Daniel Christian
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Daniel Trevor Christian (born 4 May 1983 in Camperdown, New South Wales
) is an Australia
n cricket
er who currently plays for Australia
and South Australia
.On 5 June 2010 he joined Hampshire Royals for the Friends Provident T20. Christian is known as a powerful hitter, and also bowls medium pace occasionally, CricInfo
's Peter English described him as a "natural all-rounder." His inclusion is seen as a landmark to Aboriginal
inclusiveness in Australian cricket.
region of New South Wales and is of Indigenous ancestry (Wiradjuri
). He lived in Narrandera until he completed Primary School and then he moved to Sydney and attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown
.
Christian played List A cricket for New South Wales
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
for the state team .
In 2009 Christian captained an Indigenous Australian cricket team that toured England. CricInfo 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." He was brought into Australia's Twenty20
"following a series of brutal, clever and consistent performances."
On 23 February 2010, he made his Twenty20 International
debut against the West Indies and was a member of Australia's squad for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
.
Christian played for Hampshire in their victorious 2010 Twenty20 Cup campaign.
Additionally, Christian is a part of the Deccan Charger's team which competes annually in the DLF IPL - he was purchased for 900,000 USD.
Camperdown, New South Wales
Camperdown is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Camperdown is located 4 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Inner West region...
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who currently plays for Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
.On 5 June 2010 he joined Hampshire Royals for the Friends Provident T20. Christian is known as a powerful hitter, and also bowls medium pace occasionally, CricInfo
Cricinfo
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's Peter English described him as a "natural all-rounder." His inclusion is seen as a landmark to Aboriginal
Australian Aborigines
Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...
inclusiveness in Australian cricket.
Early life
Born in 1983, Christian grew up in the town of Narrandera in the RiverinaRiverina
The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...
region of New South Wales and is of Indigenous ancestry (Wiradjuri
Wiradjuri
The Wiradjuri are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales.In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith...
). He lived in Narrandera until he completed Primary School and then he moved to Sydney and attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown
St Gregory's College, Campbelltown
St Gregory's College is a Catholic, secondary, day and boarding school for boys, located in Campbelltown, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
.
Cricket career
In 2003 Christian attended the Australian Cricket Academy.Christian played List A cricket for New South Wales
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
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
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for the state team .
In 2009 Christian captained an Indigenous Australian cricket team that toured England. CricInfo 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." He was brought into Australia's Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
"following a series of brutal, clever and consistent performances."
On 23 February 2010, he made his Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International is a form of cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket...
debut against the West Indies and was a member of Australia's squad for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
2010 ICC World Twenty20
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.
Christian played for Hampshire in their victorious 2010 Twenty20 Cup campaign.
Additionally, Christian is a part of the Deccan Charger's team which competes annually in the DLF IPL - he was purchased for 900,000 USD.