Damien Martyn (Former Australia Cricketer): Age, Wife, Career, Birthday, Facts
Published on: Mar 26, 2020 11:06 pm IST|Updated on: Mar 31, 2020 12:22 am IST
Damien Martyn is the former Australian cricketer who represented Australia in both tests and ODIs. Martyn’s full name is Damien Richard Martyn. Known for his classic batting technique, Martyn was a right-handed middle-order batsman. Martyn was particularly known for his elegant strokeplay through square off the wicket and covers in the off-side. Martyn went on to have a fulfilling career for the Kangaroos lasting for a span of 14 years.
Birthday:Â Martyn was born on 21 October 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. His nickname is Marto.
Age:Â 48 Years (as on 30th March 2020)
Height: 181 Cms
Wife: Damien Martyn is married to Lucy-Pascale Martyn. The couple got hitched in 2014.
Career: Â Martyn started his career with Western Australia in 1991, and soon he went on to score the truckload of runs to earn a national call-up. on 27th November 1992, Martyn made his international debut playing his first test against West Indies. He also made his ODI debut in the same series against West Indies on 8th December 1992. Martyn went on to score 4406 runs in 67 tests and 5346 runs in 208 ODIs. Martyn has played 4 T20Is as well for Australia making his T20I debut against the Blackcaps. Martyn also was part of the World Cup-winning Australian side in 2003 under the leadership of Ricky Ponting, where he played a brilliant inning of 88 runs against India in the final helping Australia to win back-to-back World Cups.
Social Media:Â Martyn’s Twitter account is @damienmartyn. His Instagram account goes with the same handle as well – @damienmartyn.
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Facts:
- Damien Martyn is a full-time cricket commentator now.
- Martyn once signed up for the defunct T20 League – ICL. He represented World Stars in the competition.
- Martyn has also represented Rajasthan Royals in the IPL under the leadership of Shane Warne.