Travis Head
- Date of Birth 1993-12-29
- Role middle-order batter
- Batting Style left-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | PAK vs AUS | 2018-10-07 |
| ODI | AUS vs WI | 2016-06-13 |
| T20 | IND vs AUS | 2016-01-26 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
62
Innings
105
Runs
4162
Average
42.04
Strike Rate
68.91
Highest Score
175
100s
10
50s
20
Fours
506
Sixes
38
Catches
34
Bowling Statistics
Matches
62
Innings
40
Wickets
16
Average
32.93
Economy
3.58
Strike Rate
55
Best Figure
4/10
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
881
Runs Conceded
527
Batting Statistics
Matches
79
Innings
76
Runs
3007
Average
43.57
Strike Rate
105.73
Highest Score
154*
100s
7
50s
17
Fours
348
Sixes
73
Catches
19
Bowling Statistics
Matches
79
Innings
43
Wickets
28
Average
41.14
Economy
5.74
Strike Rate
42.9
Best Figure
4/28
4 Wickets
2
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1203
Runs Conceded
1152
Batting Statistics
Matches
47
Innings
45
Runs
1197
Average
29.19
Strike Rate
156.67
Highest Score
91
100s
0
50s
5
Fours
129
Sixes
55
Catches
9
Bowling Statistics
Matches
47
Innings
4
Wickets
1
Average
56
Economy
9.33
Strike Rate
36
Best Figure
1/16
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
36
Runs Conceded
56
Batting Statistics
Matches
152
Innings
148
Runs
6055
Average
44.19
Strike Rate
105.15
Highest Score
230
100s
16
50s
29
Fours
680
Sixes
144
Catches
44
Bowling Statistics
Matches
152
Innings
73
Wickets
40
Average
48.87
Economy
5.96
Strike Rate
49.2
Best Figure
4/28
4 Wickets
2
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1968
Runs Conceded
1955
Batting Statistics
Matches
168
Innings
162
Runs
4414
Average
30.44
Strike Rate
148.92
Highest Score
102
100s
2
50s
26
Fours
423
Sixes
205
Catches
44
Bowling Statistics
Matches
168
Innings
45
Wickets
22
Average
29.95
Economy
8.69
Strike Rate
20.6
Best Figure
3/16
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
455
Runs Conceded
659
Travis Head player profile
A talented, aggressive left-hand batter earmarked for big things at a young age, it was Travis Head's second coming as an international cricketer where his career really took off. In late 2021 he was recalled for the Ashes series and made a match-defining 85-ball century at the Gabba - it set the tone for a string of destructive Test innings while he also reemerged as a white-ball force, so central to Australia's 2023 ODI World Cup plans that they waited for him to recover from a broken hand. In the final against India he made 137 off 120 balls. A cult hero was born.
Head earned his first call-up to Australia's squad at the age of 22 for a series of T20Is against India in early 2016 and it was initially the white-ball game where he established himself before Test cricket took over following a debut in 2018.
He had made his Sheffield Shield debut at the age of 18 in the 2011-12 season and over the next few summers he established his place in the South Australia batting line-up and was a consistent contributor. In February 2015, Head became their youngest captain at the age of 21. He had been viewed as a future leader ever since he captained South Australia to the Under-19 National Championship title in 2012-13 and was named Player of the Championship. As captain of South Australia he showed maturity beyond his years, and in 2015-16 steered them to their first Sheffield Shield final in 20 years.
In 2018 he earned his first Test call-up of part of a new look Australia side which faced Pakistan in the UAE. He played 16 consecutive Tests, scoring a maiden hundred against Sri Lanka in Canberra, before missing the final match of the Ashes series but returned for the home season and notched a second ton in the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand.
He was dropped again midway through the 2020-21 series against India but remained prolific at domestic level. The following season he was preferred ahead of Usman Khawaja for the final middle-order spot and would go on to claim the Compton-Miller medal as Player of the Series despite missing the Sydney Test with Covid. He found life tougher on the subcontinent but it was still a surprising decision to omit him for the first Test against India in early 2023. The absence lasted one match and he was elevated to open the batting.
Back in his traditional middle-order role away from Asia, he continued the trend of match-defining centuries with a brilliant 163 in the World Test Championship final against India at The Oval. The 2024-25 season saw him crowned the Allan Border Medalist after playing a key role in Australia regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Meanwhile, he emerged as an IPL star following a seven-year gap from the tournament when he flayed 567 runs at a strike-rate of 191.55 for SRH in the 2024 edition.
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Travis Head IPL factfile
- Travis Head was bought by RCB when he was 22 and made ten appearances across two seasons before a seven-year hiatus
- His return, in 2024, with international success was spectacular as he smashed 567 runs at a strike rate of 191.55 for SRH
- Alongside Abhishek Sharma, he helped SRH register the highest powerplay score in all T20s (125 for 0) and the highest team total in the IPL (287 for 3).