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Full name Adam John Crosthwaite
Born September 22, 1984, Mercy Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 24 years 22 days
Major teams Victoria
Nickname Skinny
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height
1.81 m
Relations Brother - JL Crosthwaite
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
24
36
4
707
72*
22.09
1623
43.56
0
2
80
8
List A
45
30
7
444
54*
19.30
567
78.30
0
2
57
7
Twenty20
13
12
3
195
52*
21.66
129
151.16
0
1
13
10
6
5
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
List A
45
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Twenty20
13
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
First-class debut
2004/05
Last First-class
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Mar 15-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2002/03
Last List A
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, Oct 12, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 6, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Jan 13, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A summer of disappointment ended with a glimmer of opportunity for Adam Crosthwaite, who was dumped as Victoria's first-class wicketkeeper at the start of 2007-08. The teenager Matthew Wade had transferred from Tasmania and his batting potential left Crosthwaite with only a full-time place in the limited-overs side. But in an eerily familiar turn of events, Wade was dropped and Crosthwaite recalled for the last two games of the season, including the final loss to New South Wales. The reverse had happened to Crosthwaite in 2005-06, when he was the incumbent and lost his position to Nathan Pilon for the decider. Crosthwaite's batting was a concern for Victoria - in 23 matches he had only managed one half-century - but his second-innings 50 and sharp glovework in the 2007-08 final justified his recall. He played every FR Cup game, averaging 19.14 and collecting 20 dismissals, and the battle with Wade is likely to continue in 2008-09.
Before last season Crosthwaite had been relatively settled as the replacement for the long-standing Darren Berry. He played every game in all three formats in 2006-07, recording his maiden first-class half-century with 72 in Adelaide. An aggressive batsman, he shone in the Twenty20 competition and used unconventional strokes to make up for his lack of brute force. He was Man of the Match in the final, when his 31-ball 52 set up the struggling Bushrangers for victory. Crosthwaite, who claims to have read Sun Tzu's The Art of War, debuted for Victoria in 2002-03 as Berry's replacement during his suspension for missing a training session. He showed his talent in 2004-05 with a breathtaking 54 from 38 balls in a one-day win over Queensland and played three first-class games when he overtook Peter Roach towards the end of the season. He was part the Australia Under-19 World Cup win in 2002 and was included in the 2006 Academy intake. Cricinfo staff April 2008
