Brett Lee
On scorecards: B Lee
In-game rating: 88/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Brett Lee played 76 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1999 to 2008. The first came against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a score of 27 and 7 wickets, and the last against South Africa at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2008.
The highest score in the archive is 64 from 68 balls against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in 2006, in a match Australia won. The best bowling is 5 for 30 against West Indies at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 2005. In all: 5 fifties, 10 five-wicket hauls.
At home the average was 23.1 across 41 Tests; away it was 18.5 across 32 Tests. The most runs came against West Indies: 338 runs at 33.8 in 12 Tests. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 9 Tests and 170 runs at 18.9. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 54 of the Tests Brett Lee played and lost 11, with 11 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 76 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 68 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 63* | 82 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2008 | Drawn |
| 62* | 80 | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 61 | 93 | New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2001 | Drawn |
| 59 | 121 | India | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2008 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30 | 14 | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2005 | Won |
| 5/47 | 18 | India | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 5/59 | 21 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2008 | Drawn |
| 5/61 | 15 | West Indies | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 5/67 | 23 | New Zealand | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2001 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 9/171 against New Zealand (2008).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 334 | 20.88 | 0/0 | 62 | 40.61 |
| South Africa | 14 | 314 | 20.93 | 0/1 | 50 | 34.64 |
| India | 12 | 192 | 14.77 | 0/1 | 53 | 31.98 |
| West Indies | 12 | 338 | 33.80 | 0/2 | 64 | 23.00 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 169 | 18.78 | 0/1 | 44 | 21.09 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 67 | 22.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 47.00 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 27 | 6.75 | 0/0 | 5 | 46.80 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 16 | 17.56 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 6 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 37.00 |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 48.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 41 | 831 | 23.08 | 0/3 | 186 | 28.73 |
| Away | 32 | 593 | 18.53 | 0/2 | 119 | 33.42 |
| Neutral | 3 | 27 | 6.75 | 0/0 | 5 | 46.80 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 11.14 |
| 2000s | 75 | 1,424 | 20.06 | 0/5 | 303 | 31.27 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0/1 | 38 | 33.08 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 8 | 205 | 25.63 | 0/0 | 40 | 29.13 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0/0 | 34 | 28.47 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 6 | 224 | 56.00 | 0/2 | 29 | 21.55 |
| Adelaide Oval | 5 | 68 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 26 | 30.27 |
| Bellerive Oval | 3 | 59 | 29.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 27.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1999 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2008 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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