Xavier John Doherty (born 22 November 1982) is a former Australian international

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er who played Australian domestic cricket with Tasmania and internationally for

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. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowler. After continued one-day success for Tasmania, Doherty made his

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debut for Australia against

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at the

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in November 2010. Later that month, he made his Test debut against England at the

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, when he replaced

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Nathan Hauritz in team. He was not selected in Australia's 2011 World Cup squad due to a back injury. Doherty was a member of the Australian team that won the

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. In March 2017, he announced his retirement from domestic cricket, following the conclusion of the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season. He is now working as a carpenter.

Cricket career

He plays club cricket for

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, and also played in the 2002

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in New Zealand. He started playing cricket in his home town for the George Town Cricket Club where he debut in the NTCA 1st grade at the age of 12. Doherty then moved to the Launceston Cricket Club. Doherty took an impressive 4/46 from 10 overs with the ball in a losing effort against the Sri Lankans on his One Day International debut. He made his Test debut not long after against England in the First Test of the

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, ahead of then-incumbent Test spinner, Nathan Hauritz. Australian Chairman of Selectors, Andrew Hilditch, stated before the team for the match was announced: "If we play a specialist spinner, which I am pretty sure we will be, it will be Xavier", which showed the likelihood that Doherty would make his Test and Ashes debuts simultaneously. He took his first Test wicket by dismissing Ian Bell in Brisbane. Doherty was recalled for the 2013 Test series against India. He played in the 2nd and 3rd Tests of the Series. In the 2 Tests, his figures were 4/242.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Xavier 1982 births Living people Australian cricketers Tasmania cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Test cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers Hobart Hurricanes cricketers Cricketers from Tasmania Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Melbourne Renegades cricketers