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Full name Michael James Di Venuto
Born December 12, 1973, Hobart, Tasmania
Current age 34 years 207 days
Major teams Australia,Australia A,Derbyshire,Derbyshire 2nd XI,Durham,Northern Territory Cricket Association Invitation XI,Sussex,Sussex 2nd XI,Tasmania
Nickname Diva
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Legbreak googly
Height
1.80 m
Education St Virgil's College, Hobart
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
9
9
0
241
89
26.77
281
85.76
0
2
28
0
1
0
First-class
272
486
30
20509
230
44.97
46
124
317
0
List A
284
278
16
8644
173*
32.99
14
44
115
0
Twenty20
38
36
4
822
95*
25.68
641
128.23
0
6
111
7
9
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
272
807
484
5
1/0
96.80
3.59
161.4
0
0
List A
284
200
181
5
1/10
1/10
36.20
5.43
40.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
38
5
78
88
5
3/19
3/19
17.60
6.76
15.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
South Africa v Australia at East London, Mar 29, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Dec 17, 1997 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1991/92
Last First-class
Yorkshire v Durham at Leeds, Jun 29-Jul 1, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1992/93
Last List A
Durham v Kent at Chester-le-Street, Jul 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Derbyshire v Durham at Derby, Jun 25, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Michael Di Venuto shot into the Australian one-day team as an opener with his brutal stroke-play that was a precursor to Adam Gilchrist's dominance, but he couldn't sustain the devastation and was dropped in the same year he got promoted. Since his international days in 1997, which included two half-centuries, he has continued to be a prolific and record-breaking player for Tasmania. He is the state's leading one-day run-scorer, is second to Jamie Cox on Tasmania's lists of Pura Cup-Sheffield Shield appearances and runs scored, and owns the most half-centuries in Pura Cup-Sheffield Shield history. In 2006-07 he proved his skills were as sharp as ever, striking 961 Pura Cup runs at 53.38. It was his best collection in an Australian domestic season and only Chris Rogers and Phil Jaques scored more during the summer. The highlight was finally being part of a Pura Cup triumph - Di Venuto was the only member of the winning team to have played in all three of Tasmania's lost deciders - and he contributed a handy 64 in the second innings. Di Venuto, who made his state debut in 1991-92, has played many outstanding top-order innings, but none was more impressive than his glorious 189 in the 1997-98 Sheffield Shield final. A fearsome player of the hook, pull and square cut, he is a dashing left-hander who has also excited English fans during regular stints with Derbyshire before switching to Durham in 2007. Cricinfo staff July 2007
