By Mark Sugar Last updated: 1st December 2009
Hodge: Wonderful journey
I feel the time is right to step down from first-class cricket.
Brad Hodge
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Brad Hodge has confirmed that he will retire from first-class cricket at the end of this year.
The 35-year-old former Australia batsman brings an end a 17-year first-class career when he plays in Victoria's final two matches in the Sheffield Shield competition.
He retires as the state's leading first-class run scorer, although Hodge will continue to play for the team's Twenty20 and limited-over-teams.
"I feel the time is right to step down from first-class cricket," Hodge said.
"It's been a wonderful journey, which hopefully has more to go at limited-overs and Twenty20 level.
"Playing Test cricket for Australia was an incredible experience and I feel proud and blessed to have had that opportunity."
Hodge played six Tests for Australia, with the highlight being a double century against South Africa in 2005. He has also appeared in 25 limited-overs matches and eight Twenty20 internationals.
| Fixture |
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| Wednesday 10th February |
| Tour Match T20 Tour Match |
| UAE vs England Lions |
| Thursday 11th February |
| One Day Int Third Match |
| New Zealand vs Bangladesh |
| Friday 12th February |
| One Day Int Third Match |
| Australia vs West Indies |
| Tour Match T20 Tour Match |
| Pakistan A vs England Lions |
| Sunday 14th February |
| Test Match First Test |
| New Zealand vs Bangladesh |
| Test Match Second Test |
| India vs South Africa |
| One Day Int Fourth Match |
| Australia vs West Indies |
| Tour Match T20 Tour Match |
| Pakistan A vs England Lions |
| Tuesday 16th February |
| One Day Int First Match |
| Afghanistan vs Canada |
| Kenya vs Holland |
| Result |
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| Tuesday 9th February |
| ICC World Cup Qualifiers |
| Afghanistan vs Ireland Afghanistan won by 13 runs. |
| Canada vs Holland Holland won by 6 wickets. |
| One Day International Series |
| Australia vs West Indies Australia won by 8 wickets. |
| Test Series |
| India vs South Africa South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs. |
| Monday 8th February |
| One Day International Series |
| New Zealand vs Bangladesh New Zealand won by 5 wickets. |
| Sunday 7th February |
| One Day International Series |
| Australia vs West Indies Australia won by 113 runs. |
| Friday 5th February |
| International Twenty20 Match |
| Australia vs Pakistan Australia won by 2 runs. |
| One Day International Series |
| New Zealand vs Bangladesh New Zealand won by 146 runs. |
| Thursday 4th February |
| International Twenty20 Series |
| Afghanistan vs Canada Afghanistan won by 5 wickets. |
| Kenya vs Scotland Kenya won by 10 wickets. |
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