Adam Voges

Who is Adam Voges?

Adam Charles Voges is an Australian cricketer who is the current captain of Western Australia at domestic level, having also played at both One Day International and Twenty20 International level for the Australian national cricket team.

From Perth, Western Australia, Voges excelled at cricket from an early age, attending the Western Australian Institute of Sport and playing both Test and ODI matches for the Australian under-19 cricket team. He made his first-class for Western Australia in the 2002 Sheffield Shield, and had established himself in the side by the middle of the decade, playing as a middle-order batsman and part-time left-arm orthodox bowler. Voges debuted for Australia during the 2006–07 Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, and played irregularly at both ODI and T20I level until 2010, also appearing occasionally for Australia A. He was made vice-captain of Western Australia for the 2007–08 season, and has substituted as captain several times.

In Twenty20 cricket, Voges has played for a number of teams, including Hampshire and Nottinghamshire in the Twenty20 Cup and Friends Provident t20 competitions, Western Australia in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, and the Melbourne Stars and the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League and Champions League tournaments. In October 2012, after Marcus North's resignation from both roles, Voges was appointed acting captain of both Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers, although he was subsequently replaced by Simon Katich as the Scorchers' captain. In early 2013, he appeared in several ODI and T20I games for Australia, his first international matches since February 2011.