Michael Clarke vs Graeme Swann is a battle that was one of the best battles of the Ashes in the 2000s. Michael Clarke was a great spin bowling and Graeme Swann was one of the best in the world. This was a battle that took place over a number of years. Michael Clarke was a batter who liked getting aggressive against Spinners.
Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke has been a World Cup winning captain for Australia in 2015. He has played 115 Test Matches for Australia. He has scored 8643 runs at an average of 49.11. He has hit 28 centuries and 4 double hundreds. He has also hit a triple century. He has also played in 245 ODIs for Australia. He has made 7981 runs at a good average of 44.59. He has hit 8 hundreds in ODI Cricket. He has made 16,500+ runs in international cricket and 36 hundreds. Take a look at the Best Performances of Michael Clarke
Graeme Swann
Graeme Swann was one of the best spinners to have ever played for England especially in Test Cricket. He played 60 Test Matches for England. He took 255 Wickets at an average of 29.67. He took 17 Five Wicket Hauls and 3 times he has taken 10 wickets in a Test Match. In ODI Cricket he has played 79 ODIs for England. He has got 104 Wickets at an average of 27.71 with 1 Five Wicket Haul. He has taken a total of 410 international Wickets which includes 51 Wickets in T20Is. Take a look at Best Bowling Performances of Graeme Swann
Head to Head
Graeme Swann has bowled 665 balls to Michael Clarke in Test Cricket. Michael Clarke has made 364 runs while being dismissed 4 times.
In ODI Cricket, Michael Clarke has faced 138 balls and has scored 108 runs and has been dismissed 2 times.
Memorable Encounters
Their first Memorable Encounter was in the second Test Match in 2009. This was in the second innings and Graeme Swann dismissed him for 136 balls. He bowled 75 balls to Michael Clarke In this epic battle. England won this match by 115 runs.
Their next Memorable Encounter was in 2013 where they played the most against each other. It was in the Third test match in 2013 where Michael Clarke showed his dominance. This was in the first innings of the third test match. Michael Clarke made 187 tremendous runs. Graeme Swann bowled 106 balls to Michael Clarke in this innings.
Their Memorable Encounter in ODI Cricket happened in 2010 In the first ODI. This was a match where Michael Clarke made 87 not out. Graeme Swann bowled 22 balls to Michael Clarke In this innings
