Ben Hilfenhaus

Ben or Benjamin William Hilfenhaus is a former cricketer from Australia who is the second cousin of Ricky Ponting and played for Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket.

He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who is known for his technique to swing the ball.

Playing Career

The international debut of Hilfenhaus was in a Twenty20 international for Australia against England at the Sydney Cricket ground on 9th January 2007. In this match he performed well and in the four overs that he bowled he took two wickets for 16 runs. Due to this performance he was selected for the one-day international scheduled on 14th January against New Zealand at the Bellerive Oval. In only his second over he took his first one-day wicket of Brendon McCullum.

Hilfenhaus only played 27 Tests for Australia from 2009 to 2012, taking 99 wickets at 27.50 with two five-wicket hauls. He faced stiff competition from Shaun Tait, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle and Mitchell Johnson.

Hilfenhaus was a member of the Australian team for the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship and the one day International tour of India. However in these occasions he could not make an international appearance. He played 25 ODIs for Australia. He retired in 2016.

Career Highlights

Hilfenhaus was named as the Bradman Young cricketer of the year on 6th Feburary 2007. In first class cricket he played 104 matches and took 387 wickets.