My Family's Keeper
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M Matches
Inn Number of innings
NO Not out
HS Highest score
0s Ducks
Avg Average
Stk-Rt Strike rate
Ct Catches taken while fielding/keeping wicket
St Stumpings made while keeping wicket
FIRST-CLASS CAREER
Debut 1999–2000 New South Wales vs Queensland, Brisbane
BY SERIES
BY OPPONENT
BY CAPTAINCY
BY INNINGS
BY VENUE
BY BATTING POSITION
BY TEAM
HIGHEST SCORES
HOW DISMISSED WHEN BATTING
TEST CAREER
Debut 2007–08 vs West Indies, Kingston
BY SERIES
BY OPPONENT
BY INNINGS
BY VENUE
BY BATTING POSITION
HOW DIMISSED WHEN BATTING
PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARDS
SHEFFIELD SHIELD CAREER
Debut 1999–2000 New South Wales vs Queensland, Brisbane
BY SEASON
BY OPPONENT
BY CAPTAINCY
BY INNINGS
BY VENUE
BY BATTING PSITION
HOW DIMMISED WHEN BATTING
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED-OVERS CAREER
Debut 2000–01 vs Zimbabwe, Hobart
BY OPPONENT
BY INNINGS
BY VENUE
BY BATTING POSITION
HOW DISMISSED WHEN BATTING
HIGHEST SCORES
PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARDS
DOMESTIC LIMITED-OVERS CAREER
Debut 1997–98 Australian Capital Territory vs South Australia, Canberra
BY SEASON
BY OPPONENT
BY CAPTAINCY
BY INNINGS
BY VENUE
BY TEAM
BY BATTING POSITION
HOW DISMISSED WHEN BATTING
HIGHEST SCORES
INTERNATIONAL TWENTY20 CAREER
Debut 2005–06 vs South Africa, Brisbane
BY OPPONENT
BY INNINGS
BY CAPTAINCY
BY VENUE
BY BATTING POSITION
HOW DISMISSED WHEN BATTING
HIGHEST SCORE
BIG BASH TWENTY20 CAREER
Debut 2011–12 Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat, Sydney
BY SEASON
BY OPPONENT
BY INNINGS
BY CAPTAINCY
BY VENUE
BY BATTING POSITION
HOW DISMISSED WHEN BATTING
HIGHEST SCORE
COMPARISONS
MOST DISMISSALS IN TESTS
MOST DISMISSALS IN A TEST SERIES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
KARINA AND I ARE keenly aware that not all families have been as fortunate as ours; that made us initially reluctant to share our journey. Having done so, we hope that our story strikes a chord.
My good friend Peter Lovitt bore the brunt of the media requests when Mia was first diagnosed and, with the help of my management, Neil Maxwell, Dominic Thornely and Judie Andersen, and my literary agent Jane Burridge, led me to the book world and helped me navigate it to create something that I can be very proud of. My gratitude also goes to the supportive HarperCollins team, especially Helen Littleton, Scott Forbes, Darren Kelly and James Kellow, who were wonderful in encouraging me to share my story in my own way.
My exceptional writer, Hazel Flynn, captured the nature of my childhood and the legacy I left when I retired from the game 38 years later, in part by poring over scrapbooks full of newspaper articles my mum collected and the diaries and photo albums Karina created of Mia’s journey. This book could not have been written without her dedication and hard work.
I’ve learned so much over the years from coaches Steve Rixon and Trevor Bayliss, and continue to do so. They have become valued friends as well as mentors.
I like working with people I admire and trust, and I like accountability. When cancer enters your life these things take on a much deeper meaning. No professional anxiety, including walking out to bat at the MCG on Boxing Day, can be compared to the fear induced by hearing the words ‘your child has cancer’ and knowing you can’t change the situation. Luckily, when it happened to us we found ourselves surrounded by people who genuinely cared for Mia and our family. We can’t thank Dr Prakash and the staff at the Cabarita Family Practice and the doctors, nurses and staff at Westmead Children’s Hospital enough for the expert care and support they provide. They give every child the best possible chance of a positive outcome, and their opinions and insights continue to give us great comfort (and help me sleep at night).
I’m not sure I will ever be able to fully express my gratitude to Karina’s parents, Marg and Phil, for the gift they gave Karina and me when we needed it most. They sat beside Mia’s hospital bed, raised a newborn baby and chased a toddler around without hesitation. As for Danielle, we still couldn’t live without her skills in the technology department. Zachary, Mia and Hugo are the luckiest kids in the world to have the Castle family in their lives.
Peter and Michelle Comerford have been part of my life from the very start and, together with their daughters, Emily and Olivia, have followed my career through its ups and downs and offered continuous support, as have Mia’s godparents, Paul and Sarah Byrom.
My grandparents, Mar and Pa and Nanny and Poppy, were my biggest fans, always insisting it wasn’t my fault if I dropped a catch or played a silly shot, and I’m forever grateful for their belief in me.
My brothers, Mike and Chris, are the two best friends I could ever have. They have been there and enjoyed all the highs and the lows and given me unwavering support. I’m looking forward to being able to spend more quality time with Mike and Amy and my three nieces Molly, Georgia and Jemima, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Chris and Jenna. We have a strong bond that will never be broken.
My love and thanks to my wife, Karina, who has supported me and celebrated with me when times have been good and showed the most extraordinary strength of character when they were anything but, living the truth of our marriage vows. Together we have created the most amazing little family and my children, Zac, Mia and Hugo, are the source of my greatest inspiration and happiness.
Last but not least, I owe Mum and Dad everything. They spent endless hours driving me to training sessions, trial matches and games, and sitting in the stands watching me, come rain or shine. They have given me unconditional love and support my whole life and were the rock I could lean on when things seemed at their worst. It is from them I learned my most valuable lesson in life—that family comes first.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The 400th player to don the Baggy Green, Brad Haddin represented Australia in all forms of international cricket. He was a member of the Australian World Cup-winning squad in 2015. Haddin also led the Sydney Sixers through the first four seasons of the Big Bash League. Karina Haddin is a qualified radiographer who is passionate about raising awareness and vital funds for research into neuroblastoma. As part of the 2014 Run2Cure Neuroblastoma fundraiser, the Haddins’ Team Mia raised $30,000 and with the support of the NSW cricket team the overall total raised for neuroblastoma research reached $220,000.
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My family’s keeper / Brad Haddin.
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Cricket players—Australia—Biography.
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