Ben Hilfenhaus

Benjamin William Hilfenhaus /ˈhɪlfənhaʊs/ (born 15 March 1983) is an Australian former professional cricketer who played for Tasmania in Australian domestic cricket and for the Australia national cricket team. He is right-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to swing the ball. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. He made his first-class cricket debut in the 2005/06 season and his haul of 39 wickets was a record for someone playing their first season for Tasmania. Before he was given a full-time contract for 2006/07, he worked as a bricklayer as well as playing cricket. He has best bowling figures of 7/58 in first-class cricket, achieved in his first season for Tasmania. During his time with Australia, Hilfenhaus won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.

Ben Hilfenhaus
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin William Hilfenhaus
Born (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983
Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
NicknameHilfy, Gentle Ben
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 407)26 February 2009 v South Africa
Last Test14 December 2012 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 161)14 January 2007 v New Zealand
Last ODI25 March 2012 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.20
T20I debut (cap 21)9 January 2006 v South Africa
Last T20I5 September 2012 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005/06–2015/16Tasmania
2011/12–2014/15Hobart Hurricanes
2012–2014Chennai Super Kings
2015Nottinghamshire
2015/16–2016/17Melbourne Stars
2016/17Canterbury
2017St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 27 25 104 78
Runs scored 355 29 1,410 119
Batting average 13.65 9.66 12.93 9.15
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 56* 16 56* 18*
Balls bowled 6,078 1,126 23,080 4,169
Wickets 99 29 387 89
Bowling average 27.50 37.06 29.34 35.95
5 wickets in innings 2 1 13 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/75 5/33 7/58 5/33
Catches/stumpings 7/0 10/– 30/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 May 2019

In January 2007 Hilfenhaus made his One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) debuts for Australia. The following month he was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year. The 2006/07 season saw Hilfenhaus named Tasmania's Player of the Year as the club won the Pura Cup for the first time. Due to injury setbacks he had to wait until 2009 before making his Test debut.

In February 2016 Hilfenhaus announced his retirement from first-class cricket, due to ongoing injuries.

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