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'Benjamin William Hilfenhaus' (born 15 March, 1983) in Ulverstone, Tasmania, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. When not playing cricket, he works as a bricklayer.^[1]
He is Right-arm fast-medium bowler known for his ability to swing the ball. He has best bowling figures of 7/58.
Hilfenhaus took 39 wickets at 30.82 in his debut season and was rewarded with a place in the Australia "A" squad for the winter Top End series. He had previously represented Australia at under-19 level.
Hilfenhaus made his International debut in a Twenty20 international for Australia against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 9, 2007. He bowled four overs and took two wickets for 16 runs. This was followed up by selection in the one-day team for the One-day International on January 14 against New Zealand at Bellerive Oval, his state team's home ground. He took his first wicket (Brendon McCullum) in his second over, but has not played in any other matches in the series.
On February 6 2007, Hilfenhaus was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year. He was a convincing winner of the award, as he polled 97 votes to finish well clear of second-placed Cullen Bailey of South Australia (11 votes) and NSW's Edward Cowan (6 votes). He was the leading wicket-taker across Australian cricket during the voting period with 75 wickets at 25.17 in 23 matches.
There have been several comparisons made between Hilfenhaus and a young Glenn McGrath^[2] leading to several commentators describing him as a "budding legend".

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1. Hilfenhaus on fast track to record
2. Hilfenhaus on fast track