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Australia
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Damien Martyn
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Right-handed batsman (RHB)
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Right-arm medium (RM)
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65
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4361
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4740
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13/23
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165
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348
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2
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8400
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1/0
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200
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5030
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4024
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5/34
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144
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794
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12
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5866
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27 April
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2006
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(born
October 21 ,
1971 in
Darwin ) is an
Australia n
Cricket er. He is known as a batsman with 'classical' technique who is quite capable of building an innings, as his Test and one-day international averages suggest (47.96 and 41.88 as of
18 October ,
2005 ). He initially came onto the international scene against the
West Indies in December
1992 , however, his appearance was short-lived due to a poor shot chasing a low fourth innings total to win, during a January
1994 SCG Test against
South Africa , which effectively sealed their victory.
He re-appeared at the start of the millennium and has since put in regular appearances for
Australia , becoming integral to the middle-order and filling the void at no. 4 left by
Mark Waugh 's international retirement.
He was chosen as a
Wisden Cricketer Of The Year as a result of his performances in
The Ashes in the summer of
2001 . He was also presented the
McGilvray Medal in
2005 as the
ABC's Test Cricketer Of The Year .
In
2004 he scored 1353 Test runs at an average of 56.37, including 6 centuries. Martyn is also an occasional medium-pacer and distinguished fieldsman who has created spectacular run-outs. He has also played as a wicketkeeper, most notably as a stand in for
Ian Healy and
Tim Zoehrer during some county matches in
Australia 's
Ashes Tour Of England In 1993 .
Following a poor
Ashes Tour Of England In 2005 , where he recorded a total of 178 runs at an average of 19.77, Martyn was dropped from the Australian Test side to play in the
ICC Super Series 2005 . Ironically, he had been voted 'Test Player of the Year' for the 2004 calendar year. However, he was retained in the ODI side over the 2005/06 summer.
He was recalled to the test squad at the expense of
Brad Hodge for the three-test series in South Africa in March and April
2006 . Chairman of Selectors
Trevor Hohns cited his experience as the major reason for his recall.
