Aaron Finch: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

Aaron Finch, the aggressive batter from a country town in Victoria is an Australian international cricketer, who acts as the captain of the cricket team in T20I, and previously captained the national team in ODI cricket matches. According to reports, Finch is said to hold the record as the highest scorer in a T20I for two times; one was his 172 runs against Zimbabwe in 2018, and his 156 against England in 2013.

Moreover, in 2018 he came to be known as the first player to reach 900 rating points on the official International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings. The player was also nominated for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade award in 2020. However, the player has announced his retirement from ODI cricket matches in 2022. By far, Finch is considered as a renowned T20 cricketer, who has played for 9 IPL franchises and for Yorkshire and Surrey in England.

Biography of Aaron Finch

Real Name: Aaron James Finch
Other/Nickname: Finchy
Profession: Australian sportsperson
Famous for: His finishing performance
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Hobbies: Travelling, Camping, Playing Golf, Driving, and Cooking.

Physical Features of Aaron Finch

Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in.)
Weight: 78 kilograms (approx)
Body Measurements: Chest-
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Light Brown

Personal Life of Aaron Finch

Date of Birth: November 17, 1986
Age: 35 (as in 2021)
Nationality: Australian
Birthplace: Colac, Australia
Hometown: Colac, Australia
School: Victorian Primary School

Aaron Finch’s Debut:

ODI- 11 January, 2013 against Sri Lanka in Melbourne
T20- 12 January, 2011 against England in Adelaide

Aaron Finch’s Achievements:

In the year of 2013, Finch managed to set a new record for the highest individual score in a T20 international, where he managed to score nearly 156 runs out of 63 deliveries against England. However, his innings included around 14 sixes and 11 boundaries.
Finch was the first player to register 150 runs to his name in a T20I innings.
During the Allan Border Medal Ceremony, conducted by Cricket Australia he was conferred with the Men’s T20I Player of the Year (2014).
In the 2015 Cricket World Cup, he managed to register around 135 runs to his name against the team England. He is further said to make his World Cup debut that year.
In the month of January 2017, Finch came to be known as the stand-in captain for the first ODI match against New Zealand in Australia’s tour of New Zealand. However, this happened as Matthew Wade couldn’t play from the team due to an injury.
Later, in the year of 2018 he managed to score 172 runs against Zimbabwe, which is considered as a new record T20I individual score.
In the month of September 2018, he was placed in Australia’s Test match squad for their series against the Pakistan team in the United Arab Emirates.
Later in 2019, he was declared the captain of Australia’s squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
However, Finch was nominated for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade award in 2020.
Moreover, on 5 March 2021 he is said to become the leading run-getter for Australia in T20I format.

Family Details of Aaron Finch

Marital Status: Married
Spouse Name: Amy Griffiths
Spouse Profession: Network Integration Specialist
Parents Names: Father- Gary Finch, Mother- Sue Finch
Siblings: Brother- Mat Finch, Sister- Jess Finch
Children: Daughter- Esther
Religion: Christian

Lesser-Known Facts about Aaron Finch:

In his early cricket career, Aaron Finch was a wicket-keeping batsman.
He can speak a little bit of Hindi language; rather than cricket, he is a good singer.
As per sources, he was involved in drinking and smoking, during the early days of his career. Moreover, he was banned by the National Academy in 2007, for maintaining poor hygiene and untidiness in the room.
According to reports, the player has once batted with Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul when he played for Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) vs the Rest of the World XI at Lord’s in 2014, and managed to score around 181 runs.
He is said to play in the ICC World Cup (Under 19) alongside David Warner, Usman Khawaja, and Moises Henriques.
Among his teammates, Late Phillip Hughes was his best friend.
He is also a part-time commentator with “Fox Cricket” and “Triple M”.
He even dated an Indian girl, when he was in Melbourne.
Furthermore, prior to playing cricket for team Australia the player is said to play an IPL match under Shane Warne’s captaincy for the Rajasthan Royals team. Moreover, this incident is said to take place in the year of 2010.
The player also possesses genuine gratitude, besides all the other qualities. And, he is said to have sincere gratitude for helping the needy people.