Ben Cutting facts for kids
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Benjamin Colin James Cutting
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| Born | 30 January 1987 Sunnybank, Queensland, Australia |
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Erin Holland
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| ODI debut | 13 January 2013 Australia v Sri Lanka |
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| Last ODI | 31 August 2014 Australia v Zimbabwe |
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| T20I debut | 26 January 2013 Australia v Sri Lanka |
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| Last T20I | 15 September 2017 World XI v Pakistan |
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2019/20 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–2019/20 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mumbai Indians (squad no. 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Nangarhar Leopards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Sydney Thunder (squad no. 5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sylhet Strikers (squad no. 32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Lumbini Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 October 2021
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Benjamin Colin James Cutting (born January 30, 1987) is an Australian cricketer. He is known as an all-rounder, meaning he is good at both batting and bowling. Ben Cutting played for the Australian national team in One Day International (ODI) and T20 matches. He also played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.
Cutting played first-class cricket for the Queensland team for many years. Later, he decided to focus on playing only white-ball cricket. This means he played in the shorter, faster Twenty20 games around the world. He has played for many different teams in various T20 leagues.
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Ben Cutting's Cricket Journey
Early Career in Australia
Ben Cutting started his professional cricket career in Australia. He made his first-class cricket debut for the Queensland Bulls in the 2007–08 season. This was a big step for him. In one of his first games, he took three wickets, which is a great start for a bowler.
During the 2009–10 season, Cutting became one of the best wicket-takers in the competition. He took 25 wickets in his first six matches. He finished that season with 46 wickets, which was the most by any bowler. This made many people think he might play for the Australian national team soon. His best bowling performance was taking 6 wickets for only 37 runs against Tasmania.
Focusing on T20 Cricket
In April 2018, Ben Cutting decided to stop playing first-class and List A cricket. These are longer forms of the game. He chose to focus entirely on Twenty20 (T20) cricket. T20 is a much faster and shorter version of the game. This allowed him to play in many different T20 leagues around the world.
After this decision, he joined the Nangarhar Leopards team in the Afghanistan Premier League in September 2018. He was one of the top wicket-takers for his team in that tournament. He took twelve wickets in nine matches.
Playing for Australia
One Day International (ODI) Matches
Ben Cutting made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Australia on January 13, 2013. ODIs are cricket matches that last for one day. He played in four ODI matches for Australia. In these games, he scored 53 runs and took 4 wickets. His last ODI match for Australia was in August 2014.
Twenty20 International (T20I) Matches
Cutting also played for Australia in T20 International (T20I) matches. He made his T20I debut on January 26, 2013, against Sri Lanka. T20Is are the shortest form of international cricket. He played in a few more T20I matches for Australia.
In August 2017, Ben Cutting was chosen to play for a special team called the World XI. This team played three T20 International matches against Pakistan in Lahore. These matches were official international games. Cutting took one wicket in the first match and another in the second. In the final match, he scored 5 runs.
T20 Franchise Cricket Around the World
Ben Cutting has played for many different teams in T20 leagues across the globe. These leagues are very popular and feature top players from various countries.
- He became well-known in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2016. He helped the Sunrisers Hyderabad team win the final match that year.
- In January 2018, the Mumbai Indians bought him to play in the IPL.
- He also played for the Edmonton Royals in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament in June 2019.
- In 2020, the Quetta Gladiators picked him for the Pakistan Super League.
- In February 2021, the Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for the IPL.
- He was also signed by the Dambulla Giants for the Lanka Premier League in July 2022.
- More recently, he has played for teams like the Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings, and Sylhet Strikers. He also played for the New York Lions in the USA National Cricket League.
Personal Life
Ben Cutting is married to Erin Holland. She is an Australian model.
