Luke Ronchi

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Luke Ronchi
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country = Australia
fullname = Luke Ronchi
nickname = Rock
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dayofbirth = 23
monthofbirth = 4
yearofbirth = 1981
placeofbirth = Manawatu
countryofbirth = New Zealand
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club2 = Western Australia
year2 = 2002 -
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date = 11 October
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17568/17568.html CricketArchive

Luke Ronchi (born 23 April 1981 in Dannevirke, Manawatu, New Zealand) is an Australian professional cricketer who currently plays for Australia and Western Australia. Ronchi is a wicket-keeper batsman and is the current second choice national wicket-keeper behind Brad Haddin.

Domestic career

Ronchi is well known for his ability to score runs quickly and on 7 February 2007 he broke the record for the fastest domestic one-day hundred in Australian cricket. Opening the batting against New South Wales, Ronchi scored his maiden one-day ton off only 56 deliveries, beating the previous record held by fellow West Australian Adam Voges of 62 deliveries. When dismissed, he had scored 105 runs from just 64 balls and easily guided Western Australia to an 8-wicket victory over New South Wales.

Ronchi began the 2007-08 season in strong fashion. Proving that he is in the Australian selectors minds for the future, Ronchi was chosen as Australia A wicketkeeper for their tour of Pakistan. In the second first-class match of the tour, Ronchi scored a blistering 107 off 109 balls, striking 16 fours and 2 sixes. His good form continued into the Australian Domestic season, as he scored 104 against New South Wales in Western Australia's first List A match of the season. On 11 November 2007 Ronchi scored one of the fastest centuries in Australian Domestic history with a ton from 51 balls against Queensland. Ronchi struck 11 sixes in his innings of 105* with his second fifty coming from just 11 balls.

Luke Ronchi was also recruited by the Mumbai Indians team, one of the eight IPL franchises. The team is captained by the Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

International career

Ronchi was called up to the Australian team in June 2008 during their tour of the West Indies when incumbent wicket-keeper Brad Haddin was unable to play after breaking his finger. He did not bat in his first two matches, but was elevated up the batting order in his fourth game to number three. He batted very well to record the equal second fastest fifty (that match David Hussey took the new 2nd fastest fifty pulling Ronchi's down to equal third) by an Australian on his way to scoring 64 from 28 balls, including six sixes.

External links

* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7502.html Cricinfo - Luke Ronchi profile]
* [http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Archive/Players/17/17568/17568.html Cricket Archive - Luke Ronchi profile]