Brett Lee

Brett Lee

Lee in January 2003
Personal information
Full name	Ken Lee
Born	(1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 40) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Binga
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Shane Lee (brother)
Website	www.brettlee.com.au
International information
National side	Australia
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
1995–2012	New South Wales (squad no. 58)
2008–2010	Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 58)
2010	Wellington (squad no. 58)
2011–2013	Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 58)
2011–2015	Sydney Sixers (squad no. 58)
2013	Otago (squad no. 58)
Career statistics
Competition Tests 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 n/a 2 n/a Best bowling 5/30 5/22 7/114 5/22 Catches/stumpings 23/– 54/– 35/– 62/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 February 2017

Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976) is a former Australian international cricketer and film actor. He is a former Channel Nine Commentator. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of fastest bowler in the world of cricket along with Shoaib Akhtar. He is known for his consistency of pace, going over 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph) throughout his career. His quickest delivery was 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) in a test match against the West Indies in 2002, but because they were playing in a charity match, it was not officially recognised as the fastest delivery ever. After that the world record for the fastest delivery ever is held by Shoaib Akhtar at 161.4 km/h (100.3 mph). Lee's quickest delivery in ODIs is 161.1 km/h (100.1 mph) playing against New Zealand in 2005. He is also widely regarded as one of the best pace bowlers ever to have played the sport. Lee was known for reaching a hundred miles an hour many times throughout his cricketing career. In each of his first two years, he averaged less than 20 with the ball, but since then has mostly achieved figures in the early 30s. He was also known as an athletic fielder and useful lower-order batsman, with a batting average exceeding 20 in Test cricket. Lee finished his Test with 310 wickets, and his One Day International career with 380 wickets.

Lee featured in the Australian teams that won the 2003 and 2007 World Cups. He announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket on 12 July 2012, having played his first Test in 1999. 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, most notably in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League. 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.