Melbourne, Dec 28 (UNI) Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, recognising his outstanding contribution to the game.
The announcement was made by Peter King, Chair of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, who lauded Lee’s impact as one of the most feared and respected pace bowlers of his generation.
Lee enjoyed a stellar international career, finishing with 380 wickets in One-Day Internationals and an impressive 718 wickets across all formats for Australia.
Lee represented Australia in 76 Tests, finishing as the nation’s eighth-highest wicket-taker with 310 wickets at an average of 30.81, including best figures of 5/30 and 10 five-wicket hauls.
He was even more prolific in ODIs, ending as Australia’s second-highest wicket-taker with 380 scalps from 221 matches at an average of 23.36, alongside 14 four-wicket hauls and nine five-fors. In T20Is, Lee claimed 28 wickets in 25 matches at an average of 25.50.
Across all international formats, Lee took 718 wickets in 322 matches, making him Australia’s fourth-highest wicket-taker overall. He achieved this at an impressive average of 26.66, with 31 four-wicket hauls and 19 five-wicket hauls to his name.
A useful lower-order batter as well, he scored 2,728 runs in 212 innings at an average of 18.94, including eight half-centuries and a highest score of 64.
During his career, Lee was part of three major ICC title-winning campaigns with Australia, lifting the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2006 and 2009.
