James Pattinson grew up in Melbourne's outer suburbs and attended Haileybury.
15 Facts About James Pattinson
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James Pattinson made his first-class debut for the Victoria and consequently won a contract with Nottinghamshire.
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James Pattinson played for Dandenong Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket and played for Australia in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.
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On 23 December 2009, James Pattinson set new best bowling in a List A innings record for Victoria, taking six wickets for the cost of 48 from his 10 overs.
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James Pattinson was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2013 Indian Premier League.
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James Pattinson eventually made his IPL debut in the 2020 season and became a regular member.
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James Pattinson was named in the Australian ODI squad for its tour of Bangladesh in April 2011.
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James Pattinson made his ODI debut in the third and final match of the series and took the wicket of Imrul Kayes.
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James Pattinson joined the Australian Test squad for the 2011 tour to Sri Lanka, but did not play a Test.
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James Pattinson took 5 wickets for 27 runs in the second innings of his debut Test and helped Australia to a nine-wicket win, then took five wickets in the first innings of the second test, and was named Man of the Series, with fourteen wickets at an average of 14.00 across the two tests.
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James Pattinson made a return to Australia squad after torn side injury during 2012 home season.
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James Pattinson later returned to the Australian Test team during the West Indies tour of Australia in December 2015.
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On 20 April 2017, James Pattinson was named in Australia's squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
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James Pattinson played in the first Test - his first Test since February 2016 - and in the third Test.
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James Pattinson had been suffering from a knee injury after a number of issues with other injuries helped to limit his Test appearances.