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Travis Head during the first Test in Perth against the West Indies in 2022
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Travis Michael Head
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| Born | 29 December 1993 Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 454) | 7 October 2018 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 December 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 213) | 13 June 2016 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 82) | 26 January 2016 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 September 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011/12–present | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012/13–present | Adelaide Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Washington Freedom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 January 2025
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Travis Michael Head (born 29 December 1993) is an Australian cricket player. He plays for the Australia national cricket team in all types of cricket games. He is currently the Test vice-captain.
Travis is a left-handed batter. He also bowls right-arm off-spin sometimes. For local matches, he plays for South Australia and the Adelaide Strikers. He has been a vice-captain for the Test team many times. In 2024, he captained Australia in T20Is and was vice-captain in ODIs.
Travis was a very important player when Australia won two big tournaments. These were the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final and the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final. He was named the best player in both of these finals. He was also the second player ever to score a century (100 runs) while batting second in a World Cup final. He is the first player to score centuries in two big ICC tournament finals in the same year.
Contents
- Early Cricket Days (2011–2014)
- Becoming Captain and Playing for Australia (2015–Present)
- Indian Premier League
- Achievements
- Personal life
- International Centuries
Early Cricket Days (2011–2014)
Travis Head grew up in Craigmore, a suburb of Adelaide. He played cricket for the Craigmore Cricket Club and Trinity College when he was younger. He played for South Australia's under-17 and under-19 teams. He made his debut in the National Under-19 Championships at age 17.
He first became known playing grade cricket for Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club. At 18, he played his first major game for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield in 2012. He started well, scoring 50 runs in his second game. In his third game, he scored 90 runs against Tasmania, just missing a century. Because of his good start, he got a special contract with South Australia.
Travis played 18 under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches for the Australian national team. This included playing in the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He did well with both batting and bowling. He scored 87 runs off 42 balls against Scotland. He also took three wickets against Bangladesh in a quarter-final game. He showed he could be a leader by captaining South Australia to win the 2012–13 National Under-19 Championships. He was named the best player of the championship two years in a row.
He continued to play regularly in the 2012–13 Sheffield Shield season. He usually batted in the middle of the team's lineup. He almost scored his first century with 95 runs against Western Australia. He couldn't get the last five runs because his team ran out of other batters. He also played one Twenty20 game for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. In January 2013, he was hit by a car in Adelaide. He recovered fully and returned to play for South Australia. Travis was one of six young Australian players to train at the Ageas Bowl International Cricket Academy in 2013.
Early in his career, Travis often got close to a century but didn't quite make it. He scored in the nineties several times. This included scores of 90, 95, 92, 98, and 98. However, he did score a List A century for the National Performance Squad in July 2014.
Becoming Captain and Playing for Australia (2015–Present)
Starting in Limited-Overs Cricket (2015–2016)
In February 2015, Travis Head became the captain of South Australia. He was only 21 years old, making him the youngest captain in the team's 122-year history. As captain, he played even better in the 2015–16 season. He scored 202 runs in a List A match, helping South Australia win a big game. He finally scored his first major century in a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia. This helped his team win by just one wicket.
On New Year's Eve, he scored his first Twenty20 century against the Sydney Sixers. This was the first century ever for the Strikers team. In the last three overs, his team needed 51 runs to win, and he needed 55 runs for his century. He scored 56 runs in those last overs, hitting three sixes in a row in the final over. He ended with 101 runs off 53 balls.
Because of his great performance, he was chosen for Australia's team to play Twenty20 Internationals against India. He played his first international game on Australia Day at his home ground, the Adelaide Oval. After this, he went back to the Sheffield Shield. He scored two more centuries, helping South Australia win games. He led South Australia to their first Sheffield Shield final in 20 years. He was also named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year.
Travis was then chosen for Australia's One Day International (ODI) team for a series in the West Indies. He played his first ODI on 13 June 2016. After that, he joined the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore. He also played for Yorkshire in England. He set a new record for Yorkshire by sharing a 274-run partnership with another player. He scored 175 runs in that game. He had to leave Yorkshire early to join Australia's Test squad in Sri Lanka.
Playing as an Opener and in the Champions Trophy (2016–2017)
Travis Head played for Australia often in the 2016–17 season. He usually scored more than 30 runs in games. In January 2017, he started opening the batting for Australia in a series against Pakistan. He scored his first ODI century against Pakistan on Australia Day. He and David Warner set a record by scoring 284 runs together for the first wicket. Travis scored 128 runs in that partnership.
Even though he was playing well, he was not chosen for Australia's Test team for a series in India. He continued to play for South Australia, who reached their second Sheffield Shield final in a row. He scored a century in the final, but his team lost.
When Aaron Finch returned to form, Travis moved back to batting in the middle of the order. He still played for Australia in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. In Australia's only full match, he scored 71 runs against England. Travis was supposed to play for Yorkshire again, but he became captain of the Australia A team instead.
Travis started the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season hoping to get a spot in Australia's Test team for the Ashes. He scored a century against Queensland. However, he was not chosen for Australia's Test team at that time. When Brad Hodge left the Adelaide Strikers, Travis became their captain. This meant he was captain of South Australia's top team in all three types of cricket.
Playing in List A Cricket (2021)
In October 2021, Travis Head scored his second double century (200 runs or more) in List A cricket. He scored 230 runs off 127 balls against Queensland. This made him only the third player in history to score more than one double century in List A games.
Test Cricket (2018–Present)
In April 2018, Travis Head received a national contract from Cricket Australia. In September 2018, he was chosen for Australia's Test team to play against Pakistan. He played his first Test match on 7 October 2018. Nathan Lyon gave him his special baggy green cap.
In January 2019, Travis was named Australia's new Test vice-captain, along with Pat Cummins. This was before a series against Sri Lanka. In that series, Travis scored 84, 161 (his first Test century), and 59 not out. This raised his Test batting average to 51.
In July 2019, Travis was part of Australia's team for the 2019 Ashes series in England. In December 2019, he was chosen for the Test Series against New Zealand. He scored a century (114 runs) and was named player of the match in the second Test. In July 2020, he was part of a group of players training for a possible tour to England.
In November 2020, Travis was still in the Test squad for a series against India. However, he was no longer the co-vice-captain. Pat Cummins became the only vice-captain.
Travis was in the team for the 2021–22 Ashes series. In the first Test, he scored his third century (152 runs) and was named player of the match. He missed the fourth Test because he had COVID-19. He returned for the fifth Test and scored another century (101 runs). He was named player of the match again and also the best player of the series.
In February 2022, Travis was chosen for the team to tour Pakistan. He was also in the squad for the 2022 tour of Sri Lanka. In the first Test in Galle, he took four wickets for only 10 runs. These were his first wickets in Test matches. This helped Australia win by 10 wickets.
Travis was in the Australian team for the series against the West Indies in 2022-23. In the first Test, he scored 99 runs. He also took two wickets. In the second Test, he scored his highest Test score of 175 runs. He won the player of the match award. He was also in the team for the series against South Africa. In the first Test, he scored 92 runs and was named player of the match. He also reached 2000 runs in Test matches. That same week, he moved up to number four in the world rankings for Test batting.
Travis was chosen for the 2023 Border-Gavaskar series in India. He was also in the teams for the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final and the 2023 Ashes. In the 2023 World Test Championship final, he scored his first Test century outside Australia (163 runs). Australia won, and he was the player of the match. In June 2023, he moved up to number three in the ICC Test batting rankings. After the third Ashes Test, he moved to number two. He finished the Ashes series with 362 runs.
In January 2024, in the first Test against the West Indies, Travis scored his seventh Test century (119 runs). He won the player of the match award and also reached 3000 runs in Test matches.
In December 2024, he scored two centuries in a row in the 2024–25 Border–Gavaskar Trophy. He scored 140 and 152 runs. He was the top run scorer in the series, with 448 runs.
Return to Limited-Overs Cricket (2022–Present)
In January 2022, Travis Head was chosen for the team to play Sri Lanka in a T20I series. He had not played white-ball cricket for Australia since 2018. He missed the start of the series to play in the Sheffield Shield.
In February 2022, Travis was chosen for the white-ball team for the Pakistan tour. In the first ODI, he scored his second century (101 runs) and took two wickets. He was named player of the match. He scored 89 runs in the second ODI. He also returned to play in a T20I match.
Travis was chosen for the ODI and Australia A teams for the tour of Sri Lanka in June–July 2022. He scored 110 runs in an unofficial ODI. He played in several ODIs after other players got injured. He scored 70 not out in one match.
After missing some games for paternity leave, Travis was chosen for the ODI team to play England in November 2022. He replaced Aaron Finch as an opener. In the final ODI, Travis scored his third century (152 runs) and won player of the match. He and David Warner made a partnership of 269 runs.
Travis was chosen for the ODI series in India in March 2023. In the second ODI, he scored a quick half-century and helped Australia win by 10 wickets.
He was also chosen for the limited-overs series against South Africa. In the third T20I, Travis scored his first T20I half-century (91 runs) and was named player of the match. He broke his left hand during the fourth ODI and could not play in the final match.
2023 Cricket World Cup
Travis Head was part of the Australian team for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. He didn't play until Australia's match against New Zealand on 28 October, as he was recovering from his injury. In his first World Cup game, he scored his fourth ODI century (109 runs) and was named player of the match.
In the semi-final, his all-round performance helped Australia beat South Africa. He took two important wickets and scored 62 runs. He was named player of the match again. In the final against India, he scored a century (137 runs). He was the player of the match as Australia won their sixth World Cup title. He became the second player to score a century in a World Cup final while chasing a score. He also became the third Australian to score a century in a World Cup final. His score of 137 was the highest individual score in a World Cup final when batting second.
Travis is the first player to score two centuries in men's ICC tournament finals in the same year (2023 World Test Championship final and 2023 Cricket World Cup). He also scored the most runs (199) in the semi-final and final of a men's World Cup. He and Marnus Labuschagne had a record 192-run partnership in the final. This was the highest partnership for any wicket in a World Cup final run chase. Travis also took an amazing catch to dismiss Indian captain Rohit Sharma. This catch was a big moment in the game. He is also one of only four players to win player of the match in both the semi-final and final of the same World Cup.
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
In May 2024, Travis was chosen for Australia’s team for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He was the third-highest run scorer in the tournament, with 255 runs. He scored two half-centuries.
After David Warner (2024-Present)
In June 2024, Travis Head became the highest-ranked T20I batter in the world. In a T20I series against Scotland, he scored a fast half-century (50 runs) in just 17 balls. He scored 80 runs off 25 balls and won player of the match. He also became the second fastest Australian to score 1000 T20I runs.
In a T20I game against England, Travis scored another quick half-century. He even scored 30 runs in one over. He won player of the match. Travis captained Australia in T20Is for the first time in the second match against England. In the first ODI, he took two wickets and scored his sixth ODI century (154 not out). He won player of the match. In the final ODI, he took his best bowling figures of 4 wickets for 28 runs. He also scored 31 runs. His great all-round performance earned him player of the match and player of the series awards.
Indian Premier League
Travis Head played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He then played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2024 season. He started well with 62 runs off 24 balls. On 15 April 2024, he scored a match-winning 102 runs off 41 balls. He and Abhishek Sharma often gave their team strong starts. This helped Sunrisers Hyderabad reach the final. Travis was the top run-scorer for his team with 567 runs.
He will continue to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2025 IPL season.
Achievements
- Australian Domestic Player of the Year: 2022
- ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year: 2022, 2023
- ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year: 2023
- Sheffield Shield Player of the Year: 2015-16
Personal life
Travis Head married Jessica Davies in April 2023. They have a daughter, who was born in September 2022. Their second child, a son, was born in November 2024.
Travis supports the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
International Centuries
As of December 2024, Travis Head has scored nine centuries (100 or more runs in one innings) in Tests. His highest Test score is 175 runs, which he made against West Indies in December 2022.
He has also scored six centuries in ODIs. His highest ODI score is 154 not out, which he made against England in September 2024.
