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BEN HILFENHAUS

Tasmanian & Australian Test Fast Bowler 

At a Glance

Date of Birth: 15 March, 1983
Place of Birth: Ulverstone, Tasmania
Height: 188cm
Weight: 83kg

Milestone Games

Tasmania
First-Class Debut: Tasmania v Queensland, Brisbane (Oct 2005)
One-Day Debut: Tasmania v Queensland, Brisbane (Oct 2005)
T20 Debut: Tasmania v Queensland, Brisbane (Oct 2005)

Australia
ODI Debut: Australia v New Zealand, Hobart (Jan 2007)
T20 Debut: Australia v England, Sydney (Jan 2007)
Test Debut: Australia v South Africa, Johannessberg (Feb 2009)

International Statistics  

One-Day Internationals: 15
T20 Internationals: 6
Test Matches: 9

Snapshot

A Tasmanian swing bowler, he won his first Cricket Australia contract for the 2007-08 summer after a stellar 2006-07 campaign in which he made his one-day international and Twenty20 debut for Australia and topped the wicket-taking list in the Pura Cup, playing a pivotal role in the Tasmanian Tigers' historic first four-day domestic title.

Such was his outstanding form that he was named Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year and, after narrowly missing selection for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, was chosen to represent Australia at the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in September 2007.

He made his test debut in South Africa in February 2009 where he took his first test wicket with just his second ball. He was then put on ice, missing the South African one-day and T20 series, so he could recover from a niggling back injury before the 2009 Ashes.  He was the pick of the bowlers in the Ashes series with 22 wickets at 27.45 and was then taken to India for the one-day series despite problems with knee tendonitis.

In November he played his first test in Australia, against the West Indies in Brisbane and was named Man of the Match but unfortunately missed the remainder of the season through injury.  

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Cricket Australia Profile

Twenty20 nickname: Hilfy
My Ideal holiday destination is: Whitsundays
Best advice I've ever received is: Work hard and be good to your mother
The meal/food I am best at cooking is: Green Chicken Curry
When I was 8-years-old I wanted to be: A Power Ranger
My favourite way to relax away from cricket is: Play golf
My sporting (non-cricket) hero is: Tiger Woods

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Ben Hilfenhaus News File

• Hilfenhaus and North keep rookies on ice - 21 July 2010
• Hilfenhaus surpasses Ricky - 16 July 2010
• Hilfenhaus set to play against Pakistan - 11 July 2010
• Path cleared for Hilfenhaus Test return - 4 July 2010
• Hilfenhaus storms into Test team - 23 June 2010
• Hilfy back with a bang - 22 June 2010
• Hilfenhaus to put his fitness to the test - 18 June 2010
• Hilfenhaus to return for Australia A - 25 May 2010
• Hilfy put through his paces for return - 28 April 2010
• Hilfenhaus has sights on Pakistan Tests - 13 April 2010
• Hilfenhaus next cricket great: McKenzie - 15 February 2010
• Ben Hilfenhaus waits another month - 18 January 2010
• Haus on fire - Hilf appears in Alpha Magazine - 11 December 2009
• No jazz without King of Swing - 6 December 2009
• Ben Hilfenhaus had India reprieve - 3 December 2009
• Hilfenhaus out of second test - 30 November 2009
• Ponting full of praise for Hilfenhaus - 28 November 2009
• Hilfenhaus set for first test on home soil - 19 November 2009
• Hilfenhaus Tassie's sports personality of the year - 19 September 2009
• Hilfenhaus a candidate for man of the series - 19 August 2009
• Former brickie's labourer builds respect - 28 July 2009
• Hilfenhaus receives Aussie plaudits - 9 July 2009
• Hilfenhaus gets into the swing of things - 9 July 2009
• Ashes selection - 20 May 2009
• Chosen for T20 World Cup - 5 May 2009
• Off to the Middle East - 8 April 2009
• Third Test Report - 23 March 2009'
• Hilf' in cotton wool for Ashes - 12 March 2009
• Second Test Report - 10 March 2009
• First Test in Pix - 2 March 2009
• A First Test win - 2 March 2009
• Off the mark with a 'five' - 1 March 2009
• First Test Wicket - 27 February 2009
• A Test baggy green .. at last - 26 February 2009
• CricInfo Feature - 26 February 2009
• "Hilf" chosen for South African tour - 5 February 2009 
• Aussie T20 and ODI call-up - 8 January 2009
• No joy for 'Hilf' - Smith "gob-smacked" - 2 January 2009
• Fourth time lucky? - 31 December 2008
• "Hilf" in Test XII for Sydney - 30 December 2008
• Ready for "dream" debut - 23 December 2008
• Boxing Day Test selection - 22 December 2008
• Hilf: Alll hot and sweaty - 17 November 2008
• Ruled out of Windies tour - 15 April 2008
• Hilfenfaus off to the West Indies - 8 April 2008
• Rock solid career prospects for Hilfy - The Advocate, 22 August 2007
• Test squad call-up - 3 November 2007
• Australia send for Ben Hilfenhaus - The Telegraph (London), 4 November 4 2007 
• First time on a Test ground - 17 November 2007
• Chosen in Prime Minister's XI - 21 January 2008