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| Full name | Andrew John Bichel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-08-27)27 August 1970 (age 54) Laidley,Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 371) | 25 January 1997 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 December 2003 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 130) | 5 January 1997 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 February 2004 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992/93–2007/08 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew John Bichel (born 27 August 1970) is a former Australiancricketer, who played 19Test matches and 67One Day Internationals for Australia between 1997 and 2004. He was a right-arm fast-mediumbowler, but was also a hard-hitting lower-orderbatsman. Bichel was a member of the Australian team who won the2003 Cricket World Cup.
Bichel representedQueensland in the Australian domestic competitions.[1] He also played forWorcestershire,Hampshire andEssex in Englishcounty cricket.
Since retiring from playing, Bichel has been a coach and a selector. He is a cousin ofChris Sabburg.
Bichel was born to parents of German ancestry,[2] married Dion in 1997 and they have two children.
As well asQueensland's state team, he has played for the English CountiesEssex,Hampshire andWorcestershire,[3] where he had successful sessions on Essex with the bat and ball.[4][5]
Bichel made his Test debut for Australia in Adelaide in 1996 in a match against theWest Indies, and his one-day international debut in Brisbane in the same year, also against the West Indies.
His rise to prominence coincided with the emergence of a youngBrett Lee, with whom he was, for many years, often in a battle with Lee for the third fast-bowler spot in the Australian line-up behindGlenn McGrath andJason Gillespie. As the younger and pacier Lee was often selected ahead of him, Bichel now holds the Test match record of beingtwelfth man for Australia on 19 occasions. He would later claim[citation needed] that his bowling suffered during these times, as he missed out on the valuable match practice that he could have earned either playing for Australia or Queensland.
A highlight of Bichel's career was Australia's2003 World Cup campaign. He was initially back up toJason Gillespie,Brett Lee andGlenn McGrath, playing his first game againstNetherlands and making a good impression with the ball. However, after injury prematurely ended Gillespie's World Cup tournament, Bichel took over his position in the side. Bichel would go on to retrieve Australia from serious trouble on more than one occasion, most notably with figures of 7–20 against England. This bowling performance became the best-ever figures against England in ODIs, the best bowling at St George's Park in ODIs, and the best bowling in a World Cup match as well.[6]
In the same match, he also played a crucial role with the bat, combining withMichael Bevan for an unbeaten 73-run ninth-wicket partnership to ease Australia to victory, with Bickel finishing on 34 not out. Similarly, in the Super Six stage, he came to the crease with Australia floundering at just 84-7 againstNew Zealand. Bichel and Bevan again saved Australia, with Bichel registering his highest score of 64 as Australia put up a winning total batting first.[7] In the semi-final againstSri Lanka, he bowled tightly, conceding only 0–18 in 10 overs but his fielding pressure caused the spectacular run out ofAravinda de Silva as Bichel picked up, spun around and threw down the stumps to prevent a tight single off his own bowling. In thefinal againstIndia, he picked up one wicket, bowlingRahul Dravid, as Australia won, completing an undefeated campaign.
At the start of the 2004–05 Australian summer, Bichel was not offered a contract byCricket Australia, an indication that its selectors did not realistically believe he would represent Australia in that season.[8] His performances in the domestic competition, however, continued to be at the same high standards as before and it was clear he wanted to make another return to the international scene.[9] Bichel's bowling at state level during the 2004–05 domestic season earned him the Domestic Player of the Year award at the 2005 Australian cricket awards.[10]
However, he announced his retirement on 9 February 2009, saying he never fully recovered from his shoulder injury.[11][12]
Chennai Super Kings, theIPL Champions of 2010 season, acquired Andy Bichel's services as a bowling coach for the team's youngsters forIPL 2011 season. He was later the coach of Papua New Guinea.[13] On 11 November 2011, it was announced that Andy Bichel would join the Cricket Australia selection panel.[14][15]
In 2014 it was announced that Bichel had partneredTangalooma Island Resort to be an official brand ambassador.[16]
Bichel has been well credited for his art in the fast bowling coaching landscape. His mantra of 'FTOO' is preached throughout Queensland Cricket.[citation needed]
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Jason Gillespie,Shane Warne andShane Watson were named in the original squad but withdrew from the tournament | ||
