Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976) is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all three formats of the game. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in the world.
Representing Australia, Lee won multiple ICC titles with the team: the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, and the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Lee was the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the T20 format of the game which he did in 2007 ICC World Twenty20 in the inaugural tournament against Bangladesh, subsequently being the first bowler to do so at an ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Lee was also the first Australian bowler to take a hat-trick at a Cricket World Cup which he did in the 2003 Cricket World Cup Super Match game against Kenya.
In each of his first two years, Lee conceded fewer than 20 runs for every wicket taken, but later recorded figures in the low 30s. He was an athletic fielder and useful lower-order batter, with a batting average exceeding 20 in Test cricket. Lee finished his Test career with 310 wickets, and his One Day International career with 380 wickets. Considered one of the best bowlers of his generation, only Muttiah Muralitharan took more ODI wickets than Lee from 2000 to 2009.
He played his first Test in 1999 and retired from international cricket on 12 July 2012. He subsequently declined to renew his contract with his home state side New South Wales, but continued to play Twenty20 matches for several seasons after, notably in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash League.
In January 2015, Lee announced his retirement from all forms of the game, effective at the end of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season. He has since found work as a film actor and a Fox Sports commentator.
Read more...The November 8, 1976 was a Monday under the star sign of ♏. It was the 312 day of the year. President of the United States was Gerald R. Ford.
If you were born on this day, you are 48 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, November 8, 2024, 360 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, November 8, 2025, in 4 days. You have lived for 17,892 days, or about 429,408 hours, or about 25,764,507 minutes, or about 1,545,870,420 seconds.
Date: 09 November 1976
Samuel I Newhouse on Nov 8 completes purchase of Booth Newspapers, publisher of 8 Mich dailies and Sunday supplement Parade, for what is reptd as highest price paid in Amer newspaper history, estimated $305-million; Booth pres James E Sauter comments (M)
Date: 08 November 1976
By James H. Bort Jr
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James H Bort Jr, former city editor of Fresno Bee, who was jailed with 3 other newsmen for refusing to reveal confidential news source, comments on shield laws; says he is not in favor of natl shield laws or any other attempt to legislate what he thinks is inherent in 1st Amendment; notes case of Los Angeles reporter William Farr
Date: 09 November 1976
Newswomen's Club of NY awards presented (S)
Date: 09 November 1976
Justice Dept is still carrying out criminal investigation of disclosure of HR intelligence rept to CBS news correspondent Daniel Schorr, even though HR ethics com has dropped case; Deputy Asst Atty Gen Robert L Keuch makes announcement in lr to Morton H Halperin, dir of project on natl security and civil liberties (S)
Date: 09 November 1976
Rod MacLeish leaves Westinghouse Broadcasting to join CBS News as commentator (S)
Date: 08 November 1976
Date: 09 November 1976
Date: 08 November 1976
Date: 09 November 1976
Date: 09 November 1976
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Philippines Pres Marcos dismisses 19 officers and 308 soldiers for various abuses, including torture (S)