Brett Lee

**Brett Lee** (born 8 November 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. He has played for the Australian national cricket team and New South Wales Blues. He has taken more than 300 wickets. Brett is a very fast bowler, one of the fastest the cricket world has known. His fastest delivery was . Lee won the Donald Bradman Young Player of the Year Award at the Allan Border Medal award ceremony in 2000 soon after his debut and has gone on to win many awards and a few tournaments.

He is the second of 3 boys and first played cricket with his brothers.

## References

- Profile

## Infobox (cricketer)

- **name**: Brett Lee
- **image**: Brett lee closeup2.jpg
- **caption**: Lee in January 2008
- **full name**: Brett Lee
- **birth place**: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- **nickname**: Binga
- **height**: 1.87 m
- **batting**: Right-handed
- **bowling**: Right-arm fast bowling, fast
- **role**: Bowler (cricket), Bowler
- **family**: Shane Lee (brother)
- **international**: true
- **internationalspan**: 2000–2012
- **country**: Australia
- **testdebutdate**: 26 December
- **testdebutyear**: 1999
- **testdebutagainst**: India
- **testcap**: 383
- **lasttestdate**: 26 December
- **lasttestyear**: 2008
- **lasttestagainst**: South Africa
- **odidebutdate**: 9 January
- **odidebutyear**: 2000
- **odidebutagainst**: Pakistan
- **odicap**: 140
- **lastodidate**: 7 July
- **lastodiyear**: 2012
- **lastodiagainst**: England
- **odishirt**: 58
- **t20idebutdate**: 17 February
- **t20idebutyear**: 2005
- **t20idebutagainst**: New Zealand
- **t20icap**: 7
- **lastt20idate**: 30 March
- **lastt20iyear**: 2012
- **lastt20iagainst**: West Indies
- **t20ishirt**: 58
- **club1**: New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales
- **clubnumber1**: 58
- **club2**: Kings XI Punjab
- **year2**: 2008–2010
- **clubnumber2**: 58
- **club3**: Wellington cricket team, Wellington
- **year3**: 2010/11
- **clubnumber3**: 58
- **club4**: Kolkata Knight Riders
- **year4**: 2011–2013
- **clubnumber4**: 58
- **club5**: Sydney Sixers
- **year5**: 2011/12–2014/15
- **clubnumber5**: 58
- **club6**: Otago cricket team, Otago
- **year6**: 2012/13
- **clubnumber6**: 58
- **columns**: 4
- **column1**: Test cricket, Test
- **matches1**: 76
- **runs1**: 1,451
- **bat avg1**: 20.15
- **100s/50s1**: 0/5
- **top score1**: 64
- **deliveries1**: 16,531
- **wickets1**: 310
- **bowl avg1**: 30.81
- **fivefor1**: 10
- **tenfor1**: 0
- **best bowling1**: 5/30
- **catches/stumpings1**: 23/–
- **column2**: One Day International, ODI
- **matches2**: 221
- **runs2**: 1,176
- **bat avg2**: 17.81
- **100s/50s2**: 0/3
- **top score2**: 59
- **deliveries2**: 11,185
- **wickets2**: 380
- **bowl avg2**: 23.36
- **fivefor2**: 9
- **tenfor2**: 0
- **best bowling2**: 5/22
- **catches/stumpings2**: 54/–
- **column3**: First-class cricket, FC
- **matches3**: 116
- **runs3**: 2,120
- **bat avg3**: 18.59
- **100s/50s3**: 0/8
- **top score3**: 97
- **deliveries3**: 24,193
- **wickets3**: 487
- **bowl avg3**: 28.22
- **fivefor3**: 20
- **tenfor3**: 2
- **best bowling3**: 7/114
- **catches/stumpings3**: 35/–
- **column4**: List A cricket, LA
- **matches4**: 262
- **runs4**: 1,365
- **bat avg4**: 17.06
- **100s/50s4**: 0/3
- **top score4**: 59
- **deliveries4**: 13,475
- **wickets4**: 438
- **bowl avg4**: 24.05
- **fivefor4**: 10
- **tenfor4**: 0
- **best bowling4**: 5/22
- **catches/stumpings4**: 62/–
- **source**: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6278.html ESPNcricinfo
- **date**: 18 February
- **year**: 2017