Michael Klinger

Michael Klinger

Klinger in February 2010
Personal information
Full name	Michael Klinger
Born	(1980-07-04) 4 July 1980 (age 43) Kew, Victoria, Australia
Nickname	Maxy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	Australia
T20I debut (cap 84)	17 February 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	22 February 2017 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	52
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–2007/08	Victoria
2008/09–2013/14	South Australia
2011	Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2011/12–2013/14	Adelaide Strikers (squad no. 18)
2012	Worcestershire (squad no. 2)
2013–2019	Gloucestershire (squad no. 2)
2014/15–2017/18	Western Australia (squad no. 7)
2014/15–2018/19	Perth Scorchers (squad no. 7)
2017	Khulna Titans
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 3 182 177 206 Runs scored 143 11,320 7,449 5,960 Batting average 47.66 39.30 49.33 34.45 100s/50s 0/1 30/49 18/44 8/33 Top score 62 255 166* 126* Catches/stumpings 2/– 178/– 72/– 83/–
Medal record Men's cricket Representing  Australia Maccabiah Games 1997 Israel Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 September 2019

Michael Klinger (born 4 July 1980) is an Australian former first-class cricketer, who held the record for the most runs scored in the Big Bash League when he retired in 2019.^[1]

Until the 2008–09 season, Klinger played for Victoria and for St Kilda Cricket Club in Premier Cricket. He joined the South Australia Redbacks for the 2008–09 season, was named their Captain in 2010, and was recognised as the State Player of the Year in both 2009 and 2010. He was one of the 350 players under the hammer for the IPL Auction 2011, and was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala. In 2014 he was recruited by the Perth Scorchers and then also played for Western Australia. In March 2018, he announced his retirement from first-class cricket.^[2]