Brett Lee –one of the fastest, if not the fastest, bowlers in world cricket

Batting Style

Bowling Style

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Full Name

Brett Lee

Nationality

Australian

Date of Birth

November 8, 1976

Place of Birth

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Height

6' 1.5"

Also known as

Bing

His nickname comes from 'Bing Lee', a chain of electronics stores in New South Wales.

Marital Status

Elizabeth Kemp (divorced; June 2006 - 21 August 2008). They have a son named Preston Charles, born 16 November 2006.

Education

Balarang Public School and Oak Flats High School

Profession

Cricketer

Role

Primarily an opening fast bowler, but is quite handy with the bat as well.

Known for

Lee is known for his lethal speed. He is an express bowler, one of the fastest the game has known, and is capable of bowling at 160 kmph (99 mph). Lee's fastest recorded delivery to date is 160.8 kmph (99.9 mph) which he bowled in his first over on March 5, 2005, at Napier, New Zealand against Craig Cumming.

Fitness

Lee has suffered a stress fracture of the lower back which kept him out of Test matches for a while. After he returned, he soon suffered another setback when he broke his right elbow and was sidelined for more than 5 months. He recently suffered a torn abdominal muscle, and then had a surgery to partially repair 'posterior ankle impingement', a condition that Lee was suffering for quite a while. Since he came back into the side after his surgery, Lee came back to form almost immediately.

Physiotherapist

Alex Kountouris

Main Coach

Career Highlights
•	He made his 1000th Test run in his 53rd Test against Bangladesh at Fatullah in 2006.

•	Lee's 250th wicket was Anil Kumble in his 62nd Test against India at Melbourne in 2007.

•	His best ODI bowling figures of 5/22 came against South Africa, Melbourne.

•	Lee's best ODI batting score of 57 was made against South Africa, Gabba, 2005-2006.

•	Lee's 200th wicket was Marcus Trescothick, against England at Lord's in 2005.

•	Lee is the first player in 20:20 International cricket to have taken a Hat-trick.

Off-field Activities
•	Lee is part of the rock band Six & Out. The band is made up of his brother Shane and former New South Wales cricketers Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson and Richard Chee Quee. Lee plays the bass guitar or acoustic guitar for the band.

•	Lee launched his own fashion label 'BL', in 2001.

•	During the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India, Lee recorded a duet with India's music diva Asha Bhosle called “You're the One For Me.”

•	In 2008, he filmed scenes for his first Bollywood movie, Victory.

Controversies
•	Early in his career, Lee was reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, but was cleared.

•	Lee was criticised in early 2005 for bowling a series of beamers at batsmen during ODIs, at a rate which lead some to claim he was deliberately bowling illegal head high full tosses at batsmen. But he was cleared off the charges.