Power Play Cricketers: Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell Biography

Glenn James Maxwell (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian cricketer, who plays for Victoria in Sheffield Shield, limited overs and Twenty20 matches. He also plays for the Fitzroy Doncaster club in Melbourne. He is an all-rounder, bowling right-arm off spin and batting with an average of over 30 for Victoria in interstate one day cricket In 2011, he set the record for the fastest ever half-century in Australian interstate one day cricket, reaching 50 runs off 19 balls. He has also played for Australia in the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes.He represented Etihad Stadium-based Melbourne Renegades in the inaugural Big Bash League (2011–12 season). In May 2012, Hampshire announced to sign him for their campaign in Friends Life T20 2012 season In February 2013, Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians bought him for 1 million US dollars and he played well for his great hitting in the matches he played and in March he made his Test debut against India in the second Test at Hyderabad. In 2015 Maxwell along with Aaron Finch signed with Yorkshire for the 2015 county season.

Glenn Maxwell has played in all four big bash seasons and has made 419 runs altogether and his highest score is 82 in BBL|03.

On the 18th of December Glenn Maxwell was fined 25% of his match fee for using his bat to hit the Adelaide Oval fence (in frustration after going out from a bad decision from the umpire) in a Big Bash game vs Adelaide Strikers.

Glenn Maxwell Personal information

Born: October 14, 1988 (age 26), Kew Vic, Melbourne, Australia
Height: 1.80 m
Nationality: Australian
Career start: January 2, 2010
Batting style: Right-handed
Current teams: Australia national cricket team, Victoria cricket team, Melbourne Stars, Kings XI Punjab