John Hastings (cricketer)
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John Wayne Hastings is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers
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who combines right-arm fast-medium
bowling with strong lower-order batting. At the end of the 2006–07 season he was recruited from New South Wales, where he had represented the state in under-age and Second XI teams. Hastings impressed with the ball in his first one-day games for Victoria and grabbed three wickets in six deliveries on debut in 2007–08 when he was asked to bowl at the death against Queensland. His first-class debut, against the touring Indians, was ruined by rain and any chances of more action in the short-term ended in January when he had surgery to have a pin inserted in a fractured finger. Hastings was given three more first-class opportunities in 2008–09, taking 16 wickets at 18.56, including 5 for 61 against his home state.
In February 2010, Hastings won the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year.
After a series of injuries to several senior Australian pacemen, Hastings was called into the ODI team to tour India in October 2010. He made his ODI debut against India in Visakhapatnam
in October 2010. He did not bat and took 2/44 from ten overs. He removed centurion Virat Kohli
and then bowled captain MS Dhoni for a duck later in the same over. On the 9th of January 2011 he was bought by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $20,000 US.
On the 18th January 2011, he was announced in Australia's 15 man squad for the 2011 ICC One-day World Cup
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Away from the game, Hastings is qualified as a physical education teacher.
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
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A tall all-rounderAll-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
who combines right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
bowling with strong lower-order batting. At the end of the 2006–07 season he was recruited from New South Wales, where he had represented the state in under-age and Second XI teams. Hastings impressed with the ball in his first one-day games for Victoria and grabbed three wickets in six deliveries on debut in 2007–08 when he was asked to bowl at the death against Queensland. His first-class debut, against the touring Indians, was ruined by rain and any chances of more action in the short-term ended in January when he had surgery to have a pin inserted in a fractured finger. Hastings was given three more first-class opportunities in 2008–09, taking 16 wickets at 18.56, including 5 for 61 against his home state.
In February 2010, Hastings won the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year.
After a series of injuries to several senior Australian pacemen, Hastings was called into the ODI team to tour India in October 2010. He made his ODI debut against India in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
in October 2010. He did not bat and took 2/44 from ten overs. He removed centurion Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli ,born 5 November 1988 in Delhi) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a middle order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace. Kohli was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia...
and then bowled captain MS Dhoni for a duck later in the same over. On the 9th of January 2011 he was bought by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $20,000 US.
On the 18th January 2011, he was announced in Australia's 15 man squad for the 2011 ICC One-day World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
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Away from the game, Hastings is qualified as a physical education teacher.