Simon Katich

Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer.

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August 21 - 1975 - Western Australia - Australia - Cricket

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He is an accomplished left-handed top order batsman, highly-rated fielder and occasional Chinaman bowler, and as of May 2005 is regular member of both the Australian Test and one-day international squads. He is well regarded for his timing and placement as a batsman, and draws comparison to former national player Michael Bevan.

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Batsman - Chinaman - May - 2005 - Australia - Test - One-day international - Michael Bevan

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Katich made his debut for the Western Australia state team in the 1996-1997 season. The following season he was a central figure in Western Australia's Sheffield Shield success, scoring an impressive 1039 first-class runs for the season http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6128.html#Profile.

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Western Australia - 1996 - 1997 - Sheffield Shield

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He was selected to tour Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe with the national team the following season but suffered greatly from illness, including a debilitating bout of chicken pox and subsequent health problems. However he recovered to contribute further for his state, highlighted in the 2000-2001 domestic season where he helped himself 1282 first-class runs. He later switched from Western Australia to New South Wales where he currently lives.

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Sri Lanka - Zimbabwe - Chicken pox - 2000 - 2001 - First-class - New South Wales

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Katich made his Test debut on the 2001 Ashes tour of England and following Steve Waugh's retirement in 2004, has established himself in the Australian team.

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Ashes - England - Steve Waugh - 2004

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Katich recently opened the batting for Australia against the World XI side in Melbourne. He was a big asset in the cricket team as he aided Australia to victory by scoring 58 in the first day/nighter and 47 in the second. The third day/nighter is scheduled for sunday 9th October at the Telstra Dome.

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