Ashton Charles Agar is a cricketer from Australia who competes at the international level in all forms of the game. He was born on October 14, 1993, of Australian descent. Agar is a member of the Western Australia and Perth Scorchers, both of which are domestic teams. He was a left-handed spin bowler who participated in two Test matches for the Australian national team during the Ashes series in 2013. Throughout his career, he represented Australia in a total of five Test matches. Additionally, Agar was a part of the Australian side that triumphed in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai and Oman in the year 2021.
Agar was born in Melbourne to a mother named Sonia Hewawissa, who is from Sri Lanka, and a father named John Agar, who is from Australia. Agar has two younger brothers named Will and Wes. In 2011, he received his diploma from De La Salle College, which is located in Melbourne. During his time with Victoria, he competed at both the under-17 and under-19 levels. After demonstrating strong performance in the National Under-17 Championships in 2010–2011, where he bowled left-arm orthodox spin and took 16 wickets at an average of 11.75, he was chosen to represent the Australian under-19 team in a series against the West Indies under-19 team that was held in the United Arab Emirates.
After making his debut for Australia when he was just 17 years old, Agar went on to play for the country in eleven under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches and one under-19 Test match.[8]: However, despite being nominated to the team for the Under-19 World Cup in 2012, he did not participate in any of the matches that were played during the event. Ashton Turner was the second spinner for Australia. Agar transferred to Western Australia for the 2012–13 season based on a contract with the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA). This was because he was unable to get selection at the senior level for Victoria.
When Western Australia faced New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match in January 2013, he made his first-class debut for the team. He took over as the spinner for the team after Michael Beer suffered an injury. During his second Shield encounter, which took place at the beginning of the next month, he led Western Australia to a state Sheffield Shield record partnership of 94 runs for the tenth wicket with Michael Hogan (43*). He accomplished this by scoring 53 runs in the second inning of the match.
Ashton Agar Biography
| Name | Ashton Agar |
| Full Name | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar |
| Date of Birth | 14 October 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Melbourne, Australia |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Father’s Name | John Agar |
| Mother’s Name | Sonia Hewawissa |
| Siblings | Wes Agar, Will Agar |
| Spouse | Madeleine |
| Marriage Date | 23rd May 2021 |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin |
| ODI Debut | September 08, 2015, vs. England |
| Test Debut | July 10, 2013 vs. England |
| T20 Debut | March 06, 2016 vs. South Africa |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Late in the month of January, Agar, who was playing for Western Australia in the limited-overs Ryobi One-Day Cup, made his debut in the List A competition. He played in two matches and took five wickets, with his best statistic being 3/41 against Queensland. It was in January 2013 that Agar made his debut in the Sheffield Shield. A single tour match was played by him during Australia’s 2012–13 tour of India, which he participated in. He was called up for the trip the following month. During the middle of 2013, Agar undertook a tour of England and Ireland with Australia A, and he did quite well in the English conditions.
He made his debut for Australia in the first test of the 2013 Ashes series, even though he had not been picked for the touring team before the beginning of the campaign. The score was 117/9 when Agar entered the game, and he hit 98 runs while batting eleventh in Australia’s first innings. Agar set numerous test records on his debut, including the greatest score by a number-11 batsman and the highest partnership for the tenth wicket (with Phillip Hughes, which has since been broken). He was, however, removed from the squad after the second test of the series due to his poor bowling performance.
For the tour of India that took place in 2012–2013, Agar was a late addition to the Australian team. He only participated in one match during the trip, which was against India A, where he took a score of 3/107. He concluded the Sheffield Shield season with 19 wickets from five matches, including a five-wicket haul against South Australia in early March, which was 5/65. He also finished the season with 19 wickets overall. During the same match, Agar was once again a member of a significant last-wicket partnership with Michael Hogan. Together, the two of them added 68 runs, which allowed Western Australia to win by one wicket.
He concluded the season with 229 runs at an average of 32.71, which placed him third in the club’s batting averages. In his last match, which was against Tasmania, he had hit 71 runs without being out in Western Australia’s fourth innings of 8/351. This helped the team win by two wickets. During the 2013 Champions League Twenty20, which took place in India, Agar made his debut in the Twenty20 format with the Perth Scorchers. The majority of his time throughout the competition was spent as an opening batsman, and he bowled a total of just 4.2 overs over three matches. throughout those matches, he allowed 51 runs to be scored without taking a wicket.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| Game Type | Mat | Inn | R | BF | NO | Avg | S/R | 100s | 50s | H | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 22 | 18 | 322 | 388 | 5 | 24.76 | 82.98 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| TESTs | 5 | 7 | 195 | 351 | 1 | 32.50 | 55.55 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 47 | 28 | 277 | 273 | 5 | 12.04 | 101.46 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 0 |
| T20s | 150 | 105 | 1195 | 1053 | 29 | 15.72 | 113.48 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 80 | 45 | 80 | 0 |
| LISTAs | 72 | 54 | 965 | 1074 | 13 | 23.53 | 89.85 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 70 | 31 | 34 | 0 |
| FIRST CLASS | 64 | 92 | 2271 | 4273 | 12 | 28.38 | 53.14 | 3 | 12 | 114 | 274 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
Bowling
| Game Type | Mat | Inn | O | R | W | Avg | E/R | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 22 | 22 | 183 | 958 | 21 | 45.61 | 5.23 | 2/31 | 0 | 0 |
| TESTs | 5 | 10 | 167.4 | 468 | 9 | 52.00 | 2.79 | 5/101 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 47 | 47 | 165.4 | 1073 | 48 | 22.35 | 6.47 | 6/30 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 150 | 142 | 482 | 3461 | 123 | 28.13 | 7.18 | 6/30 | 2 | 0 |
| LISTAs | 72 | 71 | 593.1 | 3030 | 90 | 33.66 | 5.10 | 5/39 | 2 | 0 |
| FIRST CLASS | 64 | 113 | 2173.4 | 6628 | 157 | 42.21 | 3.04 | 10/141 | 6 | 2 |
As a result of his performance against the Mumbai Indians, he achieved his best score in the twenty20s, which was 35 runs from 40 balls. As of March 2015. During the 2013–14 Big Bash League season, Agar participated in just one game, but during the next season, he was a part of eight of the Scorchers’ ten matches. He was placed thirteenth in the tournament and fourth for the Scorchers, after Jason Behrendorff, Yasir Arafat, and Andrew Tye. He took eight wickets at an average of 24.25, and he was ranked thirteenth overall.
There were just two spinners who took more wickets in the competition, and they were Cameron Boyce (10) and Adam Zampa (9) respectively. Agar was the man of the match against South Australia when the 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season restarted following the end of the Big Bash League. He took a first ten-wicket haul (5/133 and 5/81) and also scored 64 in Western Australia’s first innings. This made him the man of the match.
