Simon Katich by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

SM Katich

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DateLine: 7th May 2009

 

Simon Katich broke the record for most runs in a Pura Cup season, captained New South Wales to the first-class title and registered his highest score, along the way plundering nearly 200 in a session. After a nervous first Test in Jamaica, Katich recovered superbly to finish the series with 113, 36 and 157. It was a return that seemed impossible when he lost his Cricket Australia contract in the 2007 off-season and signed a five-year deal with the Blues. Katich was named Pura Cup Player of the Year and was the Man of the Match in the final victory after scoring 86 and 92. His campaign featured five centuries, including 306 against Queensland, the highest first-class score at the SCG since Don Bradman made 452 in 1929-30. He had also worked on some technical issues that plagued him during 2005, when he was upset by reverse-swing in the Ashes and was bamboozled by Muttiah Muralitharan in the Super Series.