Justin Langer: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family, and Career Statistics

Justin Langer, a former player for the Australian cricket team and now the team’s head coach, have extensive knowledge of the game. He is right up there with the best of them when it comes to batting. He has played for Australia in 105 Tests and eight ODIs.

Langer was born in the Western Australian port city of Perth in 1970. In his prime, he was legendary for his lightning-quick shot and prolific scoring. He also achieved remarkable success in the arena. He caught the majority of passes on tests while slipping.

Langer made his Debut in first-class competition in 1989, and the Australian Test team immediately took him up for the 1993 campaign. With an average of 45.27 and 23 centuries in his Test cricket career, he scored 7,696 runs. He had 20 hundred and 43 half-centuries in ODIs. In 2007, when India was still a strong opponent, Langer played in his final Test.

Langer was chosen as the new cricket coach for Western Australia in November 2012. In 2018, he was hired as head coach of the Australian men’s national team. Australia has been quite successful as a cricketing nation, having won the ODI World Cup in 2019 and the ICC World Test Championship in 2021.

The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame honored Langer in 2010, while the Western Australian Sports Hall of Fame did so in 2015. He received the Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 2003 and the Allan Border Medal two years later. There is widespread agreement that he is a superb captain and one of the finest batsmen.

Biography of Justin Langer

1. Real Name: Justin Lee Langer
2. Other/Nickname: Alfie, JL, Brown Nose Gnome
3. Profession: Cricketer
4. Famous for: Aggressive
5. Best Performance: 250 vs. England in 2002
6. Net Worth: $1.75 million
7. Salary: $673,000
8. Monthly Income: N/A
9. Website Url: N/A
10. Instagram Handle: @langer9138

Physical Status

1. Height: 5′ 10″
2. Weight: 70 kg
3. Body Measurements: Chest- 40 inches, Waist- 30 inches, Biceps- 15 inches
4. Eye Colour: Lavender Gray
5. Hair Colour: Dark Brown (Semi- Bald)

 

Personal Life:

1. Date Of Birth: November 21, 1970
2. Place Of Birth: Perth, Western Australia
3. Nationality: Australian (Aussie)
4. Hometown: Perth, Western Australia
5. School: Newman College, Perth; Aquinas College, Perth
6. College: University of Western Australia
7. Highest Education qualification: Graduation

 

Family Statistics –

• Marital Status: Married
• Wife: Sue
• Children: Daughters- Jessica (1997), Ali-Rosa (1998), Sophie (2001), Gracie (2005)
• Parents: Father- Colin Langer, Mother- Joy-Anne
• Siblings: Brothers- Adam and Jonathan, Sister- Jemma
• Religion: Christianity
• Other Hobbies: Gardening

Career Statistics-

Test Debut: vs. West Indies at Adelaide Oval, January 23, 1993ODI Debut

ODI Debut: vs. Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, April 14, 1994

IPL Debut: vs. Mumbai Indians at Kingsmead, April 21, 2009

Achievements –

• During his time with the Australian cricket team, they won the World Cup in 1999.
• He holds the record for most Test hundreds by an Australian batsman.
• A full scholarship to the Australian Cricket Academy at the Australian Institute of Sport was given to Justin Langer in 1990.
• When the two teams met in a Test Match in Perth, Australia, in 2004, Justin Langer scored more runs than the Pakistan squad combined.
• Western Australia’s all-time leading run-scorer in 4-day matches is Justin Langer, who did so on December 5, 2007, against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval, surpassing Tom Moody’s record of 8853 runs.

Here are some lesser-known facts about Justin Langer

• Langer is the longest-serving coach in the history of Australian cricket. He has been in his position since May 2018.
• He played cricket for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield for more than ten years.
• He was called the 2001 Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
• Langer was put in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2012.
• In 2019, he became an Officer of the Order of Australia.
• Langer is a devout Christian who wrote a book about faith called The Power of Passion and Perseverance.
• His autobiography, My Life Story, was published in 2008.
• Langer was, at best, a military-medium pacer, but he got some big wickets. They included Allan Border, Herschelle Gibbs, and Stuart Law, but Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje, and Mark Butcher played better (in List A).
• Langer has written three other books: The Power of Passion, Ashes Frontline: The Ashes War Diaries of Steve Harmison and Justin Langer, and Seeing the Sunrise. From Outback to Outfield: A Revealing Diary of Life on the County Cricket Circuit was his first book to be published.

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