Marnus Labuschagne

Marnus Labuschagne

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Personal Information

Full Name Marnus Labuschagne
Born June 22, 1994
Birth Place Klerksdorp, South Africa
Nationality Australia
Age 31 Y 351 Days
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm )
Batting Style Right handed
Bowling Style Right-arm medium-fast Right-arm leg break
Playing Role Top order batter
Jersey Number 33
Debut October 31 - November 03, 2014

Family

Father: Andre Labuschagne, Wife: Rebekah Labuschagne, Children: Hallie Grace (daughter) and Judah Louie (son)

Marnus Labuschagne Player Profile

Marnus Labuschagne is a top-order batter for Australia, known for his hard work and unusual journey to the top. Born in South Africa, he moved to Australia with his family when he was ten years old. His big break came in a very unexpected way. During a Test match against England in 2019, he became the first-ever concussion substitute in Test cricket, replacing the injured Steve Smith. He grabbed that chance with both hands and soon became the world’s leading run-scorer for the year. Labuschagne is a right-handed batter who also bowls part-time legspin and medium pace. He has played a key role for Australia in Tests and ODIs, including helping them win the 2023 World Cup final against India. While he has faced some tough patches, his determination and love for batting keep him going.

Teams

Australia
Queensland
Brisbane Heat
Glamorgan

Marnus Labuschagne Career Stats

Batting & Fielding
Format Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct
Tests 63 114 9 4694 215 44.70 8987 52.23 11 25 524 15 51
ODIs 66 58 4 1871 124 34.64 2239 83.56 2 12 154 10 41
T20Is 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 4 50.00 0 0 0 0 1
FC 179 317 25 12707 215 43.51 23485 54.10 34 63 1517 51 163
List A 119 110 6 3834 135 36.86 4481 85.56 7 25 331 28 66
T20s 59 55 3 1381 93* 26.55 1089 126.81 0 8 132 27 40
Bowling
Format Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
Tests 63 50 1316 834 14 3/45 5/119 59.57 3.80 94.0 0 0 0
ODIs 66 16 323 358 10 3/39 3/39 35.80 6.65 32.3 0 0 0
T20Is 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
FC 179 182 7465 4518 98 4/22 5/77 46.10 3.63 76.1 2 0 0
List A 119 42 1084 1150 24 3/39 3/39 47.91 6.36 45.1 0 0 0
T20s 59 42 550 802 40 5/11 5/11 20.05 8.74 13.7 0 1 0

Debut / Last Matches

Test Matches
Debut Australia vs Pakistan at Dubai (DICS) - October 07 - 11, 2018
ODI Matches
Debut India vs Australia at Wankhede - January 14, 2020
T20I Matches
Only Pakistan vs Australia at Lahore - April 05, 2022
FC Matches
Debut South Aust vs Queensland at Adelaide - October 31 - November 03, 2014
List A Matches
Debut Queensland vs Tasmania at North Sydney - October 05, 2015
T20 Matches
Debut Stars vs Heat at Melbourne - January 17, 2017

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FAQs

He is a right-handed top-order batter. He usually bats at number three for Australia in Test matches.

He was born in Klerksdorp, South Africa, on June 22, 1994. He moved to Australia when he was ten years old.

He became the first-ever concussion substitute in Test history. This happened during the Lord's Test against England in August 2019. He replaced Steve Smith after Smith was hit by a bouncer.

He plays for Australia in international cricket. In domestic cricket, he plays for Queensland and the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. He has also played for Glamorgan in English county cricket.

Some of his top moments include scoring a double-century for Australia, becoming the world's leading Test run-scorer in 2019, and helping Australia win the 2023 World Cup final with an unbeaten 58 against India.

Yes, he bowls part-time. He can bowl both right-arm medium fast and legspin. Early in his career, his bowling even helped him take eight wickets in his first two Tests.

He was born on June 22, 1994, which makes him 31 years old.