Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jason John Krejza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia | 14 January 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Krazy, Subway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut(cap 404) | 6 November 2008 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 21 December 2008 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 187) | 6 February 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 24 March 2011 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004/05–2006/07 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006/07–2012/13 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2012/13 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:CricketArchive,18 July 2020 |
Jason John Krejza (born 14 January 1983) is a former Australian cricketer. He played for the Tasmanian Tigers and Leicestershire. Krejza's father was an association football player from Czechoslovakia and his mother was born in Poland. [1] His nickname is "Krazy".
Krejza is an all-rounder,contributing to the team mainly as a right arm off-break bowler,but also as a right-handed lower-middle order batsman. He became a regular in the NSW team in 2004/05 but lost his place in 2006/07. However solid form for Sydney Grade team UTS-Balmain led to his inclusion in the NSW limited overs team towards the end of 2006. On 21 December 2006 Krejza announced that he would leave the New South Wales Blues to join the Tasmanian Tigers due to being considered 4th choice behind spinners Stuart MacGill,Nathan Hauritz and Beau Casson in the selection process. [2]
After crossing over mid-season to Tasmania [2006-7 season],Krejza played in 2 Pura Cup games,claiming 5 wickets and scoring a disappointing 17 runs in two innings. In the Ford Ranger Cup competition,however,he made his mark,taking 8 wickets in 4 games whilst also scoring 83 runs,with a top score of 53 not out.
During the off-season,his cricketing career was placed at risk after being caught speeding and drink-driving by Hobart police. [3] He was subsequently suspended from Tasmania's pre-season training and warned to stay away from alcohol by his team's leadership group.
His renewed dedication to cricket saw him excel in the 2007–8 season. In the Pura Cup,he played 7 games and scored 289 runs at an average of 36.12,with a high score of 63. He also took 18 wickets at 47.11. The only downside to his season was that he did not break into the one-day side,with incumbent Xavier Doherty being Tasmania's sole spin bowler in the one-day arena. He played only one game,and was named 12th man in Tasmania's competition victory against Victoria.
After being named to Australia's A Team tour to India in August,he was selected for Australia's Test tour of India. With his selection,Australian chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said,"Jason Krejza had a good season for Tasmania last year but is a selection very much for Indian conditions. The selectors felt right-arm finger spinners would perform well in India and Jason now has a chance to prove himself at the international level."
Krejza was seen as the second spinner in the squad behind Bryce McGain. [4] However,McGain was sent home injured. Krejza was attacked by the Indian Board President's XI—a team consisting mainly of young emerging players or fringe Indian representatives—in a tour match,conceding 0/199 in 31 overs, [5] and he was then excluded from the first three Tests at the expense of McGain's replacement,Cameron White. [6] This was despite captain Ricky Ponting frequently hinting that Krejza would play and predicting that India's senior batsmen would not have the gumption to attack him.
Krejza eventually made his debut in the fourth test in Nagpur,which Australia had to win in order to draw the series and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He came in at the expense of fast bowler Stuart Clark and played alongside White. Rahul Dravid became his first wicket. He went on to claim 8 wickets for 215 runs in the first innings. [7] In the process,he became just the fourteenth Australian to take five or more wickets in an innings on debut,and also created the unenviable world-record of conceding the most runs for any bowler on debut,while also taking most wickets in his first Test match innings. It also beat his best first-class bowling of 4 for 91. [8] In the second innings he took a further 4 wickets for 143 runs,leaving him with figures of 12 wickets for 358 runs in his first test. He is the second on the list of Test bowlers who have conceded most runs in a single Test match,beaten only by Tommy Scott's match return of 9 for 374,for the West Indies against England in Kingston,Jamaica,in 1929/1930. [9] He was named man of the match despite Australia's defeat.
Krejza was then dropped for the First Test against New Zealand in Brisbane on grounds that the pitch would benefit seamers as Australia fielded no spinners. He was to be recalled for the Second Test in Adelaide,but he injured his ankle and was replaced by fellow offspinner Nathan Hauritz. [10] [11] Australia won both Tests. Krejza played his first Test in Australia against South Africa in Perth. He took 1/103 and 0/106 and was dropped from the squad for the Second Test in favour of Hauritz after the tourists reached their target of 414 with six wickets in hand.
After spending a couple of seasons in international wilderness,Krejza was surprisingly called up to the Australian One-Day side for the 7th ODI against England. [12] His opportunity arose due to injuries to first-choice spinners Nathan Hauritz and Steve Smith,and preferred back-up option Xavier Doherty. He made his ODI debut in Perth and finished with bowling figures of 2/53 from 9 overs as well as making 6 not out with the bat in a match the Australians won by 57 runs to take the series 6–1. Krejza was also named in the Australian squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup on the subcontinent,with both Hauritz and Doherty unable to make the trip due to their respective injuries.
Ricky Thomas Ponting is an Australian cricket coach,commentator and former player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time,Ponting was captain of the Australia national team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and is the most successful captain in international cricket history,with 220 victories in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%. He stands third in the list of cricketers by number of international centuries scored. He holds the record for winning most ICC tournaments as a captain in Men's Cricket. Under his Captaincy Australia won the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups and 2006 and 2009 Champions Trophies. He was also a member of the Australian team that won the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricket coach,commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016. He was an all-rounder who played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was ranked as the world's No. 1 all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for 150 weeks,including an all-time record of 120 consecutive weeks from 13 October 2011 to 30 January 2014. He began playing during the Australian team's golden era in the early 2000s,and was the last player from this era to retire. In his time playing for Australia,Watson was part of their winning squad in the Cricket World Cup two times in 2007,and 2015 along with the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009,with Watson named as the player of the match in the final on both occasions,as he scored the winning run in the 2006 tournament,with the winning six in the 2009 tournament.
Abdul Qadir Khan SI was an international cricketer who bowled leg spin for Pakistan. Abdul Qadir is widely regarded as a legendary leg spinner from the 1970s and 1980s and was a role model for up and coming leg spinners. Qadir was voted the best player in the Group B matches of the 1987 Cricket World Cup and won a car which he donated to Imran Khan for his Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre project. Later he was a commentator and Chief Selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board,from which he resigned in 2009 due to differences of opinion with leading Pakistan cricket administrators.
Cameron Leon White is an Australian former international cricketer who captained the national side in Twenty20 Internationals. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler,White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000–01 season for the Victoria cricket team as a bowling all-rounder. During his time with Australia,White won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Nathan Michael Hauritz is a former Australian cricketer who has represented Australia in Tests,One-dayers and Twenty20 Internationals. He is mainly noted for his off spin bowling. He was a part of the Australian squad which won the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
Callum James Ferguson is a former Australian cricketer and commentator who has represented Australia in all three forms of international cricket. He also represented South Australia in the JLT One-Day Cup. He was formerly the captain of the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League before being released at the end of the 2020–21 season
Xavier John Doherty is a former Australian international cricketer who played Australian domestic cricket with Tasmania and internationally for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowler. After continued one-day success for Tasmania,Doherty made his One Day International debut for Australia against Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in November 2010. Later that month,he made his Test debut against England at the Gabba,when he replaced off spinner Nathan Hauritz in team. He was not selected in Australia's 2011 World Cup squad due to a back injury. Doherty was a member of the Australian team that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Timothy David Paine is an Australian former cricketer and a former captain of the Australia national cricket team in Test cricket. A right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper,he played for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket and was the captain of the Hobart Hurricanes before his selection for Australia in the 2017–18 Ashes series. During his time with Australia,Paine won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Benjamin William Hilfenhaus is an Australian former professional cricketer who played for Tasmania in Australian domestic cricket and for the Australia national cricket team. He is right-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to swing the ball. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. He made his first-class cricket debut in the 2005/06 season and his haul of 39 wickets was a record for someone playing their first season for Tasmania. Before he was given a full-time contract for 2006/07,he worked as a bricklayer as well as playing cricket. He has best bowling figures of 7/58 in first-class cricket,achieved in his first season for Tasmania. During his time with Australia,Hilfenhaus won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.
Stephen Norman John O'Keefe is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Australian national team in Test matches and Twenty20 Internationals,and a commentator for SEN and Nine. O'Keefe was formerly the captain of the New South Wales Sheffield Shield team.
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia between 13 November 2008 and 15 February 2009. The tour was divided into two legs;commencing with a tour match against New South Wales,the first leg contained two Test matches between New Zealand and Australia in which the sides competed for the Trans-Tasman Trophy.
The South Africa cricket team toured Australia between 6 December 2008 and 30 January 2009,playing three Test matches,two Twenty20 Internationals and five One Day Internationals against Australia.
The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium,also known as New VCA Stadium,is a cricket stadium in Nagpur,Maharashtra,India. It is the second largest cricket stadium in India in terms of field area after the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium,and the qualities of the stadium have been praised by the International Cricket Council.
Michael Anthony Beer is an Australian former cricketer who played for the Victorian cricket team. He played as a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He made his Test cricket debut in the final match of the 2010–11 Ashes series. After several seasons playing for the Western Australian cricket team,in the 2016–17 season Beer returned to his home state of Victoria to continue his professional cricket career.
Nathan Michael Lyon is an Australian international cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2011 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Lyon is an off-spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman. Considered the most successful off-spin bowler of all time for Australia,Lyon holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off-spin bowler,passing Hugh Trumble's 141 wickets in 2015. In January 2021,Lyon played in his 100th Test match during Australia's series against India. As of December 2023,Lyon is Australia's third highest test wicket taker of all time and ranks eighth among all international players in test cricket with over 500 wickets to his name. Lyon was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.
Ashton Charles Agar is an Australian cricketer who plays all forms of the game at international level. Agar plays domestically for Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers. A left-handed spin bowler,he played two Test matches for the Australian national side during the 2013 Ashes series and 5 Test matches in his career. Agar was also a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup in Dubai and Oman.
Adam Zampa is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket. Zampa was a member of the Australian teams that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup. He is also the highest wicket-taker for Australia in Twenty20 International.
Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian international cricketer. A left-arm unorthodox spinner,he plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He was an integral member of the Indian team that won the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup.
The Australian cricket team toured India in September 2022 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches as a preparatory series before 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They later returned in February and March 2023 to play four Test and three One Day International (ODI) matches. The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.