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Australian cricketer (born 1983)

Dan Christian Personal information Full name Daniel Trevor Christian Born (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 43) Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia Nickname DC Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm fast-medium Role All-rounder International information National side Australia (2010–2021) ODI debut (cap 191) 5 February 2012 v India Last ODI 26 July 2021 v West Indies ODI shirt no. 54 T20I debut (cap 44) 23 February 2010 v West Indies Last T20I 9 August 2021 v Bangladesh T20I shirt no. 54 Domestic team information Years Team 2005/06–2006/07[a] New South Wales 2007/08–2012/13 South Australia 2011–2012 Deccan Chargers 2011/12–2014/15 Brisbane Heat 2013, 2021 Royal Challengers Bangalore 2013/14–2017/18 Victoria 2015–2020, 2022 Nottinghamshire 2015/16–2017/18 Hobart Hurricanes 2018–2019 Jozi Stars 2018/19–2019/20 Melbourne Renegades 2020/21–2022/23 Sydney Sixers Career statistics Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 20 23 120 399 Runs scored 273 118 2,844 5,778 Batting average 21.00 14.75 32.68 23.01 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/14 2/17 Top score 39 39* 117 129 Balls bowled 727 279 3,896 5,721 Wickets 20 13 107 277 Bowling average 29.75 30.61 33.50 29.11 5 wickets in innings 1 0 3 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/31 3/27 6/48 5/14 Catches/stumpings 10/– 6/– 43/– 182/– Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 December 2022

**Daniel Trevor Christian** (born 4 May 1983) is an Australian professional [cricketer](/source/Cricket) with [Aboriginal](/source/Australian_Aborigines) ancestry. He was considered a [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) specialist and played for franchises all over the globe. Christian is known as a powerful hitter and a useful medium pacer. ESPNcricinfo's Peter English described him as a "natural all-rounder". He is seen as a cricket role model for Australia's indigenous population.[1]

## Early life

Born in 1983, Christian grew up in the town of [Narrandera](/source/Narrandera) in the [Riverina](/source/Riverina) region of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales) and is of British, Irish Catholic and Australian Indigenous [Wiradjuri](/source/Wiradjuri) ancestry.[1] He lived in Narrandera until the age of 13 when he moved to [Sydney](/source/Sydney) to attend [St Gregory's College, Campbelltown](/source/St_Gregory's_College%2C_Campbelltown).[2]

## Cricket career

Dan Christian during a [BBL](/source/Big_Bash_League) match in 2014

In 2003, Christian attended the Australian Cricket Academy.[3]

Christian played [List A cricket](/source/List_A_cricket) for [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team) in 2006 and 2007. After he was not offered a new contract for the 2007–08 season, he moved to South Australia where he soon found himself playing [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) for the state team.[4]

In 2009, Christian captained an [Indigenous Australian](/source/Indigenous_Australian) cricket team that toured England.[5] ESPNcricinfo noted that "With the bat Christian can be brutal, particularly when aiming at Adelaide's square boundaries, and he is one of those rare strikers whose eyes don't need a warm-up ball."[1] He was brought into Australia's [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) team "following a series of brutal, clever and consistent performances."[1]

In February 2010, he made his [Twenty20 International](/source/Twenty20_International) debut against the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team). The following month, he was selected as a member of Australia's squad for the [2010 ICC World Twenty20](/source/2010_ICC_World_Twenty20) tournament.

Christian played for [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) in their victorious 2010 Twenty20 Cup campaign.

Additionally, Christian was a part of the [Deccan Charger](/source/Deccan_Chargers)’s team which competed annually in the [DLF IPL](/source/DLF_IPL) - he was purchased for US$900,000.[6]

On 2 March 2012, he took figures of 5/31 which included a [hat-trick](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_hat-tricks) in an ODI match against [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka) at the MCG. Despite his impressive figures, Australia were unable to win the match.

He was picked up by the [Royal Challengers Bangalore](/source/Royal_Challengers_Bangalore) for a sum of US$100,000, and joined them for their IPL-6 campaign.

In 2013, Christian signed for the English team [Gloucestershire Gladiators](/source/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club) to play in the [2013 Twenty20 Cup](/source/2013_Twenty20_Cup),[7] although he did play a first-class game for Gloucestershire against [Australia A](/source/Australia_A_cricket_team). The following year he signed for [Middlesex Panthers](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) to play in the [2014 t20 Blast](/source/2014_t20_Blast),[8] a spell which included an innings against [Kent](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club) of 129, which included ten sixes and to date is the highest score by a batsman in a T20 game at the [St. Lawrence Ground](/source/St_Lawrence_Ground).[9][10]

In 2015, Christian signed for his 4th English County, [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) in a spell that would bring both him and the club great success in the [t20 Blast](/source/T20_Blast) competition.[11]

In February 2017, he was bought by [Rising Pune Supergiants](/source/Rising_Pune_Supergiants) team for the [2017 Indian Premier League](/source/2017_Indian_Premier_League).[12] In January 2018, he was bought by the [Delhi Daredevils](/source/Delhi_Daredevils) in the [2018 IPL auction](/source/List_of_2018_Indian_Premier_League_personnel_changes).[13]

During the summer of 2018, he scored his first T20 hundred for the [Notts Outlaws](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) against [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club) posting a record score at the [County Ground](/source/County_Cricket_Ground%2C_Northampton) in the process.[14]

In October 2018, he was named in [Jozi Stars](/source/Jozi_Stars)' squad for the [first edition](/source/2018_Mzansi_Super_League) of the [Mzansi Super League](/source/Mzansi_Super_League) T20 tournament.[15][16] In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the [inaugural edition](/source/2019_Euro_T20_Slam) of the [Euro T20 Slam](/source/Euro_T20_Slam) cricket tournament.[17][18] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[19]

In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the [Jozi Stars](/source/Jozi_Stars) team for the [2019 Mzansi Super League](/source/2019_Mzansi_Super_League) tournament.[20] Christian led the [Notts Outlaws](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) to victory in the 2020 [T20 Blast](/source/T20_Blast) competition with a man of the match performance.[21]

In November 2020, he was picked by [Karachi Kings](/source/Karachi_Kings) for [Pakistan Super League](/source/Pakistan_Super_League). He played the first few matches but withdrew from tournament in March 2021 due to a COVID-19 outbreak.[22] Before that he had played for [Multan Sultans](/source/Multan_Sultans) in the PSL 2019.[23]

In February 2021, Christian was bought by the [Royal Challengers Bangalore](/source/Royal_Challengers_Bangalore) in the [IPL auction](/source/List_of_2021_Indian_Premier_League_personnel_changes) ahead of the [2021 Indian Premier League](/source/2021_Indian_Premier_League).[24]

On 8 August 2021, Christian scored 30 runs off an over bowled by left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan as part of a 15-ball 39 scored against Bangladesh,[25] to become the first Australian to hit five sixes in a single over of a T20 international.[26] Later the same month, Christian was named as one of three players as injury cover in Australia's squad for the [2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup](/source/2021_ICC_Men's_T20_World_Cup).[27]

In early January 2025, Christian came out of retirement to join the [Sydney Thunder](/source/Sydney_Thunder) for the rest of the [2024–25 Big Bash League season](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Big_Bash_League_season). He had been serving as Thunder's assistant coach over the previous two seasons and answered a late call-up to bolster the team amid a mounting injury toll.[28]

## Books

In 2022 he wrote *The All-rounder - The inside story of big time cricket* with [Gideon Haigh](/source/Gideon_Haigh) about his exploits in cricket during 2021 with RCB, Australia and in the Hundred.[29]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Only teams Christian has played for in more than one season are listed here.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-The_man_from_Narrandera_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-The_man_from_Narrandera_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-The_man_from_Narrandera_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-The_man_from_Narrandera_2-3) English, Peter (30 April 2010). ["The man from Narrandera"](http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/457821.html). ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Cricket's gain is league's loss"](https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F13BC9A136C09A2C8). *Daily Telegraph (Sydney)*. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2023 – via Newsbank.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cricinfo1_4-0)** ["ACB and AIS announce 2003 Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy scholars"](http://www.cricinfo.com/blank/content/story/131050.html). ESPNcricinfo. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [ESPNcricinfo - Players and Officials - Daniel Christian](http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/4864.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071222232851/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/4864.html) 22 December 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cricinfo2_6-0)** ["Aboriginal tour to mark 1868 groundbreakers"](http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/409292.html). ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Players sold in IPL Auction 2011"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110111052055/http://www.ipl-schedule.com/382-players-sold-in-ipl-auction-2011.html). Ipl-schedule.com. 8 January 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.ipl-schedule.com/382-players-sold-in-ipl-auction-2011.html) on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["County news : Gloucestershire sign Daniel Christian for T20. Cricket News. County Cricket 2013"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/current/story/624878.html). ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Dan Christian signs to play Natwest T20 Blast cricket for Middlesex"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140424195450/http://www.middlesexccc.com/articles/2014-04-24/dan-christian-signs-to-play-natwest-t20-blast-cricket-for-middlesex). Middlesex County Cricket Club. Archived from [the original](http://www.middlesexccc.com/articles/2014-04-24/dan-christian-signs-to-play-natwest-t20-blast-cricket-for-middlesex) on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Christian's brilliance fails to end Middlesex slump](http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/750761.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Canterbury T20 Blast Statistics and Records"](https://t20-head-to-head.com/t20-blast-stadium-statistics-records/canterbury/). *T20 Head to Head*. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club : Dan Christian"](https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/cricket/players/2018/dan-christian.html). *www.trentbridge.co.uk*. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IPL_13-0)** ["List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html). *ESPNcricinfo*. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IPL2018_14-0)** ["List of sold and unsold players"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Northampton T20 Blast Statistics and Records"](https://t20-head-to-head.com/t20-blast-stadium-statistics-records/northampton/). *T20 Head to Head*. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Mzansi Super League - full squad lists"](https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017). *Sport24*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far"](https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199). *Independent Online*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190719163945/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml). *Cricket Europe*. Archived from [the original](https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml) on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads). *Cricket South Africa*. Archived from [the original](https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads) on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["T20 Blast: Notts Outlaws beat Surrey to win trophy for second time"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/54408622). *BBC*. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["A timeline of how Covid-19 forced PSL 2021 to be suspended"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-timeline-of-how-covid-19-forced-the-psl-2021-to-be-suspended-1253711). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** ["Pakistan Super League, 2018/19 - Multan Sultans batting averages"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/pakistan-super-league-2018-19-12804?team=6413). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** ["Australia finally beat Bangladesh in T20 thanks to Christian heroics"](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/08/australia-finally-beat-bangladesh-in-t20-thanks-to-christian-heroics). *The Guardian*. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-27)** ["Records loom as 'crazy' series hits new scoring low"](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-bangladesh-lowest-scoring-series-dan-christian-t20-world-cup-dhaka/2021-08-08). *Cricket.com.au*. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-28)** ["Josh Inglis earns call-up and key names return in Australia's T20 World Cup squad"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1274020.html). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** ["Dan Christian made available for BBL return as Thunder announce squad ahead of clash with Heat | Sydney Thunder"](https://www.sydneythunder.com.au/news/4194261/dan-christian-made-available-for-bbl-return-as-thunder-announce-squad-ahead-of-clash-with-heat). *www.sydneythunder.com.au*. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-30)** ["The All-rounder"](https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460761175/the-all-rounder/). Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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Australia squads v t e Australia squad – 2010 World Twenty20 – Runners-up 7 White 11 Nannes 23 Clarke (c) 25 Johnson 29 D. Hussey 31 Warner 32 Tait 33 Watson 36 Paine (wk) 43 Hauritz 48 M. Hussey 49 S. Smith 54 Christian 57 Haddin (wk) 58 Lee Coach: Tim Nielsen v t e Australia squad – 2012 World Twenty20 – Semi-finalists 2 Bailey (c) 3 Doherty 7 White 13 Wade (wk) 20 Hilfenhaus 27 McKay 28 Maxwell 29 Hussey 30 Cummins 31 Warner 33 Watson (vc) 48 M. Hussey 54 Christian 56 Starc 71 Hogg Coach: Mickey Arthur v t e Australia squad – 2014 World Twenty20 2 Bailey (c) 4 Bollinger 4 Finch 6 Coulter-Nile 7 White 17 Hodge 18 Muirhead 28 Maxwell 31 Warner 33 Watson 44 Faulkner 54 Christian 56 Starc 57 Haddin (wk) 71 Hogg Coach: Darren Lehmann Bollinger replaced Johnson.

v t e Sydney Thunder – current squad 1 Bancroft (wk) 5 Konstas 8 W. Agar 9 O. Davies 15 Willey 17 T. Sangha 19 Salzmann 20 Hasnain 22 Gilkes (wk) 23 J. Sangha 24 Topley 29 Nikitaras 30 Cummins 31 Warner (c) 33 Garton 34 Hadley 36 Christian 44 McAndrew 46 O'Connor 50 Rutherford 53 Maddinson 54 Andrews 69 Ferguson 77 Billings (wk) 93 Green 95 Sams Coach: Flintoff

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