Justin Langer

Personal information

Full name

Justin Lee Langer

Born

21 November 1970 (age 46)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Nickname

"Alfie",(after ex-rugby league player Allan Langer) "JL"

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Batting style

Left-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

Role

Opening Batsman, Coach

International information

National side

Australia

Test debut (cap 354)

23 January 1993 v West Indies

Last Test

5 January 2007 v England

ODI debut (cap 117)

14 April 1994 v Sri Lanka

Last ODI

25 May 1997 v England

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1991–2008

Western Australia (squad no. 7)

1998–2000

Middlesex

2006–2009

Somerset (squad no. 5)

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	105	8	360	239
Runs scored	7,696	160	28,382	7,875
Batting average	45.27	32.00	50.23	38.60
100s/50s	23/30	0/0	86/110	14/53
Top score	250	36	342	146
Balls bowled	6	0	386	193
Wickets	0	–	5	7
Bowling average	–	–	42.00	30.71
5 wickets in innings	–	–	0	0
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	–	–	2/17	3/51
Catches/stumpings	73/–	2/1	322/–	113/2

Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2009

Justin Lee Langer AM (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian former cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches, and is the current coach of Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers in Australian domestic cricket. A left-handed batsman, Langer is best known for his partnership with Matthew Hayden as Australia's opening batsmen during the early and mid-2000s, considered one of the most successful ever. Representing Western Australia domestically, Langer played English county cricket for Middlesex and Somerset, and holds the record for the most runs scored at first-class level by an Australian.

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Langer excelled at cricket from an early age, representing Western Australia at under-age level, as well as the Australian under-19 cricket team. He also won a scholarship to the Australian Cricket Academy at the Australian Institute of Sport in 1990. Langer made his first-class debut for Western Australia during the 1991–92 Sheffield Shield, and, after good form at state level, made his Test debut for Australia the following season at the age of 22, during the West Indies' 1992–93 tour. Although maintaining his place in the side, he struggled for form, and only made sporadic appearances for Australia until his selection for Australia's 1998–99 tour of Pakistan, in which he scored his first Test century. Establishing himself at number three in the batting order, Langer maintained this role until the 2001 Ashes series. Having been injured for the first four Tests, he replaced Michael Slater as Matthew Hayden's opening partner for the final Test, and scored a century in Australia's innings win. This was the first of three centuries in consecutive matches that secured Langer's position at the top of the order.

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