Glenn Maxwell
Glenn James Maxwell (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian international cricketer, who currently plays ODI and Twenty20cricket for Australia.[3] He has also played Test cricket for Australia. He represents Victoria Bushrangers and Melbourne Stars in domestic cricket.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Glenn James Maxwell |
| Born | 14 October 1988 Kew, Victoria, Australia |
| Nickname | Maxi, The Big Show[1] |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Role | Batting All-rounder, Middle-order Batsman |
He began his professional cricketing career playing for Victoria in the Twenty20 Big Bash in 2010.[5] He is known for his dramatic shot making and improvisation in the short form of the game,[6] scoring 102 from 52 balls against Sri Lanka in the 2015 World Cup, the second fastest World Cup century to date.[7] He also scored an unbeaten 145* from 65 balls against Sri Lanka in 2016; the second highest score in Twenty20 Internationals.[8][9]
Despite his power hitting in the short form of the game, he has shown ability in the longer form of the game including a maiden Test century against India in Ranchi on 16 March 2017 in which he scored 104 from 185 balls. In doing so he became the second Australian to score centuries in all three formats after Shane Watson, joining an elite club of only 13 other cricketers that have achieved this feat.[10] On November 24 2017 he scored his maiden double century in the Sheffield Shield competition.[11] He was dismissed for 278 from 318 balls in an innings which included 36 fours and four sixes.[12]
In 2011, he set the record for the fastest ever half-century in Australian domestic one day cricket, scoring 50 runs off 19 balls.[13][14] In February 2013, the Indian Premier League team the Mumbai Indians bought him for $1 million US.[15] In March 2013, he made his Test debut against India in the second Test at Hyderabad.
Early life[edit]
Maxwell was born in Kew, Victoria, and played his junior cricket for South Belgrave CC. He began his cricket as a pace bowler, before remodelling his run-up and becoming an off spin bowler.[17] Despite that, he also has a deceptively powerful and accurate throw to effect run-outs.[18] Maxwell's teammates and the media gave him the nickname "The Big Show" due to his confidence and his tendency to play extravagant shots, especially a wide array and variations of sweep shots. He however prefers the nickname "Maxi".
2009–10[edit]
Maxwell joined the Victorian squad in July 2009.[21] He was called into the FDR squad in November when Andrew McDonald was injured.[22]Maxwell played in the 2010 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament and was named Player of the Tournament as Australia became champions for the first time.
2010 Emerging Players Tournament[edit]
Maxwell was selected to play for the Australian Institute of Sports in the 2010 Emerging Players Tournament. He scored 63 against India in the semi-final.[23]
2010–11[edit]
Maxwell made his first-class debut for Victoria against NSW in 2010–11. He took two catches, two wickets and scored 38.[24] He leapt to national attention when he scored a match winning 51 off 19 balls in a Ryobi Cup game against Tasmania. It was the fastest half century in Australian domestic one day history.[25]
He followed this with an excellent Shield game against South Australia, scoring 63 and 103, and taking three catches, winning the Man of the Match Award.[26] He scored 38 (the top score of the innings) and 61 against Queensland.[27]
2011 Emerging Players Tournament[edit]
In the 2011 Emerging Players Tournament, Maxwell scored 59 off 23 balls in a game against India.[28] He then made 110 off 52 balls against South Africa in a losing course.[29]
2011–12[edit]
Maxwell began the 2011–12 season well against Queensland, making 4 and 32 and taking three wickets.[30] He followed this with 92 against New South Wales.[31] Maxwell took 2/30 and 3/36 against Tasmania, but only scored 2 and 10 with the bat.[32] He made 61 and 72 against Western Australia and took two wickets.[33] In the second Victoria-WA game he scored 43 and 0 and took two wickets. Maxwell made 26 and 43 against New South Wales.
He scored 65 and took 2 wickets against Queensland.[34] In a Ryobi Cup game against Queensland, Maxwell scored 50 off 37 balls.[35] In the BBL Maxwell scored 124 in six innings for the Melbourne Renegades. He was briefly injured in January.
2012 IPL[edit]
Maxwell was first signed by the Delhi Daredevils Indian Premier League in 2012 as a replacement player for Travis Birt who withdrew from the squad. Team mentor TA Sekar said he was impressed by seeing Maxwell play in the Emerging Player Contest in the previous year. "When we watched him bat, we were reminded of how we had spotted David Warner in 2008. We believe Glenn will play for Australia soon. Besides being a dashing batsman, Glenn is a solid offspinner and an amazing fielder, with infectious enthusiasm. A multi-skilled player like him will add immense value to the side."[36] Maxwell played two games in the 2012 IPL edition with minor performances.
2012 ICC World T20 Cup[edit]
Maxwell was picked in Australia's squad to play in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.[46] During press conference he said that, "I'm very confident I can perform now at this level. "Hopefully I can be that x-factor that Australia needs to win this tournament... That could mean a run out, a brilliant catch, a breakthrough wicket with the ball or big hitting. I'm really embracing that 'x-factor' tag. I don't really have too many doubts, I don't think I'm going to try to back down any time soon either."[47]
He did not have a memorable tournament though, with returns of 1-12 against Ireland,[48] 0-17 against the West Indies,[49] 0-11 and 4 against India,[50] 0-7 against South Africa,[51]and 0-6 and 4 against Pakistan.[52] Australia reached semi-final of the tournament, where they lost the match to West Indies.
2012–13[edit]
Maxwell began the 2012–13 summer well, scoring 58 off 53 balls in a Ryobi Cup game.[54] He scored 51 in a Shield game against Tasmania.
Maxwell was picked in the Australian A side to play South Africa, replacing an injured Jon Holland. Selector John Inverarity said when he spoke to Maxwell he "said 'you're the spinner, you're in the hot seat, get on with it', and we hope he responds to that sort of challenge. Glenn is a player of particular interest, a player of great skill and exuberance and enthusiasm. We want him as an allrounder, so we're very keen for him to get opportunity with his spin bowling, and we're putting him in the hot seat here."[55] Maxwell scored 64 and took 2/70.[56]
Against New South Wales, Maxwell took 2/12 and 0/50 and made 39 with the bat. In a Shield game against South Australia, Maxwell scored a pair, but took 4/42 with the ball, his best bowling effort at first-class level to date.[57]
Maxwell was picked for the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI against Sri Lanka, scoring 91 off 77 balls and taking 1/127 with the ball.[58]
In the 2012 Big Bash that summer his best scored of 82 off 50 balls came against the Sydney Sixers.[59]
Maxwell was brought into the Australian squad for the third test against Sri Lanka to replace Shane Watson. ""Glenn brings that allrounder package," said skipper Michael Clarke. "He's scored plenty of runs for Victoria with the bat, I think he averages over 40 with the bat in first-class cricket, and he's had success with the ball. He's the full package and he has that X-factor about him."[60] Maxwell did some work with Shane Warne to help with his bowling.[61]
2013 IPL[edit]
At the 2013 IPL auctions, Maxwell was the most expensive player as Mumbai Indians bought him for 1 million US dollars.[76]
2013 ICC Champions Trophy[edit]
In June 2013, during 2013 ICC Champions Trophy Maxwell scored 29 off 22 balls against New Zealand.[77] Against Sri Lanka, he score 32 off 20 balls in a losing course.[78] Australia knocked out from tournament in early stages.
2013 ODI Tour of India[edit]
Maxwell returned to India in October as part of an Australian limited over team tour of India. Maxwell made 31 off 23 balls,[82] 53 from 32 balls and 0-48,[83] 1-8 and 3,[84] 92 off 77 balls,[85] 9 and 0/40,[86] and 0-32 and 60 off 22 balls.[87] India won the 7-match series 3-2.
2013–14[edit]
Maxwell was picked in the Australian A side to play England. He did not bat and went for 0/89 off 27 overs. In the Sheffield Shield, Maxwell made 5 and 6 against Tasmania. He scored 35 and 38 against WA and went for 0/106 off 21 overs with the ball. He did make 4 and 82 against South Australia. Maxwell made 14 and 16 against Queensland. Maxwell ended the summer strongly in a Shield game against NSW. He scored 94 off 95 balls in the first innings, and 127 off 157 balls in the second (rescuing Victoria from 7/32). Against South Australia he took three wickets and scored 119 and 4.
2014 IPL[edit]
He was out of the Mumbai Indians retention team 2014 as per IPL 2014 retention rules.
In 2014, he was bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 6 crore. In his team's opening match against Chennai Super Kings, he scored 95 runs from 43 balls (with 15 fours and two sixes) to chase down a target of 206 in 18.5 overs.
In the second match against Rajasthan Royals, he hit 89 off 45 balls with eight fours and six sixes, which included frequent reverse shots, helping his team win against a high target.
In the third match, Maxwell scored 95 runs from 43 balls with 9 sixes and 5 fours against Sunrisers Hyderabad and was awarded Man of the Match for the third time in a row.
In the 29th match of the IPL on 7 May 2014 against Chennai Super Kings, Maxwell scored 90 runs off just 38 balls with 6 fours and 8 sixes and picked up the wicket of Suresh Rainawhile bowling, winning the Man of the Match award for the fourth time in the season. Punjab went on to post a massive score of 231, the highest innings score of season.[93] In 16 games he had the season's 3rd highest aggregate of 552 runs at an average of 34.50.[94]
2014–15 Season[edit]
A Maxwell highlight from 2014–15 season was winning the man of the match in a BBL game scoring 66 against the Melbourne Renegades.[104] In the Shield he took 0/37 against Western Australia, and scored 24 and took two wickets against WA.
In the one day games, Maxwell took 29 and 1-32 against South Africa,[105] 0 and 1-20,[106] 1-43 and 2,[107] 1-30 and 7.[108]
During the Carlton Mid Triangular Series in Australia in 2014–15, Maxwell scored 1-37 and 0 against England,[109] 0-14 and 20 against India,[110]and 0-22 and 37 against England.[111] In the final against England he won Man of the Match award for match winning 95 and 4-46.
2015: Cricket World Cup[edit]
Maxwell was part of Australia's 15 man squad for 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.[114] He made 66 runs off 40 balls in the first match against England,[115] 1 and 1-7 against New Zealand in losing course,[116] and 88 runs off 39 balls and 1-21 against Afghanistan.[117]
Later on in the tournament, he blasted a 51-ball century against Sri Lanka at the SCG, by recording the fastest century by Australian in ODIs and the second-fastest in World Cup history.[118][119] It was also during early 2015 that Maxwell broke into the top 10 of the ICC one-day international batting rankings.[120]
He did not bat against Scotland and took 1-24 with the ball.[121] In the quarter final against Pakistan, Maxwell took 2-43 and scored 44 off 29 balls.[122] In the semi final against India, he scored 23 and took 0-18 and helped with a run out.[123] He did not bat in the final against New Zealand, as Australia won the match by 7 wickets and also won their fifth World Cup title. He took 1-37 and ran out a batsman.[124][125] Maxwell ended the World Cup as third highest run scorer for Australia behind Steve Smith (402) and David Warner (345), scoring 324 runs at an average of 64.80 with a strike rate of 182.02.
2015 IPL[edit]
He was retained by Kings XI Punjab for 2015 IPL Season. He failed to impress in that season, not making a score higher than 43 and being dropped from the team, making an overall 145 runs in 11 games at an average of 13.18.
2015–16 Summer[edit]
In the Shield he made 8 against Queensland, took 0/10 against NSW, 98 and 38 against WA, 0 and 18 against WA, 62 and 26against WA, 79 off 78 balls and 63 against SA.
In the one day series against India, Maxwell made 6 in first ODI,[132] 26 runs in second ODI,[133] 96 off 83 balls in third ODI and awarded Man of the Match.[134] and 41 off 20 balls in fourth ODI.[135] Australia won the series 4-1.
In February Maxwell toured New Zealand with the one day team for 3-match series. The series was not good at all for him. He was bowled for naught in the first ODI,[136] scored only 6 runs in second ODI,[137] and caught for second duck in the series in third ODI.[138] New Zealand won the series 2-1.
In mid 2016, Australia toured West Indies for a Tri-nation series involving West Indies and South Africa. Maxwell made 1-3 and 0 against the West Indies,[139] 2-15 and 3 against South Africa,[140] 46 off 26 against West Indies,[141] and only 4 run in the final against the West Indies.[142] Despite his poor performances throughout the series, Australia won the series by defeating West Indies by 58 runs.
After tri-series, Maxwell was part of an Australia A team to tour South Africa in August 2016. Against South Africa A he made 0 and 38, and 13 with two wickets.
2016–17[edit]
Maxwell attempted to transfer to the NSW team for the 2016–17 summer but was refused. Maxwell was dropped from the Victorian side for the first match of the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season. "He should have been playing,” said test selector Mark Waugh. “From an Australian point of view, he’s quite capable of playing Test match cricket. You need to be asking the Victorian selectors why they left him out. It surely can’t be cricket-related because he would be in the team.”[146] Maxwell was picked in the next Shield game and scored 81. He scored 10and 3 against NSW, 6 and 29 against South Australia.
Against Pakistan in 2016-17 season, Maxwell made 60 (off 56 balls) in first ODI,[147] 23 in second ODI,[148] 78 (off 44) in fourth ODI,[149] and 13 in fifth ODI.[150]
2017 IPL[edit]
Maxwell had a disappointing IPL in 2017. Kings team director Virender Sehwag said ""We always knew that when Maxwell fires, then he can win the match on his own. But he didn't fire in most games. That is a big disappointment... He didn't take the responsibility as a captain and didn't perform for Kings XI Punjab".[156]
In 2017, Maxwell only played one full game in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy held in England and Walses. In the match against England, he scored 20 runs in a losing course.[157]Against Bangladesh and New Zealand, matches were washed out due to rain by giving one point to each team. Thus, after defeat against England, Australia eliminated from the tournament.
2017–18[edit]
In the first Shield game of the year Maxwell made 7 and 20. He scored 60 and 64 in the next game, against South Australia.[168] In the third round, playing for Victoria against Tasmania, Maxwell scored 4 and 45 not out; in the second innings he played for 115 balls and helped Victoria draw the rain-shortened game.[169]
In 2017–18 Ashes series, Maxwell lost his spot in the test team for the first test in favour of Shaun Marsh. However he was called up as a possible replacement player when Marsh and David Warner both suffered injury scares the day before the game.[170][171] He ultimately did not play in the test. During this period in domestic arena, Maxwell scored 278 in the first innings for Victoria against New South Wales.[172] He followed it with 98 against Western Australia.[173] Peter Handscomb under performed in the first two tests and the Australian selectors brought in Mitch Marsh for the third test, not Maxwell. Marsh played in the last three tests of the series, scoring two centuries. Australia regained the Ashes 4-0.
Maxwell was overlooked for the Australian One Day team in favor of Chris Lynn for the series against England in 2018. When Lynn fell injured the selectors replaced him with Cameron White. The comment by Australian coach Lehmann caused a deal of controversy at the time.[174]
Captain Steve Smith suggested at a press conference that Maxwell could "train smarter":
2017-18 Big Bash[edit]
Maxwell had a solid 2017–18 Big Bash League season, with scores of 8 (5), 4 (6), 50 (39), 33 (23), 60 (39), 31* (16), 28 (16), 1 (3) and 84 (47). That year a report came out which argued that Maxwell was the most effective fielder in the history of the Big Bash.[179]
2018 IPL[edit]
Maxwell was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for $1.75 million.
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