Brad Hogg

Brad Hogg

George Bradley "Brad" Hogg (born 6 February 1971), is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm chinaman bowler, and a capable lower-order left-handed batsman, as well as an excellent fielder.

Hogg retired from international cricket in 2008 however in 2011/12, at 40 years of age, Hogg made a surprising and triumphant comeback with the Perth Scorchers team in the Australia T20 Big Bash. As a result of that success, Hogg secured contracts from around the world; Bangladesh BPL T20, South Africa Mi-Way T20, India IPL T20, Sri Lanka League T20. At 41 years of age, Hogg is the oldest Australian International Cricketer to be included in a World Cup Squad as he cemented his position in the 2012 Australian T20 World Cup held in Sri Lanka, and three AUS vs Pakistan matches in the leadup to that campaign. On the back of the 2012 World Cup challenge, Hogg heads to South Africa to compete with the Perth Scorchers in the T20 Champions League trophy.

His earlier international career was revitalised by Shane Warne's absence from cricket in 2003 due to suspension from a drugs test and subsequent retirement from one-day cricket. He is Australia's sixth most successful One Day International bowler and second most successful spinner in terms of wickets taken. He was a member of Australia's victorious 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cup teams and is one of only 15 players to have won the Cup more than once. He retired from International cricket on 4 March 2008 after the 2007-08 Commonwealth Bank Series.

Hogg also enjoys a career as cricket commentator and has become a popular media personality between cricket commitments.