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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australia test captain Tim Paine ended his cricket career on Friday after Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield match against Queensland ended in a draw at the Bellerive Oval.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australia test captain Tim Paine ended his cricket career on Friday after Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield match against Queensland ended in a draw at the Bellerive Oval.
Wicketkeeper Paine played 35 tests for Australia, including 23 as skipper after Steve Smith was stripped of the role following a ball-tampering scandal during the team’s 2018 tour of South Africa.
Paine quit the test captaincy in November 2021 following revelations that he was investigated in 2018 for sending lewd text messages to a female former receptionist at state governing body Cricket Tasmania.
He subsequently withdrew from the game and took a mental health break for nearly a year before returning to play domestic cricket.
The 38-year-old, who also played 35 One-Day Internationals, was given a guard of honour as he left Bellerive Oval and Tasmania captain Jordan Silk confirmed Paine had ended his first-class career.
“He’s been a phenomenal player,” Silk said.
“It’s an incredible effort to have the longevity that he’s had. He’s certainly going to be missed behind the stumps.
“I’m sure a lot of guys who are playing now will say that there will never be another keeper as good as Tim Paine in Australia. So we’ve been incredibly blessed down here.”
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Tom Hogue)
A wicketkeeper is a specialist player in cricket who stands behind the stumps to catch the ball and make dismissals. They are crucial in both catching and stumping out batsmen.
The Sheffield Shield is a first-class cricket competition in Australia, contested by state teams. It is one of the oldest domestic cricket tournaments in the country.
A guard of honour is a ceremonial tribute where players or officials line up to honor a departing player or captain, usually by clapping or saluting as they pass.
A test captain is the player who leads a national team in Test cricket matches, responsible for making strategic decisions and representing the team on and off the field.
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