John Hasting a fast bowler from Australia has retired from the first-class as well as One-day cricket due to regular injuries faced by him. According to the officials, the 31-year-old informed Victorians teammates earlier this week of his decision.
Hastings will no longer play for Victoria but is set to continue in the
Big Bash League for the Melbourne Stars, where he was recently announced
as captain.
Hastings has been cruelled by a succession of injuries during the past 12 months, most recently injuring his back on the eve of the JLT Cup. He was on the comeback trail after injuring his ankle while playing for Worcestershire in August.
A good bowler as well as useful lower-order batsman, Hastings played 29 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and was part of Australia's Champions Trophy squad this year. His probing and accurate bowling was well suited to the shorter-formats and he was the world's second-leading ODI wicket taker in 2016. Hastings has also played 9 Twenty20 matches for Australia.
He had an excellent first-class career claiming 239 wickets from 75
matches at an average of 27. He also had a respectable batting average
of 22.
Hastings has just played one test
finishing with match figures of 1/153 against South Africa at the WACA in 2012.
