Glenn Maxwell
- Date of Birth 1988-10-14
- Role batting allrounder
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | AUS vs IND | 2013-03-02 |
| ODI | AUS vs AFG | 2012-08-25 |
| T20 | AUS vs PAK | 2012-09-05 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
7
Innings
14
Runs
339
Average
26.07
Strike Rate
59.47
Highest Score
104
100s
1
50s
0
Fours
33
Sixes
7
Catches
5
Bowling Statistics
Matches
7
Innings
9
Wickets
8
Average
42.62
Economy
4.42
Strike Rate
57.7
Best Figure
4/127
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
462
Runs Conceded
341
Batting Statistics
Matches
149
Innings
136
Runs
3990
Average
33.81
Strike Rate
126.7
Highest Score
201*
100s
4
50s
23
Fours
382
Sixes
155
Catches
91
Bowling Statistics
Matches
149
Innings
119
Wickets
77
Average
47.32
Economy
5.46
Strike Rate
51.9
Best Figure
4/40
4 Wickets
4
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
4002
Runs Conceded
3644
Batting Statistics
Matches
126
Innings
115
Runs
2835
Average
29.22
Strike Rate
155.76
Highest Score
145*
100s
5
50s
12
Fours
240
Sixes
148
Catches
62
Bowling Statistics
Matches
126
Innings
83
Wickets
49
Average
30.04
Economy
8.17
Strike Rate
22
Best Figure
3/10
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1081
Runs Conceded
1472
Batting Statistics
Matches
227
Innings
206
Runs
6051
Average
33.61
Strike Rate
122.06
Highest Score
201*
100s
8
50s
33
Fours
583
Sixes
227
Catches
139
Bowling Statistics
Matches
227
Innings
177
Wickets
123
Average
43.93
Economy
5.39
Strike Rate
48.8
Best Figure
4/40
4 Wickets
4
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
6007
Runs Conceded
5404
Batting Statistics
Matches
488
Innings
456
Runs
10848
Average
27.74
Strike Rate
154.81
Highest Score
154*
100s
8
50s
58
Fours
908
Sixes
565
Catches
259
Bowling Statistics
Matches
488
Innings
327
Wickets
194
Average
29.79
Economy
7.86
Strike Rate
22.7
Best Figure
3/10
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
4407
Runs Conceded
5780
One of the fastest scorers in world cricket, Glenn Maxwell has lit up the limited-overs formats. His ability to make unconventional shots - reverse sweeps and pulls, for example - appear routine makes it hard to set fields to cover all of his scoring areas. Maxwell's audacity comes with risk, and he can exasperate as well as exhilarate, but at his best he can change a game in moments. His offspin is better than part time and he has been an outstanding fielder.
To date, his most extraordinary display (among many) came against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup when he struck a monumental 201 not out off 128 balls lead Australia to a remarkable victory from an almost hopeless position.
In 2017 he made a Test hundred, against India in Ranchi. He was subsequently briefly dropped from the ODI side but came back and made his third T20I century in Bangalore early in 2019 to help Australia chase 191. The ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE that followed was a high point as well.
Late in 2019, Maxwell took a mental-health break from the game. The time away, along with conversations about his role with white-ball captain Aaron Finch, helped revive his form - he made five scores of over 45 in six ODI innings in 2020, had an impressive IPL season with Royal Challengers Bangalore the following year. In January 2022, became the first batter to breach the 150-run mark in a BBL innings. Although remaining an IPL regular, he had two forgettable seasons in 2024 and 2025.
He made his name for Victoria with a 19-ball half-century against Tasmania in 2010-11, the fastest fifty in Australia's one-day domestic history, and transferred that talent to the international stage. At the 2015 World Cup he blasted a 51-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in Sydney, then the fastest for Australia in ODIs, and the second-quickest in World Cup history.
He has occasionally come close to another chance in Test cricket but that window now appears closed. In Delhi in 2013 he had the distinction of opening the batting and bowling in the same Test, as Australia strove in vain to turn their disastrous series around.
In late 2022 he suffered a badly broken leg when he slipped at a friend's birthday party.