Pete Siddle turned 35 on Monday (November 25, 2019). The Australian pacer made his international debut against Ind𒆙ia in 2008 and since then represented the Baggy Green💧s in 67 Test matches and 20 ODIs.
Although injuries have bogged his career, Siddle has still managed to pick 221 Test wickets and is 13th on the list of Australia’s all-time highest wicket-takers in the longest format.
Hat-trick on his birthday against England
England were steadily recovering with Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen at the crease after Ben Hilfe🌳nhaus gave visitors a worst possible start by dismissing their skipper Andrew Strauss in the third delivery of 🌃the first over on Day 1 of the first Test match in Brisbane.
Siddle first removed Pietersen and Paul Collingwood in successive over before the big moment. Twenty-five overs after his double scalp, Siddle returned – Australia had failed to remove any other English batsman and Cook, Ian Bell were busy doing the repair job – and sent Cook, Matt Prior and Stuart Broad back off three consecutive deliveries.
Cook departed after edging to first slip, Prior’s middle-stump was sent flying, and Broad was too slow to move and was caught in front of the wickets. Siddle, therefore, completed his maiden Test hat-trick on 26th birthday.
Here’s the video:
After much consideration, it's been decided the correct way to celebrate Peter Siddle's birthday is to re-live the time Peter Siddle took a hat-trick on his birthday.
Happy birthday, ! 🎂
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
