Justin Langer

Some Lesser Known Facts about Justin Langer

• Does Justin Langer smoke?: Not Known

• Does Justin Langer drink alcohol?: Yes 

• Justin got inspiration to play cricket from his uncle Robbie Langer (a former cricketer of Western Australia) and father Colin, who was a Western Australian club level cricketer and state level baseball player.

• His mother Joy-Anne died of ovarian cancer at the age of 68.

• According to Justin, Buddhist meditation and Catholic faith gave him a great strength during his mother’s battle with cancer. 

• He is an ambassador for ‘Solaris Cancer Care’ at Brookfield.

• He got training in the Australian Cricket Academy (ACA), along with Greg Blewett, Shane Warne and Damien Martyn.

• Justin has a regret that he couldn’t complete his graduation (in English Literature, Economics and Human Biology) when he was selected by the ACA.

• In 1990, he got a scholarship from the Australian Cricket Academy, while taking training at the Australian Institute of Sport.

• In 1997, during his Australian tour of Sri Lanka, he met many Buddhist monks and got an attraction for the Buddhist philosophy and discipline.

• In 2002, he hit 250 runs (one of his career’s best performances) against England at MCG in Melbourne.

• In 2006, in First Class Cricket, Langer scored 342 runs against Somerset at Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road in Guildford.

• Justin is the nephew of an Australian cricketer Rob Langer.

• He had a long-term affair with his high school girlfriend Sue, whom he married later. 

• He is a good martial artist who received the rank of ‘Shodan-Ho in Zen Do Kai,’ a martial arts system founded in 1970.

• During the early and mid-2000s, his opening batting partnership with Matthew Hayden was really famous; as both represented Australia in more than 100 Test innings and hit 5654 runs together. 

• At the point of his 100th Test, he suffered a lot due to his cracked rib and a hamstring problem. 

• In total 105 tests, he scored 7696 runs at the average of 45.27.

• Justin played 360 First Class matches in which he made total 28382 runs (average- 50.23). 

• In 239 List A matches, he hit 7875 runs (average- 38.60).

• On 1 January 2007, Langer decided to take retirement from the Test cricket after the 5th Ashes Test against England.

• From November 2009 to November 2012, he remained a batting coach and senior assistant coach of Australian cricket team.

• In November 2012, he was appointed as a senior coach of Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers.

• In July 2017, he became a member of the ‘West Coast Eagles’ football club board. 

• In May 2018, Langer took the responsibility of the coaching of the Australian national cricket team.

• From his school days, Justin has an inclination to writing and chooses a descriptive style of writing. 

• Langer loves literature and is considered one of the best cricketer-writers in Australia, who authored the books- ‘From Outback to Outfield’: A Revealing Diary of Life on the County Cricket Circuit, ‘The Power of Passion’ (an autobiography), ‘Ashes Frontline’: The Ashes War Diaries of Steve Harmison and Justin Langer (2006–07 Ashes series in Australia), ‘Seeing the Sunrise’ (mastering physical and mental goals). 

• On the ‘Baggy Green website,’ he has a column called ‘Langer’s Postcards.’

• According to Steve Waugh, Justine is the world’s best batsman.

• Justin has also worked with a stockbroking firm and is a successful entrepreneur.

• He is a patron of the ‘Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research’ in Western Australia.

• As he has gone through a lot of research on the success methodologies, so, Langer is considered as a ‘Success Specialist’ in the Australian Cricket Team.

• Here is a short interview with Justin in which he speaks about his experiences: