Jimmy Maher

Jimmy Maher
	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia (1998–2003);
ODI debut (cap 137)	14 January 1998 v New Zealand
Last ODI	9 November 2003 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.	46
Domestic team information
1993/94–2007/08	Queensland
2001	Glamorgan
2003	Glamorgan
2005–2006	Durham
2007	Glamorgan
2008	Hyderabad Heroes
Career statistics
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
	Source: CricketArchive, 7 August 2017

James Patrick Maher (born 27 February 1974) is an Australian former cricketer, who played One Day Internationals. He is "an attractive left-handed batsman with a clumping cover-drive".^[1] He was a part of the Australian squad which won the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Maher competed in the

Gladiator Team Sports Challenge

in 1995.

Domestic career

The following two seasons were a prolific pair for Maher playing for

Pura Cup

.

On 25 February 2007, Maher was named Man of the Match in the Ford Rangers Cup Final against the

Queensland Bulls went on to win the match by 21 runs.^[2]

It was the third time that he had scored a century for Queensland in a One Day domestic final.

He retired from all types of

Zee Telefilms' rebel Indian Cricket League, playing for the Hyderabad Heroes

as an opening batsman.

Having spent two season at Durham Maher played for Glamorgan in 2007 after supporters funded the signing.^[3]

International career

He was first selected to play for Australia in two one-day matches in 1997–98, due to illness and injury respectively to Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh.

He came back into the international fold in 2002, after the Waugh brothers were sacked following an ODI season in which Australia failed to make the finals of the triangular ODI series. He responded with a steady innings of 95 against

South Africa. He was included in the Australian ODI squad as a spare batsman and as a fill-in wicketkeeper for the next few seasons, including the 2003 Cricket World Cup

.

Controversy

On 11 February 2007 Maher was criticised by

Pura Cup match at the Gabba. Lehmann said he thought he was playing Tasmania referring to Tasmania's reliance on final day run chases.^[4]

Maher caused controversy in 1995 following Queensland's

coon's Valiant". Indigenous Australians criticised Maher for his statement and its racial undertone. Maher later publicly apologised over the statement.^[5]

References

^ "Jimmy Maher". ESPNcricinfo. June 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
^ "Victoria Vs Queensland". ESPNcricinfo. February 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.
^ Supporters pay for Maher's return to Glamorgan, ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 17 October 2007
^ Morton, Jim (February 2007). "Lehmann vows to make Bulls Fry". The Advertiser. Retrieved 12 February 2007 – via Newsbank.
^ Koori Mail, "Maher apologises at Shield celebration", 19 April 1995, p. 16.

External links

Jimmy Maher at ESPNcricinfo

Preceded by Stuart Law	ING Cup captain 2002/03–2007/08	Succeeded by Chris Simpson
Preceded by Stuart Law	Pura Cup captain 2002/03–2007/08	Succeeded by Chris Simpson

[Cricinfo-1] "Jimmy Maher". ESPNcricinfo. June 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2007.

[Cricinfo_-_Baggygreen-2] "Victoria Vs Queensland". ESPNcricinfo. February 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.

[3] Supporters pay for Maher's return to Glamorgan, ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 17 October 2007

[AdelaideNow-4] Morton, Jim (February 2007). "Lehmann vows to make Bulls Fry". The Advertiser. Retrieved 12 February 2007 – via Newsbank.

[5] Koori Mail, "Maher apologises at Shield celebration", 19 April 1995, p. 16.

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v t e Australia squad – 2003 Cricket World Cup – Champions (3rd title)
11 McGrath 12 Bevan 14 Ponting (c) 18 Gilchrist 25 Lehmann 28 Hayden 29 Harvey 30 Martyn 31 Hogg 34 Bichel 39 Symonds 43 Hauritz 46 Maher 58 Lee 59 Bracken Coach: Buchanan
Jason Gillespie, Shane Warne and Shane Watson were named in the original squad but withdrew from the tournament