Ben Dunk Career, Biography & More
Ben Robert Dunk (born 11 March 1987) is an Australian professional cricketer currently playing for the Lahore Qalandars. He has previously played for Melbourne Stars in the BBL and he has also played for Queensland and Tasmania in Australian cricket as a left-handed batsman. He can also play as a wicket-keeper and is a skilled bowler, rolling his right arm off spin.
Ben Dunk Career, Biography & More
| Nationality | Australia |
| Role | |
| Born | 11th Mar, 1987 |
| Age | 38 years, 21 days |
| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right Arm Off Break |
| Overview | T20I | T20 | List A | 1st Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | 171 | 44 | 43 | ||
| Innings | 5 | 159 | 44 | 79 | ||
| Not Out | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Runs | 99 | 3536 | 1347 | 2303 | ||
| High Score | 32 | 99 | 229 | 190 | ||
| Average | 19.80 | 24.05 | 33.67 | 30.30 | ||
| Strike Rate | 143.47 | 130.00 | 87.46 | 52.54 | ||
| 100S | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 50S | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6S | 6 | 125 | 25 | 17 | ||
| 4S | 8 | 301 | 134 | 283 |
| Overview | T20I | T20 | List A | 1st Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | 171 | 44 | 43 | ||
| Innings | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | ||
| overs | 0 | 12.4 | 17.2 | 33 | ||
| Runs | 0 | 118 | 77 | 169 | ||
| wickets | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| bestinning | 1/19 | 3/14 | 1/4 | |||
| bestmatch | 1/19 | 3/14 | 1/4 | |||
| Average | 39.33 | 15.40 | 42.25 | |||
| econ | 9.31 | 4.44 | 5.12 | |||
| Strike Rate | 25.3 | 20.8 | 49.5 | |||
| 4W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
He made his Twenty20 International debut for Australia against South Africa on 5 November 2014.
Early Career
Born in the north Queensland town of Innisfail, Dunk moved to Brisbane early in his career to further his cricket opportunities. He attended a specialist cricket program at Mitchelton State High School before winning a rugby and cricket scholarship to Brisbane Grammar School. He played for Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club in Queensland's cricket competition and represented Queensland on youth teams. He was also in Australia's squad for the 2005 World Youth Cup.
Domestic and T20 Franchise Career
Dunk made his debut for Queensland in December 2009 after being named to the Twenty20 team. 2009-10 was a breakout season for Dunk playing 9 games highlighted by an innings of 70, not 40 balls. He made his Sheffield Shield debut for Queensland in October 2010, playing as a specialist batsman (Chris Hartley retained selection as Queensland's wicket-keeper).
In 2012, Dunk joined the Tasmanian Tigers. On 18 October 2014 he went on to score an unbeaten 229 against Queensland in the national one-day competition, surpassing David Warner's 197 and becoming the first one-day double century in Australian domestic cricket.
Dunk was the top run scorer twice in a Big Bash League season and has played for four of the eight franchises, most recently for the Melbourne Stars. He played for both Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League and for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
In July 2020, he was named to the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots roster for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.
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