Australia Cricket Players
Phil Jaques
Philip Anthony "Phil" Jaques (born May 3, 1979 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia. He married the Australian women's soccer player Danielle Jean Small in 2006.
Jaques commenced his cricketing career whilst a student at Nareena Hills Public School in Wollongong. A junior with the Wests team in Wollongong he moved onto the Sutherland club whilst still in high school to further his career. A last minute call up to the NSW team on 15 March 2001 for a match against Queensland saw him rush from Sydney to Brisbane where he arrived in time to debut at the unfamiliar number 10 position with the score at 70/8, up against a Queensland attack on a seaming green-top, he top scored with 40.
Jaques was born to English parents, Stuart and Mary, and is a holder of a British passport. This made him eligible to play for both England and Australia. With Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer established at the top of the Australian batting line up, Jaques himself did not rule out qualifying to become an English player. However, his desire to play for Australia proved too strong and his record breaking form in 2004-05 led to his Australian international call up.
In 2005-06 a timely century in the Pura Cup followed three consecutive centuries in the ING Cup for New South Wales, and Jaques was selected for the Australian squad for the 2nd Test against South Africa starting on Boxing Day, 2005 in Melbourne after regular opener Justin Langer pulled a hamstring in the previous match. He was unable to capitalise however, making only 2 and 28. Jaques was given another chance making 66 in his second Test against Bangladesh in April 2006 after Langer was ruled out with concussion sustained in an earlier Test.
Jacques took full advantage of his opportunity to start to cement a permanent opening slot in the Australian side by scoring his maiden test century in the first test at the Gabba. Jacques was dropped on 68 and 90 but made the most of his life to notch up his first hundred at international level with a boundary off the first ball after a drinks break [2]. His century came from 196 balls and included 14 fours, it having taken him 34 deliveries to get off the mark.[3] He was dismissed without adding to his score just seven balls later, stumped by Prasanna Jayawardene off Muttiah Muralitharan. One week later, Jaques consolidated his test spot by scoring 150 and 68 in the second test at the Bellerive Oval.
Full name : Philip Anthony Jaques
Born : May 3, 1979, Wollongong, New South Wales
Batting style : Left-hand bat
Bowling style : Left-arm medium
Test debut : Bangladesh v Australia at Chittagong (CDS), Apr 16-20, 2006
ODI debut : Bangladesh v Australia at Chittagong (CDS), Apr 23, 2006
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