Brett Lee
96Australia · PACE · 2000 to 2012 · on scorecards: B Lee
BATTING
- Matches
- 221
- Innings
- 110
- Runs
- 1176
- Average
- 17.81
- Strike rate
- 83.58
- High score
- 59
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 3
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 380
- Average
- 23.36
- Economy
- 4.76
- Strike rate
- 29.4
- Best figures
- 5/22
- 4w / 5w
- 14 / 9
- Catches / Stumpings
- 54 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 19
CAREER IN BRIEF
Brett Lee played 221 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2012. The first came against Pakistan at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with a score of 2, and the last against England at Riverside Ground in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 324 wickets at 23.0 in 186 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 22 against South Africa at Docklands Stadium in 2006. In all: 9 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 169 wickets at 23.3 at home and 132 wickets at 26.4 away. The most wickets came against England: 65 wickets at 24.2 in 37 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 24 ODIs and 40 wickets at 24.3. The scorecards record 15 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 153 of the ODIs Brett Lee played and lost 53.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 221 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 48 | West Indies | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2012 | Lost |
| 57 | 70 | South Africa | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2006 | Lost |
| 51* | 36 | South Africa | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2002 | Won |
| 39* | 32 | England | Adelaide Oval | 2011 | Lost |
| 38* | 44 | West Indies | Adelaide Oval | 2005 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22 | 10 | South Africa | Docklands Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 5/27 | 8.5 | India | Adelaide Oval | 2000 | Won |
| 5/27 | 9 | India | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2008 | Tied/NR |
| 5/30 | 9.3 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2003 | Won |
| 5/38 | 8.5 | India | Kinrara Academy Oval | 2006 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 225 | 18.75 | 0/0 | 65 | 24.22 |
| India | 32 | 119 | 10.82 | 0/0 | 55 | 21.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 29 | 166 | 20.75 | 0/0 | 38 | 32.61 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 79 | 9.88 | 0/0 | 52 | 20.98 |
| West Indies | 26 | 194 | 21.56 | 0/1 | 49 | 21.63 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 84 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 38 | 23.18 |
| South Africa | 20 | 249 | 31.13 | 0/2 | 40 | 23.65 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 15 | 20.40 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 60.00 |
| Kenya | 4 | 6 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 13.00 |
| ICC World XI | 3 | 26 | – | 0/0 | 7 | 15.43 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 11.50 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 26.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 18.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 21.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 95 | 576 | 18.00 | 0/2 | 169 | 23.34 |
| Away | 86 | 476 | 19.04 | 0/1 | 132 | 26.42 |
| Neutral | 40 | 124 | 13.78 | 0/0 | 79 | 18.29 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186 | 897 | 16.31 | 0/2 | 324 | 23.01 |
| 2010s | 35 | 279 | 25.36 | 0/1 | 56 | 25.38 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 24 | 95 | 11.88 | 0/0 | 40 | 24.30 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 19 | 109 | 10.90 | 0/0 | 37 | 20.14 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 13 | 92 | 18.40 | 0/1 | 20 | 30.40 |
| Adelaide Oval | 12 | 134 | 44.67 | 0/0 | 23 | 20.43 |
| Docklands Stadium | 10 | 49 | 24.50 | 0/0 | 25 | 15.20 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 9 | 77 | 25.67 | 0/1 | 13 | 31.69 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2000 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2012 at Riverside Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 8 November 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,407
- Ducks
- 16
- Four-wicket hauls
- 14
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 59.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 95.3
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 24.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 24.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,050 balls faced in that period.
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