Former Australian cricket player and current head coach of the men’s team, Justin Langer, is well-versed in the sport. As a batsman, he ranks high among cricket’s all-time greats. He has represented Australia in 105 Test matches and eight Day Internationals. In 1970, Langer was born in Perth, a Western Australian port city. When he was at his best, he was known for how quickly he could hit the ball and how many points he could score. Furthermore, he excelled in the field. In Tests, he made the majority of his catches while slipping.
Langer made his first-class Debut in 1989, and the Australian Test team picked him right away for the 1993 season. During his time playing Test cricket, he got 7,696 runs with an average of 45.27 and 23 centuries. In One-Day Internationals, he had 20 centuries and 43 half-centuries. Langer’s last Test game was in 2007 against India. In November 2012, Langer was hired to lead the Western Australia cricket team. His appointment as the Australian men’s team’s head coach came in 2018. Australia has been a prosperous cricket nation, winning the ODI World Cup in 2019 and the ICC World Test Championship in 2021.
Langer‘s other honours and achievements included being inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Western Australian Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2003, he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year, and in 2005, he won the Allan Border Medal. Many people think he is one of the best batsmen of all time and a great leader.
Justin Langer Biography:
- Real Name: Justin Lee Langer
- Other/Nickname: Alfie, JL, Brown Nose Gnome
- Profession: Cricketer
- Famous for: Aggressive
- Best Performance: 250 vs. England in 2002
- Justin Langer Net Worth: $1.75 million
- Justin Langer Salary: $673,000
- Instagram Handle: @langer9138
Justin Langer Physical Status:
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- Height: 5′ 10″
- Weight: 70 kg
- Body Measurements: Chest – 40 inches, Waist – 30 inches and Biceps – 15 inches
- Eye Colour: Lavender Gray
- Hair Colour: Dark Brown (Semi-Bald)
Justin Langer Personal Life:
- Date Of Birth: November 21, 1970
- Place Of Birth: Perth, Western Australia
- Nationality: Australian (Aussie)
- Hometown: Perth, Western Australia
- School: Newman College, Perth; Aquinas College, Perth
- College: University of Western Australia
- Highest Education Qualification: Graduation
Justin Langer Family Statistics:
- Marital Status: Married
- Justin Langer Wife: Sue
- Justin Langer Children: Daughters – Jessica (1997), Ali-Rosa (1998), Sophie (2001), Gracie (2005)
- Parents: Father – Colin Langer and Mother- Joy-Anne
- Siblings: Brothers – Adam and Jonathan and Sister – Jemma
- Religion: Christianity
- Other Hobbies: Gardening
Justin Langer Career Statistics:
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- Test Debut: vs. West Indies at Adelaide Oval, January 23, 1993ODI Debut
- ODI Debut: vs. Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, April 14, 1994
- IPL Debut: vs. Mumbai Indians at Kingsmead, April 21, 2009
Justin Langer Achievements:
- Justin Langer was a Member of the Australian team that won the 1999 Cricket World Cup
- As far as Australian batsmen go, he has scored the most hundreds in Tests.
- In 1990, Justin Langer was awarded a ride to the Australian Institute of Sport’s Australian Cricket Academy.
- In the 2004 Test Match in Perth, Australia, Justin Langer outscored the whole Pakistan team.
- On December 5, 2007, against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval, Justin Langer surpassed Tom Moody’s record of 8853 runs to become Western Australia’s all-time leading run-scorer in 4-day contests.
Here are some of the lesser-known facts about Justin Langer:
- Langer is the longest-serving coach in Australian cricket history, taking up the role in May 2018.
- He represented Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield for over a decade.
- He was deemed the 2001 Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
- Langer was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2012.
- He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2019.
- Langer is a devout Christian and has written a book on faith, The Power of Passion and Perseverance.
- He is also published, having penned his autobiography, My Life Story, in 2008.
- Langer was a military-medium pacer at best, but he took some big wickets. Allan Border, Herschelle Gibbs, and Stuart Law were among them, but Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje, and Mark Butcher played at a higher level (in List A).
- The Power of Passion, Ashes Frontline: The Ashes War Diaries of Steve Harmison and Justin Langer, and Seeing the Sunrise are Langer’s other three books. His first book, with the rather lengthy title From Outback to Outfield: A Revealing Diary of Life on the County Cricket Circuit, was published first.
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