Glen Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell

Maxwell in October 2011
Personal information
Full name	Glenn James Maxwell
Born	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 28) Kew, Melbourne, Australia
Nickname	Maxi, The Big Show
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 434)	2 March 2013 v India
Last Test	25 March 2017 v India
ODI debut (cap 196)	25 August 2012 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	10 June 2017 v England
ODI shirt no.	32
T20I debut (cap 58)	5 September 2012 v Pakistan
Last T20I	9 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	32
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–present	Victoria (squad no. 32)
2011–2012	Melbourne Renegades
2012	Delhi Daredevils
2012 and 2014	Hampshire
2012–present	Melbourne Stars
2013	Mumbai Indians
2013	Surrey
2014–present	Kings XI Punjab
2015–present	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 77 49 127 Runs scored 239 1,977 2,931 3,429 Batting average 23.90 32.95 39.60 34.98 100s/50s 1/0 1/15 6/17 4/23 Top score 104 102 155* 146 Balls bowled 378 1,882 4,020 3,060 Wickets 7 45 56 75 Bowling average 41.28 38.66 41.30 36.29 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 4/127 4/46 4/42 4/46 Catches/stumpings 4/– 46/– 40/– 76/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2017

Glenn James Maxwell (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian cricketer who plays Tests, One Day International and Twenty 20 International matches for Australia. In 2011, he set the record for the fastest ever half-century in Australian domestic one day cricket, scoring 50 runs off 19 balls. In February 2013, the Indian Premier League team the Mumbai Indians bought him for $1 million US, and in March he made his Test debut against India in the second Test at Hyderabad. In 2015, Maxwell signed with County cricket team Yorkshire. In 2016, he had scored an unbeaten 145* against Sri Lankan cricket team which is the second highest score in Twenty20 Internationals. In 2017 after scoring 104, his maiden century against India in Ranchi, he thus became the second Australian to register centuries in all three formats, the first being Shane Watson. Glen Maxwell has joined an elite club of only 13 other cricketers that have scored a century in all three formats of the game.

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. Despite that, he also has a deceptively powerful and accurate throw to effect run-outs.

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".

Maxwell made his debut for Australia against Afghanistan in a One Day International in the United Arab Emirates in 2012. In his 2nd ODI, playing against Pakistan, he hit an unbeaten 56, including a six to seal victory for Australia. On 10 January 2013, he played his first ODI at home against Sri Lanka, being involved in two run outs off consecutive balls. He remained wicketless throughout the series, however, and failed in three innings with the bat.