Brett Lee

Brett Lee

Lee in January 2008
Personal information
Full name	Brett Lee
Born	(1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 48) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Binga
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Shane Lee (brother)
Website	www.brettlee.com.au
International information
National side	Australia (1999–2012)
Test debut (cap 383)	26 December 1999 v India
Last Test	26 December 2008 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 140)	9 January 2000 v Pakistan
Last ODI	7 July 2012 v England
ODI shirt no.	58
T20I debut (cap 7)	17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I	30 March 2012 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	58
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997/98–2010/11	New South Wales (squad no. 58)
2008–2010	Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 58)
2010/11	Wellington (squad no. 58)
2011–2013	Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 58)
2011/12–2014/15	Sydney Sixers (squad no. 58)
2012/13	Otago (squad no. 58)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 76 221 116 262 Runs scored 1,451 1,176 2,120 1,365 Batting average 20.15 17.81 18.59 17.06 100s/50s 0/5 0/3 0/8 0/3 Top score 64 59 97 59 Balls bowled 16,531 11,185 24,193 13,475 Wickets 310 380 487 438 Bowling average 30.81 23.36 28.22 24.05 5 wickets in innings 10 9 20 10 10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0 Best bowling 5/30 5/22 7/114 5/22 Catches/stumpings 23/– 54/– 35/– 62/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya ICC Champions Trophy Winner 2006 India Winner 2009 South Africa
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 February 2017

Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976) is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all three formats of the game. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in the world. With his time representing Australia, Lee won multiple ICC titles with the team: the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, and the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Lee was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the T20 format of the game which he did in 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in the inaugural tournament against Bangladesh, subsequently being the first bowler to do so at an ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Lee was also the first Australian bowler to take a hat-trick at a Cricket World Cup which he did in the 2003 Cricket World Cup Super Match game against Kenya.

In each of his first two years, Lee conceded fewer than 20 runs for every wicket taken, but later recorded figures in the low 30s.^[1] He was an athletic fielder and useful lower-order batter, with a batting average exceeding 20 in Test cricket. Lee finished his Test career with 310 wickets, and his One Day International career with 380 wickets. Considered one of the best bowlers of his generation, only Muttiah Muralitharan took more ODI wickets than Lee from 2000 to 2009.^[2]

He played his first Test in 1999 and retired from international cricket on 12 July 2012. He subsequently declined to renew his contract with his home state side New South Wales, but continued to play Twenty20 matches for several seasons after, notably in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League.^[3]

In January 2015, Lee announced his retirement from all forms of the game, effective at the end of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season.^[4] He has since found work as a film actor and a Fox Sports commentator.