Brett Lee Age, Wiki and Bio

Brett Lee

Quick Info

ProfessionCricketer
NationalityAustralian
Date of Birth8/11/1976
Age48 years
BirthplaceKiama, New South Wales, Australia

Bio/Wiki

Nickname(s)
  • Binga
  • Oswald

Physical Stats & More

Height6’ 2½” (187 cm)
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlonde

Personal Life

Zodiac signScorpio
HometownNew South Wales, Australia
School
  • Balarang Public School, New South Wales, Australia
  • Oak Flats High School, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionChristianity
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Hobbies
  • Playing the guitar
  • Singing

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Girlfriends
Current RelationshipDelta Goodrem (married since 2014)
Previous Relationships
  • Elizabeth Kemp (m. 2006; sep. 2008)
Encounters
  • Preity G Zinta (Bollywood actress) - 2009
  • Valeska Muller (musician) - 2003
  • Tara Moss (Canadian-Australian author) - 2001
Marriage Date
First Marriage3 June 2006
Second MarriageApril 2014

Family

FatherBob (Metallurgist)
MotherHelen Buxton (Piano Teacher)
Siblings
Brother
  • Shane Lee (older) (retired all-rounder cricketer)
  • Grant Lee (younger) (accountant, former cricketer)
SistersNone
Spouse
First WifeElizabeth Kemp (m. 2006; div. 2009)
Second WifeLana Anderson (socialite) (2014-Present)
Children
DaughtersNone
SonPreston Charles

Career

Cricket
International Debut
Test26 December 1999 vs India at Melbourne
ODI9 January 2000 vs Pakistan at Brisbane
T2017 February 2005 vs New Zealand at Auckland
International Retirement12 July 2012
Last Match
Test26 December 2008 vs South Africa at Melbourne
ODI7 July 2012 vs England at Chester-le-Street
T2030 March 2012 vs West Indies at Bridgetown
Jersey Number
  • #58 (Australia)
  • #58 (IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team
  • Australia Champions
  • Manipal Tigers
  • World Giants
  • Australia Legends
  • Ponting XI
  • Virgo Super Kings
  • Sydney Thunder
  • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • Sydney Sixers
  • Kolkata Knight Riders
  • New South Wales
  • Punjab Kings
Coach/Mentor
  • Rod Marsh
  • Dennis Lillee
  • Graham Creighton
Batting StyleRight Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm fast
Favourite BallIn-swing yorker and slow-bouncer
Records (main ones)
  • First player in Twenty20 International cricket to take a hat-trick
  • Second fastest Australian ODI player to take 100 wickets (after Mitchell Starc)
  • First bowler ever to take more than one 5-wicket haul at Lord’s
Awards
  • 2009 - Champions League Twenty20 Player of the Series
  • 2008 - Allan Border Medal, Australian Test Player of the Year, McGilvray Medal
  • 2007-08 - Border-Gavaskar Trophy Player of the Series
  • 2007 - Warne-Muralitharan Trophy Player of the Series
  • 2006-07 - DLF Cup Player of the Tournament
  • 2006 - Wisden Cricketer of the Year
  • 2004-05 - VB Series Player of the Series
  • 2002-03 - VB Series Player of the Series
  • 1999-2000 - Wisden Young Cricketer of the Year
  • 2000 - Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year

Favourites

Cricketer
BatterSachin Tendulkar
Bowler
  • Allan Donald
  • Dennis Lillee
Coach
  • John Buchanan
  • Trevor Bayless
Cricket UmpireRudi Koertzen
HotelEl Questro Homestead, Kununurra, in Western Australia
RestaurantYuuka, The St. Regis, Mumbai
Food
  • Wild Barramundi with green mango and boab root salsa
  • Hawaiian Pizza
Beverages
  • Coffee
  • Beer
WineryBarossa Valley, Adelaide, Australia
Actor
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Adam Sandler
ActressSandra Bullock
Film
  • Shawshank Redemption
  • Happy Gilmore
AuthorStephen King

Social Media

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brettlee_58/
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/p/Brett-Lee-100044471647878/
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@BrettLeeTV/videos
Twitterhttps://x.com/brettlee_58

Some Lesser Known Facts

Brett Lee is highly esteemed as one of the greatest pace bowlers in cricket history.
He began playing cricket in official matches when he was only nine years old.
Brett Lee was part of the Australian Team that achieved victory in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.
He appeared in a short film named ‘Dream Date’ under the direction of Adam Rainford.
Through his foundation “Mewsic,” he offers music therapy to children with cancer.
The nickname "Binga" was derived from the Australian chain of electrical stores called Binglee.