Saturday 26 November 2016

Brett Lee

1) During the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India, Brett Lee wrote the lyrics for ‘You’re the One For Me’ and recorded it with Asha Bhosle.
2) Brett Lee is part of the rock band ‘Six & Out’. The band is made up of his brother Shane and former New South 
Wales cricketers Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson and Richard Chee Quee. Lee plays bass guitar for the band. Besides being a pro at acoustic and bass guitars Brett Lee can also play the piano and the mouth organ. His acoustic guitar is with him on every tour.
3) Brett Lee got divorced from Elizabeth Kemp in 2009; the couple had a son named Preston together. He married Lana Anderson in 2014.
4) Brett Lee is a former Australian cricketer and a Channel Nine cricket commentator. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in the world of cricket. Lee’s fastest delivery is 161.0 km/h
5) Brett Lee is the first Australian player to take a hat-trick in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa
6) Brett Lee was given a secret trial as pitcher for America baseball team the Arizona Diamondbacks. 
7) In his first cricket match, Brett Lee bowled six batsman out one after the other, in an over. But that was when he was just 9 yrs old. 
8) Brett Lee dreads facing Shoiab Akhtar and Chris Cairns.
9) There is an official book out about Brett and brother Shane called "Lee2 - Lee to the Power of Two". In it are some adorable childhood pictures from the family album.
10) Brett Lee favourite ground is the SCG "Other batsmen do not like batting there and I am inspired by the history and tradition."
11) Breet Lee most memorable match was his test debut in the Boxing Day Test against India at Melbourne in 1999. He took 5 for 47.
12) Brett Lee interests are fashion, fresh water fishing, and playing the acoustic or bass guitar.
13) Brett Lee was once briefly nicknamed 'Oswald' by former Australian captain and New South Wales team-mate Steve Waugh during his early international career. During an ODI around 2000, he was in the batting order behind his brother Shane and Ian Harvey. When Waugh read out the batting order, instead of reading 'Lee, Harvey, Lee', he read out 'Lee, Harvey, Oswald'.
14) Brett Lee has been known by his nickname 'Bing', after the chain of electronics store Bing Lee, since his high school days
15) Brett Lee favourite AFL team is the Sydney Swans.
16) Brett Lee favorite NRL team is the St George Illawarra Dragons.
17) Brett Lee owns two pet clown fish that are named "Finding" & "Nemo".
18) Lee's most embarrassing moment was when he was walking out on the field to bat with two left-handed batting gloves on. 
19) Brett Lee and wife Liz gave birth to their first child Preston Charles on the 16th November 2006 at 3:30am, a week before the first Ashes Test.
20) Brett Lee cricketing heroes are Dennis Lillee and Allan Donald.
21) Brett Lee owns the record for most times as the 12th man.

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