Xavier Doherty Profile

Xavier Doherty Profile

Following Brad Hogg's retirement, Xavier Doherty will be keen to press his claims as a potential one-day international spinner having carved a limited-overs niche with Tasmania. He was the state's one-day player of the year in 2006-07, when he collected 11 wickets at 29.72, and was the joint winner of the same award in 2007-08. That season he was one of four men to top the competition wicket tally with 15 at 25.53, including 4 for 18 in the final as Tasmania secured the limited-overs trophy. The repeated successes earned him a place in the Australia A one-day team that toured India in 2008 and he was picked for his first taste with the national side for a Twenty20 match against an All-Stars team in November 2008. His handy lower-order batting adds to his limited-overs value and his first hint of potential higher honours came when the national selectors named him in the preliminary 30-man squad for the 2008 Champions Trophy, which was ultimately postponed.

Big things were expected of Doherty, a left-arm orthodox spinner, after he starred at the Under-19 World Cup and was given a Tasmanian debut at 19 in 2001-02. Since then he has struggled for lasting impact in the Pura Cup but with slow-bowling positions opening up in the Test squad, he will also be desperate to win back his place in Tasmania's first-class team. A 2001 Academy graduate and Prime Minister's XI representative in 2004, Doherty was not used in the Pura Cup in 2007-08 as Jason Krejza was preferred and he must reduce his first-class average a long way below its current mark of 56.23 to get more regular opportunities in the longer format.

Full name Xavier John Doherty

Born November 22, 1982, Scottsdale, Tasmania

Current age 28 years 13 days

Major teams Australia, Australia A, Tasmania

Nickname X

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Height 1.78 m

Relation Brother - PN Doherty

Batting and fielding averages

Mat    Inns    NO    Runs    HS    Ave    BF    SR    100    50    4s    6s    Ct    St
Tests    1    1    0    16    16    16.00    30    53.33    0    0    2    0    0    0
ODIs    2    1    1    3    3*    -    2    150.00    0    0    0    0    0    0
First-class    36    59    11    659    53*    13.72    1808    36.44    0    2            13    0
List A    88    49    21    523    53    18.67    717    72.94    0    1            30    0
Twenty20    21    9    5    74    33    18.50    60    123.33    0    0    3    3    10    0

Bowling averages

Mat    Inns    Balls    Runs    Wkts    BBI    BBM    Ave    Econ    SR    4w    5w    10
Tests    1    2    293    148    2    2/41    2/148    74.00    3.03    146.5    0    0    0
ODIs    2    2    84    63    4    4/46    4/46    15.75    4.50    21.0    1    0    0
First-class    36        7403    4202    86    6/149        48.86    3.40    86.0    2    3    0
List A    88        3979    3062    108    4/18    4/18    28.35    4.61    36.8    7    0    0
Twenty20    21    21    444    609    11    2/26    2/26    55.36    8.22    40.3    0    0    0

Career statistics

Only Test    Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 25-29, 2010
ODI debut    Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Nov 3, 2010
Last ODI    Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Nov 7, 2010

First-class debut    2001/02
Last First-class    Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 25-29, 2010
List A debut    2001/02
Last List A    Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Nov 7, 2010
Twenty20 debut    Queensland v Tasmania at Brisbane, Jan 6, 2006
Last Twenty20    Australia A v Sri Lanka A at Townsville, Jul 2, 2010