DOB - Dec 19,1974,born in Launceston,Tasmania,Australia
First Class Debut -in Nov 1992 for Tasmania at the age of 17 against South Australia in Adelaide and scored 52 Runs
ODI Debut -against South Africa in Feb 1995 in New Zealand and scored 1 Run
Test Debut -against Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test of the series in Melbourne in Dec 1995 and scored 96 Runs
First Test Cricket Ton -against England at Leeds in 1997 scored a ton
First Test Ton in Australia - against South Africa in December 1997, scored 105
In the Melboune Test scored again a double ton,scored 257 Runs
Ricky Ponting becomes the 2nd Cricketer in Test Cricket to score 3 Double-Tons in a Calendar Year in 2003
Ricky Ponting posing with his trophies for Player and Test Player of the Year in November 2006 in Mumbai.
ODI Against South Africa at Johannesburg in March 2006
The match was on March 12, 2006 at Johannesburg, where South Africa were playing Australia in the final match of a 5-match series which was level at 2-2.
Australia batted first and piled up a massive 434/4 in 50 overs, with captain Ricky Ponting playing one of the finest ODI knocks ever, scoring 164 runs off 105 balls
There was a mini collapse, but Mark Boucher had a cool enough head to hit a memorable and quickfire 50 off just 43 balls, hitting Brett Lee for a four as winning runs for the side.
South Africa ended the ODI scoring 438/9 to win the match
Ricky Ponting scored century in both the innings of the test match against South Africa in his 100th at SCG in Jan 2006
Ricky Ponting's proud father Greg and mother Lorraine were on hand at the SCG to watch his 100th Test match
World Cup Victories
Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist celebrates Australia's 2007 Cricket World Cup victory on the beach in Bridgetown, Barbados
Ricky Ponting celebrates with his team the 2007 World Cup final win over Sri Lanka in the West Indies
Ricky Ponting and team coach John Buchanan celebrate with the trophy after winning the Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka in Bridgetown, Barbados
Ricky Ponting celebrates after winning the 2003 ODI World Cup Final against India at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 23, 2003
Darren Lehmann and Ricky Ponting celebrate on the balcony after Australia's win in the World Cup Final against Pakistan at Lords, London, on June 20, 1999
Australian captain Ricky Ponting arrives on a rickshaw at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 17, 2011
ICC Champions Trophy Victory
Ricky Ponting and the rest of the Australian team celebrate with the trophy after winning the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand at Supersport Park on October 5, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa
Ricky Ponting holds the trophy aloft after winning the ICC Champions Trophy Final against the West Indies in Mumbai, India, on November 5, 2006
Ricky Ponting celebrates his first double century during play against West Indies in April, 2003
Ricky Ponting with his Test captain's cap. Ponting was voted the captain of the Test team of the year at the ICC Awards in Oct 2005
Ricky Ponting was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2006
Ricky Ponting was named ICC Player of the Year twice, in 2006 and '07
Ricky Ponting was named Test player of the year 3 times - in 2003, '04 and '06
Ricky Ponting has won the Allan Border Medal in 2004, '06, '07 and '09
Ricky Ponting displays his Order of Australia medal beside his wife Rianna at Government House on May 10, 2012
Ricky Ponting becomes Australia's highest Test Run Scorer after amassing 11175 Runs to overtake Allan Border
Ponting became the first Australian captain to lose three Ashes series, and on the back of the 3-1 home series loss to England in 2010-11 pressure was on him to step down as captain.
Ricky Ponting Resigns as Australia Captain - March 2011
Ricky Ponting has resigned as Australia captain but wants to carry on playing for the team.
The
36-year-old made the announcement in Sydney after arriving home
following his side's World Cup quarter-final defeat by co-hosts India. "I have decided to stand down as captain of the Test and one-day teams as of now," he told a news conference.
Ricky Ponting took over the one-day captaincy in 2002 and the Test captaincy from Steve Waugh in 2004 as Australia's 42nd Test Cricket Captain and statistically has been Australia's most successful skipper.
Under his leadership, Australia won -
48 out 77 Tests, 16 of them in a row between December 2005 and January 2008, and
163 out of 227 one-day internationals, including the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.
Michael Clarke,replace him as captain.
Test Cricket Retirement After a 17 Year Career(1995-2012)
Ricky Ponting(37) announced his Test retirement at a press conferenceon Thursday Nov 29,2012.
The third Test against South Africa at the WACA,Perth starting Friday Nov 30,2012 will be his last international game.
"I haven't been performing consistently over the last 12-18 months," he said. "I believe now is the right time.
"This is a decision not made by the selectors, it was made by me."
Family
Ricky Ponting with his wife Rianna and daughters Emmy and Matisse
Ricky Ponting at the WACA,Perth Nov 30 -Dec 4,2012
N. Lyon 3-41 (12 overs)
M. Johnson 2-54 (17 overs)
M. Starc 2-55 (16 overs)
S. Watson 1-22 (9 overs)
Faf du Plessis remained unbeaten on 78
Australia was bowled out for 163 to concede a 62-run deficit in the 1st innings.
Third Test: First innings
Ricky Ponting played 7 Balls and scored 4 Runs and got out LBW in the bowling of Philander
Third Test:South Africa's Second Innings - Day 3
Hashim Amla scored his 18th and fastest Test century, off just 87 balls with10 boundaries
South Africa 320/3 at Lunch,leading by 382 - Amla 149 and De Villiers18
Hashim Amla falls four short of his double-century at 196(221 balls, 21 fours)at the score of 436/4 with De Villiers unbeaten at 87(amla-de villiers partnership 149 runs)
De Villiers Scores a ton(14th Test ton 15x4x1x6 in 131 Balls)
South Africa all-out for 569, setting Australia a mammoth 632 runs for victory
| South Africa 569 (111.5 overs)in the 2nd innings | |
| H. Amla 196 AB. de Villiers 169 G. Smith 84 J. Kallis 37 Wicket Takers(Australia) M. Starc 6-154 (28.5 overs) M. Johnson 4-110 (25 overs) | |
Third Test:Australia's Second Innings - Day 4
Ricky Ponting walked to the centre at 11.46am Perth time on the fall of Shane Watson's wicket
Ricky Ponting comes out to bat for the final time in his international career
The South African team form a guard of honour as Ponting heads to the crease
At first slip, Ponting is caught by Jacques Kallis
Ricky Ponting acknowledges the crowd after he was dismissed for eight runs on day four of the third cricket test match against South Africa in Perth, Australia, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Ricky Ponting waves to fans as he walks off the pitch for the last time after his wicket fell for 8 runs on day four of the third cricket test match against South Africa in Perth, Australia
Ricky Ponting walks off the pitch for the last time after his wicket fell for 8 runs on day four of the third cricket test match against South Africa in Perth
Australia were all-out for 322 in 82.5 Overs in the 2nd innings
Ed Cowan 53
Michael Clarke 44
Mitchell Stark 68 Not Out
Wicket Takers(South Africa)
Dale Steyn 3-72(22.5 Overs)
Vernon Philander 2-41(21 Overs)
Morne Morkel 2-57(16 Overs)
Robin Peterson 3-127(20 Overs)
South Africa 225 & 569
Australia 163 & 322 (82.5 overs)
South Africa won the 3rd Test by 309 runs and won the 3 Match Series 1-0Player of the Match - Hashim Amla
Player of the Series - Michael Clarke
Ricky Ponting's Cricket Career
Ricky Ponting has represented Australia in 167 Tests and 375 ODIs.He will equal Steve Waugh's record of 168 Test appearances for Australia in the Perth match.
Ricky Ponting has scored 13,336 Test runs from 158 matches at an average of 52.21, second only to India's Sachin Tendulkar (15562 from 192 matches),scoring 41 Tons - third in the all-time list behind India's Sachin Tendulkar (51) and South African Jacques Kallis (44) and the higherst score being 257
Tests Innings Runs Highest Score Average 100's 50's
167 285 13366 257 52.21 41 62
+1 12
Ricky Ponting has scored 13,704 runs from 375 ODI's, scoring 30 centuries, with a highest score of 164 and an average of 42.03
ODI's Runs Highest Score Average 100's 50's
375 13704 164 42.03 30 82
Ricky Ponting played his last ODI in February 2012 against India in Brisbane
Tributes to Ricky Ponting after he announced retirement decision
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said -
"Ricky has had an extraordinary career and has made an extraordinary contribution, including through the example he has set for other elite players and through the excitement he has given fans, young and old''
CA chairman Wally Edwards said -
"Ricky is always uncompromisingly straightforward and leads from the front - he has made a decision that he believes is best for him, his family and his team''
Amul bids farewell to Ricky Ponting
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