Adam Charles Voges (, born 4 October 1979) is an Australian cricket coach and former
cricket
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er who played for the
Australian national team at
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,
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(ODI), and
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) level, and also
captained Western Australia
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and
Perth Scorchers
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in domestic cricket. Voges' Test match
batting average
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of 61.87 is second behind
Don Bradman
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among batsmen who have finished their career and played a minimum of 20 innings. Voges was included in the 2016 ICC Test Match Team of the Year.
From
Perth, Western Australia
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, Voges excelled at cricket from an early age, attending the
Western Australian Institute of Sport
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and playing for the
Australian under-19 team. He made his
first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2002–03
Sheffield Shield
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, and had established himself in the side by the middle of the decade, playing as a middle-order batsman and part-time
left-arm orthodox
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bowler. Voges debuted for Australia during the
2006–07 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, and played irregularly at both ODI and T20I level throughout the remainder of the decade.
In October 2012, after
Marcus North
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Born in Melbo ...
's resignation, Voges was appointed acting captain of Western Australia. For the inaugural
Big Bash League
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, he signed with the
Melbourne Stars
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franchise, although he switched to the
Perth Scorchers
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The Scorchers are the current BBL Champions, having defeated the Sydney Sixers in the ...
the following season. In overseas competitions, Voges has represented
Hampshire
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,
Nottinghamshire
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, and
Middlesex
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(captain 2015–2016) in English county cricket, and also played for the
Rajasthan Royals
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in the
Indian Premier League
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and the
Jamaica Tallawahs
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in the
Caribbean Premier League
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.
Voges made his Test debut for Australia in June 2015, aged 35, and scored
a century on debut against the
West Indies
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. He recorded a second century in November 2015, against
New Zealand
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, and later scored 269 not out, 106 not out, and 239 in consecutive innings from December 2015 to February 2016, breaking
Sachin Tendulkar
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's record for the most runs between dismissals in Test cricket.
[Adam Voges: Australia batsman takes Test average over 100 in New Zealand]
BBC Sport, 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
In February 2017, Voges announced his retirement from international cricket. His last match was as captain of the
Prime Minister's XI
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side
against Sri Lanka on 15 February 2017.
The next month, he also announced his retirement from domestic cricket, following the conclusion of the
2016–17 Sheffield Shield season
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.
On 16 October 2017, he re-signed on for
2017–18 Big Bash League season
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with the
Perth Scorchers
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.
Early career
Born in
Subiaco,
Western Australia
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, Voges was raised in
Rockingham, and attended
Safety Bay Senior High School
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. In
WACA District Cricket, he originally fell under the Rockingham-Mandurah District Cricket Club's recruitment zone, but transferred to the Melville Cricket Club on a special permit. He went on to tour with the Western Australia under-19 cricket team, and captained the side during the 1998–99 season, later playing for Australia at under-19 level. Voges was the winner of the 2001–02 Olly Cooley Medal for the best player in the WACA grade cricket competition. Voges made his
first-class debut on 8 December 2002 for Western Australia in the
Pura Cup
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match against
Tasmania
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. After averaging only 17 with the bat in the four matches he played, he spent the 2003/04 season playing grade cricket.
2004/05/06 seasons
He made his
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debut in the
ING Cup
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match against Tasmania in October 2004, and was also recalled to the Pura Cup side. In just his second one-day match at
North Sydney Oval
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, Voges set the record for the fastest
domestic one-day century, bringing up his 100 off only 62 balls (and hitting the
ING
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sign on one of his 7 sixes, which earned him $50,000). He finished the ING Cup season with an average of just under 32, and a Pura Cup average of 72 from 6 matches.
2005/06 was a mixed season, which saw him average 34 in Pura Cup and 49 in the ING Cup.
2006/07 season and international selection
![Adam Voges 2010](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Adam_Voges_2010.jpg)
In 2006/07, Voges enjoyed a very good start to the season with two first-class centuries in his first three matches. This good form led to his surprise selection to the Australian squad for the 3rd
Ashes Test. On Friday, 8 December 2006, Australian selectors had been expected to select an unchanged lineup, but due to the shock retirement of
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, selection processes were re-thought with
Andrew Symonds
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and Voges drafted into the 13-man lineup. Voges also scored 150 against
Tasmania
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, nearly chasing down a total of 400 early in the season.
Voges learned of the news during a tour match between his side, the Cricket Australia XI, and the
ECB Chairman's XI at
Lilac Hill. Of his learning of the selection, Voges said: "Tony Dodemaide tapped me on the shoulder and he said: 'Come with me. You're being substituted'. I thought I was in trouble."
Voges made his
ODI debut on 20 February 2007 vs New Zealand in the
Chappell–Hadlee Series before being selected for the
Tour of India in September 2007. In December 2007 he made his
Twenty20 International
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debut, also against New Zealand, at his home ground in Perth.
On 15 February 2009, Voges made a stunning catch in a
Twenty20
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game against
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at the
Sydney Cricket Ground
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to catch
Brendon McCullum
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out for 61 in the penultimate over. Catching the ball on the boundary line, but not in full control (as the rules for a catch demand) he tossed the ball forwards into the air as he tumbled backwards over the boundary rope. He then scrambled back into the field of play and took a diving catch low to the ground. The 3rd umpire confirmed a valid catch and centre umpire
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(former Australian bowler) gave McCullum out. Australia went on to win the match by one run.
Voges was included in Australia's one-day squad for the
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. Batsman
Marcus North
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was called up as batting cover while Voges returned home to marry his fiancée. Voges commented that "It's a big thing to give up an opportunity to play for Australia. But I guess you only get married once and that's important to me and a decision I've made and one that I'm comfortable with".
Voges also played in the ODI match against Scotland on 28 August 2009. He made 72, the second highest score behind
David Hussey
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who made 111. Australia won the match.
Voges also played for the
Rajasthan Royals
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in the 2010
IPL
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Season.
2015 Test debut and stand-in vice-captaincy
![Adam Voges - The Ashes Trent Bridge 2015 (20238132330)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Adam_Voges_-_The_Ashes_Trent_Bridge_2015_%2820238132330%29.jpg)
In April 2015, Voges was called up to the Australian Test Cricket squad for the first time, and made his Test debut in
Dominica
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two months later when a head injury prevented
Chris Rogers from taking part in the
first Test against the West Indies.
By scoring a century in the first innings, Voges became the oldest centurion on Test debut,
and subsequently the oldest player to be named man-of-the-match in their opening game at Test level. Before the match, he was presented with his
baggy green cap by
Brendon Julian
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, who had made his own test debut for Australia on the same day 22 years earlier.
Voges was named as stand-in test Vice-Captain for Australia after
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suffered a thumb fracture during the ODI series against England from the bowling of
Steven Finn
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.
On 11 December 2015, Voges eclipsed the Bellerive Oval's scoring record, passing Ricky Ponting's record of 209 runs. He then surpassed
Doug Walters
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In 2011, he was inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame by the CA.
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' record of 242 for the highest score by an Australian against the West Indies. This was also his second century against West Indies.
At the age of 36 and 68 days, the Western Australian is the fourth-oldest Australian to achieve the feat behind Test greats Sir Donald Bradman
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, Allan Border
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and Ricky Ponting
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. Jack Ryder is the only other Australian to have posted a Test double ton beyond the age of 35.
This also makes him the oldest Australian to join the list of test double-centurions, the other three having each scored double-tons in younger years. The 449-run partnership between Voges and
Shaun Marsh
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in this match is the highest 4th wicket partnership in
Test cricket
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history, the highest partnership in Australia, the highest against the West Indies, and the second-highest in Tests for Australia. It is also the sixth-highest ever partnership in Test history. In the
Boxing Day Test
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, he became the third batsman to score over 1000 runs in his debut year (
Mark Taylor with 1219 runs in 1989 and
Alastair Cook
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with 1013 in 2006).
On 13 February 2016, during the
First Test
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against
New Zealand
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, Voges made his second Test double-century, scoring 239. During this innings, Voges broke the world record for the highest number of runs without a dismissal having previously scored 269* and 106* against the West Indies, for a total of 614, beating the previous record set by Sachin Tendulkar of 497.
[ When he reached 172 not out his Test average passed 100, although when he was dismissed it dropped back to 97.46. His performances over the 2015–16 season were statistically some of the best of all time, scoring 969 runs at an average of 161.50, with only Bradman (twice) recording more than 500 runs at a higher season average.
For his performances in 2016, he was named in the World Test XI by the ICC.The full list of ICC awards]
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Career best performances
Awards
Voges was awarded the Order of Australia
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Medal in the 2020 Australia Day Honours
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The Australia ...
for "service to cricket."
See also
* List of Test cricket centuries scored on debut
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Notes
References
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1979 births
Living people
Australia One Day International cricketers
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Edith Cowan University alumni
Hampshire cricketers
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Melbourne Stars cricketers
Middlesex cricket captains
Nottinghamshire cricketers
Perth Scorchers cricketers
Rajasthan Royals cricketers
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
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Western Australian Institute of Sport alumni
Big Bash League coaches
Australian cricket coaches
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