and was part of record breaking 503 opening wicket stand withRyan Carters, who piled on 209 runs of his own. The pair batted through the entire first day, torturing the New Zealand attack in a match they would have much preferred to be batting in. On the second day the badly deteriorating surface caused the New Zealanders to play spin only due to the threat of potential injury to pace bowlers, and the pair continued through the morning until Carters was dismissed byTom Latham, wicket-keeper batsman earning the only wicket he took in his career in high level cricket. The locals declared immediately, the New Zealand refused to bat due to the playing surface being worn down to bare dirt and the game was abandoned. The 503 run partnership set a new record as the highest partnership in Australian first-class cricket history and one that still stands as of 2024.
In January 2017, Finch was named as stand-in captain for the first ODI against New Zealand inAustralia's tour of New Zealand afterMatthew Wade withdrew from the side with an injury.[27] Before the second ODI of that series Wade was ruled out of series due to a back injury and Finch continued to captain in the remaining matches.[28]
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In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018–19 season[29][30] and in July scored 172 against Zimbabwe, a new record T20I individual score.[31] He hit 10 sixes in the innings during a world record T20I opening stand of 223 runs withD'Arcy Short which ended in the final over of the innings.[32] The partnership was the second highest for any wicket in a T20I.[33][34]
In September 2018, he was named in Australia'sTest match squad for their seriesagainst Pakistan in theUnited Arab Emirates,[35][36] making his Test debut on 7 October.[37] He had hisbaggy green cap presented to him byAllan Border before going on to score 62 and 49 runs in his two innings in the match.
In April 2019, Finch was named the captain ofAustralia's squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[38][39] On 16 July 2020, Finch was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possibletour to England following theCOVID-19 pandemic.[40][41] On 14 August 2020,Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Finch included in the touring party.[42][43]
In November 2020, Finch was nominated for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade award.[44][45]
On 5 March 2021, Finch became the leading run-getter forAustralia in T20I format going pastDavid Warner againstNew Zealand.[46] In August 2021, Finch was named as the captain of Australia's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[47] Finch would then captain Australia to win their maidenT20 World Cup, defeating New Zealand in the final by eight wickets.
On 10 September 2022, Finch announced his retirement from ODI cricket ahead of thethird ODI against New Zealand, but still planned to play in T20Is. He continued to captain Australia's Twenty20 side and led it in its failed defence of theT20 World Cup in October and November 2022 in Australia.[48] On 7 February 2023, Finch announced his retirement from international cricket.[49][50]
During his career Finch has scored 19centuries in international cricket – 17 inOne Day Internationals and two inTwenty20 International
| No. | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| 1 | 148 |  Scotland | Grange Cricket Club,Edinburgh | 3 September 2013 | [52] |
| 2 | 121 |  England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 12 January 2014 | [53] |
| 3 | 108 | England | WACA Ground,Perth | 24 January 2014 | [54] |
| 4 | 102 |  South Africa | Harare Sports Club,Harare | 27 August 2014 | [55] |
| 5 | 109 | South Africa | Manuka Oval,Canberra | 19 November 2014 | [56] |
| 6 | 135 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 14 February 2015 | [57] |
| 7 | 107 |  India | Manuka Oval,Canberra | 20 January 2016 | [58] |
| 8 | 124 | India | Holkar Stadium,Indore | 24 September 2017 | [59] |
| 9 | 107 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 14 January 2018 | [60] |
| 10 | 106 | England | The Gabba,Brisbane | 18 January 2018 | [61] |
| 11 | 100 | England | Riverside Ground,Chester-le-Street | 21 June 2018 | [62] |
| 12 | 116 |  Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 22 March 2019 | [63] |
| 13 | 153* | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 23 March 2019 | [64] |
| 14 | 153 |  Sri Lanka | The Oval, London | 15 June 2019 | [65] |
| 15 | 100 | England | Lord's, London | 25 June 2019 | [66] |
| 16 | 110* | India | Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai | 14 January 2020 | [67] |
| 17 | 114 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 27 November 2020 | [68] |
| No. | Score | Opponents | Venue | Date | Ref |
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| 1 | 156 | England | Rose Bowl,Southampton | 29 August 2013 | [70] |
| 2 | 172 |  Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 3 July 2018 | [71] |
Finch married Amy Griffith in 2018;[73] the couple have a daughter.[74] He is a supporter of theAustralian Football League teamGeelong Cats.[75]
| Preceded by | Pune Warrior India captains 2013 | Succeeded by Last Captain |
| Preceded by | Australian Twenty20 International cricket captain 2012–2016 | Succeeded by |
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