Watch: Australia’s 2015 World Cup-winning player turns carpenter post retirement
The latest cricketer to switch to another profession after retirement is Xavier Doherty A member of Australia’s 2015 World Cup-winning squad at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Doherty is now turning a carpenter. The former left-arm spinner is doing carpentry apprenticeship.
“Right now I am three quarters of the way through a carpentry apprenticeship. This is my day on building sites and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Just being outdoors working with mu hands, learning new things,” Doherty said in a video shared by the Australian Cricketers’ Association.
Test bowler turned carpenter 👷🔨
Xavier Doherty took some time to find what was right for him following his retirement from cricket, but he's now building his future with an apprenticeship in carpentry.#NationalCareersWeek pic.twitter.com/iYRq2m39jt
— Australian Cricketers' Association (@ACA_Players) May 18, 2021
“Something completely different to cricket. When I finished cricket, I didn’t know exactly what I was going to do. Then I spent the first 12 months once cricket finished doing everything and every opportunity that came my way. I did some landscaping, office work, cricket work and then found myself here,” he added.
Doherty had made his ODI debut just a couple of weeks before his 28th birthday. 3 days after he turned 28, Doherty donned the Baggy Green for the first time against England, in 2010, in Brisbane. England won the five-match Test series 3-1.
Doherty missed the bus to the 2011 World Cup but was part of the T20 World Cup squad in 2012. 3 years later, he was part of Australia’s 2015 World Cup-winning squad. He went wicketless in his only outing against Sri Lanka. Doherty scalped 7 wickets in 4 Tests while he picked up 55 and 60 wickets in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.
Doherty had retied from competitive cricket after the end of the 2016/17 Australian season. He was part of the Australia Legends squad which toured India for the Road Safety Series in 2020. The tournament was suspended mid-season due to COVID-19.