Full Name

Xavier John Doherty

Born

November 22, 1982, Scottsdale, Tasmania

Age

41y 118d

Nicknames

X

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Bowler

Height

1.78 m

RELATIONS

(brother)

A left-arm spinner who was at his best in limited-overs cricket, Xavier Doherty had once been Australia's first-choice slow bowler in ODIs. He took four wickets on debut against Sri Lanka in November 2010 and in the same month was handed a baggy green for the first time. He struggled for impact in the two Ashes Tests he played at the Gabba and Adelaide Oval, collecting three wickets for 306 runs.

It was nearly two and a half years before he was given another chance at Test cricket, on Australia's disastrous tour of India in early 2013, and again his lack of penetration was notable. In Hyderabad and Mohali he took a combined 4 for 242 and while he often bowled tight, he pitched the ball too full and imparted too little turn to be a true Test weapon.

In one-day internationals his results were stronger and the Australians missed him at the 2011 World Cup on the subcontinent, when a back injury kept him from touring. A steady, accurate and intelligent bowler who knows his game well, Doherty had been part of the domestic scene in Australia for more than a decade and when he announced his retirement in March 2017, he had played 71 first-class, 176 List A and 74 T20s.

Big things were expected of Doherty after he starred at the Under-19 World Cup and was given a Tasmanian debut at 19 in 2001-02. Consistent impact in the Pura Cup and Sheffield Shield eluded him, although in the three seasons from 2009-10 to 2011-12 he accumulated 53 wickets at 26.45 and was part of Tasmania's winning side in the 2010-11 final against New South Wales.

Doherty also featured in four one-day domestic finals, including the Tasmanian victories in 2004-05, 2007-08 and 2009-10; he was unlucky not to be Man of the Match in the second of those triumphs when he collected 4 for 18 in a one-wicket win over Victoria. His solid form across all formats in 2009-10 won him the Ricky Ponting Medal as Tasmania's Player of the Year and he also added the state's One-Day Player of the Year title to his honour roll that season, having also earned that prize in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Brydon Coverdale

Xavier Doherty Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests4691854873/1313/13178.283.58131.1000
ODIs605627922224554/284/2840.434.7750.7300
T20Is1111228300103/203/2030.007.8922.8000
FC71-1317869531636/149-42.653.1680.8540
List A176-831364761904/184/1834.084.6743.7900
T20s747315541991624/174/1732.117.6825.0200

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests4735118*12.7515932.07008020
ODIs60231610115*14.4218454.890051190
T20Is1143189*18.0017105.88001000
FC7111424127253*14.13345236.8402--250
List A17691448335317.72116271.6801--550
T20s7421131383317.25119115.960073220
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Recent Matches of Xavier Doherty

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
AUS Legends vs SL Legends152/2808-Mar-2020WankhedeOTHERT20
Tas U23s vs ACT0 & 211/32 & 0/3420-Feb-2017OTHER
Tas U23s vs S Aust U23s9*2/55 & 1/2323-Jan-2017HobartOTHER
Renegades vs Hurricanes--0/3012-Jan-2017Melbourne (Docklands)T20
Tas U23s vs WA U23s540/19 & 1/2321-Nov-2016Perth (Lilac Hill)OTHER

Photos of Xavier Doherty

Xavier Doherty looks on during Sri Lanka's innings
Xavier Doherty in action
Xavier Doherty is thrilled after taking a wicket
Xavier Doherty provided the first breakthrough for Australia
Xavier Doherty picked up four wickets
Xavier Doherty had figures of 4-0-29-0