SM Katich Profile

General Information Full name Simon Mathew Katich Born August 21, 1975, Middle Swan, Western Australia Current age 35 years 161 days Major teams Australia, Derbyshire, Durham, Hampshire, Kings XI Punjab, New South Wales, Western Australia, Yorkshire Playing role Batsman Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling Style Slow left-arm chinaman Career Statistics Batting & Fielding Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 56 45 3 Innings Played 99 42 2 Not Outs 6 5 0 Runs 4188 1324 69 Highest 157 107* 39 Average 45.03 35.78 34.50 Balls Faced 8483 1926 47 St/R 49.36 68.74 146.80 100's 10 1 0 50's 25 9 0 4's 490 138 8 6's 9 4 2 Catches Taken 39 13 2 Stumpings Made 0 0 0 Bowling Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 56 45 3 Innings Played 25 - - Balls 1039 - - Runs 635 - - Wickets 21 - - Best Inning Bowling 6/65 - - Best Match Bowling 6/90 - - Average 30.23 - - Economy Rate 3.66 - - St/R 49.4 - - 4 Wickets 0 - - 5 Wickets 1 - - 10 Wickets 0 - - Profile With an unconventional style and a get-your-gloves-dirty approach, Simon Katich proves you don't have to be fashionable to be successful. His walk-across-the-stumps technique isn't as crabby as Shivnarine Chanderpaul's, and he is scrawny next to Matthew Hayden and Shane Watson, but Katich has been a must-have man at the top of Australia's order in the second stage of his career. Katich is capable of batting at two paces: he can leave and work the ball across his body for hours, or release free-flowing drives through cover, cuts behind point or heavy pulls. The method depends on the situation and how he feels, with his body language usually giving away the mood. An accomplished leader of New South Wales, he has plenty to offer tactically, although he is expected to be too old to be a serious contender as the next Test captain. While his left-arm wrist-spin is under-valued by Ricky Ponting - Katich also says bowling aggravates his shoulder - his runs are always appreciated.