Jason Paul Behrendorff (born 20 April 1990) is an Australian

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er, currently listed with

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and the

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in Australian domestic cricket. Although born in

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, Behrendorff grew up in Canberra and played representative cricket for the

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at both junior and senior levels. A left-arm

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, he transferred to

for the 2009–10 season and made his debut at state level the following season, playing several matches after injuries to other fast bowlers. Behrendorff has since become a regular for

, opening the bowling in both the

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and the one-day Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. He made his debut for the

during the 2012–13 season of the

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, and featured in the Scorchers teams that won consecutive titles during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.

Domestic career

Born in

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and of German heritage, Behrendorff grew up in CanberraPLAYER PROFILES: Jason Behrendorff
– Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 29 December 2012. and played cricket for the

at both under-17 and under-19 level. He played

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for Tuggeranong Valley in the

competition of the

and also represented the

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in a match against the touring New Zealand national cricket team in 2009. Behrendorff was recruited by

for the 2009–10 season, having impressed state selectors during a trial match. Beginning in the

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, good form allowed him to make his List A debut for

in the

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. In the match, he dismissed

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with the first ball of Tasmania's innings, finishing with figures of 1/18 from five overs. Due to injuries to other fast bowlers, Behrendorff played more regularly at state level the following season, taking 4/76 on his

debut against

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in November 2011. He finished the 2011–12 season with 13 wickets from five Shield matches and five wickets from five Ryobi One-Day Cup matches, having often competed with Nathan Coulter-Nile for a regular spot in the side. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Behrendorff was given the "Future Legend" award at the

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's awards night.Beyond the Boundary: Jason Behrendorff
– Australian Cricketers' Association. Published 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012. Owing to this form, Behrendorff was offered contracts with both

and the

for the 2012–13 season. In his first

match for the season, against

in November 2012, he took 4/29 and 3/24, although

still lost the match. Behrendorff debuted for

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in the

the following month, taking 3/44 from four overs against the

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. At

level, he plays for the Subiaco–Floreat Cricket Club. , Behrendorff was studying a

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degree at

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, having previously undertaken work at

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. In June 2014, pending recovery of an

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injury, Behrendorff was picked for the Australia A team in a series of four-day matches against South Africa A in

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in August 2014. Behrendorff again played for the Scorchers during the 2014–15 BBL season and was a member of the team that won its second consecutive title. Generally opening the bowling, he took 15 wickets from ten matches, equal with teammate

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and behind only the

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' John Hastings (16 wickets) for the tournament. Behrendorff bowled 40 overs during the tournament (completing his allocation in every game), more than any other player. His wickets came at an

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of 16.73 and an

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of 6.27 runs per over, which was only beaten by four spinners –

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, Michael Beer,

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and

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– amongst those who bowled more than 15 overs. At the 2014

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ceremony, held in January 2015, Behrendorff was named "Domestic Player of the Year". He recorded 22 percent of the vote for the award, which is voted on by players, beating teammate Adam Voges (16 percent). In February 2017, Behrendorff took figures of 9 for 37 in the first innings against

, the fifth-best figures in the

International career

In August 2017, Behrendorff was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for their series against India. He made his T20I debut for Australia against

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on 7 October 2017. On 12 January 2019 he made his One Day International (ODI) debut against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground, taking 2 wickets. In April 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the

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. On 25 June 2019 in the match against

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, Behrendorff took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.

IPL career

Ahead of the

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, Behrendorff was signed by Mumbai Indians. He was, however, ruled out of playing in the tournament after suffering a back injury. The team retained him for the

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season and he made his IPL debut against

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on 3 April 2019. He was released by Mumbai ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. Behrendorff was signed by the

as a replacement for

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ahead of the 2021 IPL season. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

Personal life

In April 2014, Behrendorff married Juvelle Hatt in

, Western Australia. His younger brother Luke represented Australia in European handball.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Behrendorff, Jason 1990 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers Australian people of German descent Cricketers from New South Wales Middlesex cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers Western Australia cricketers Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup