20 Facts About Phil Jaques

Philip Anthony Jaques is a former Australian cricketer.

Phil Jaques is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia.

Phil Jaques was married to the Australian women's soccer player Danielle Small from 2006 to 2009.

In 1999 Phil Jaques was awarded a cricketing scholarship by New South Wales, which enabled him to spend the English summer playing for Northern Cricket Club near Liverpool.

Phil Jaques was prolific, hitting over 1200 runs including a double century and returned to NSW an established member of the Pura Cup Champions.

Phil Jaques went back to England to play for Worcestershire for the 2006 and 2007 seasons, where he scored 1689 runs in 18 matches.

Phil Jaques was born to English parents, Stuart and Mary, and is a holder of a British passport.

Phil Jaques was unable to capitalise making only 2 and 28.

Phil Jaques was given another chance making 66 in his second Test against Bangladesh in April 2006 after Langer was ruled out with a concussion sustained in an earlier Test.

Phil Jaques's innings broke a 23-year-old record of the highest score on debut for Australia in a One-Day International.

Phil Jaques's first, playing for a Prime Minister's XI, was an impressive 112.

Phil Jaques's second was 107, playing for New South Wales.

However, the selectors stuck with regular openers Hayden and Langer and Phil Jaques was forced to bide his time with NSW.

One year later, and following the retirement from international cricket of Justin Langer, Phil Jaques was called up to the Test squad for the home series against Sri Lanka ahead of his rival for the place, Western Australia's Chris Rogers, in part due to a fluent second innings 167 in a Pura Cup match against Western Australia in which Rogers scored 9 and 17.

Phil Jaques took full advantage of his opportunity to start to cement a permanent opening slot on the Australian side by scoring his maiden test century on the first test at the Gabba.

Phil Jaques was dropped on 68 and 90 but made the most of these lives to notch up his first hundred at international level with a boundary off the first ball after a drinks break.

Phil Jaques's century came from 196 balls and included 14 fours, it having taken him 34 deliveries to get off the mark.

Phil Jaques was dismissed without adding to his score just seven balls later, stumped by Prasanna Jayawardene off Muttiah Muralitharan.

One week later, Phil Jaques impressed again by scoring 150 and 68 in the second test at the Bellerive Oval.

Phil Jaques returned home early to have surgery on long term back problems, and did not return to the Test team.