On 14 December 2017, Martin was ruled out for a number of games with an ankle injury. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Damian Martin welcomes 2nd Baby Girl, R13 Preview: Martin's 200th falls into place nicely, Australia's Most Humble Rio Olympian Just Had Two Amazing Wins, Perth Wildcats skipper Damian Martin on target for another title with strong shooting, 300 Games Later: Rob Beveridge and Damian Martin, Wildcats captain Damian Martin's heroic night, defeats Sydney Kings, NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Damian_Martin&oldid=969112609, Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States, Australian Institute of Sport basketball players, Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball players, People educated at Lake Ginninderra College, Basketball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia, Commonwealth Games medallists in basketball, Use Australian English from September 2011, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 July 2020, at 13:31. [45][46] In the two games he missed, the Wildcats dropped to 10–5; he made his return for the Wildcats' New Year's Eve game against the Cairns Taipans in Cairns.

Nine steals is the second most by a Perth Wildcat in the club's history, behind only Ricky Grace's 10 in 1990. "Damien's decision has come as a surprise to us but I fully respect his decision to retire on his terms," said Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive. He helped the Wildcats win back-to-back road games for the first time in more than one year, as he picked up a team-high two steals in an 80–74 victory. [11] Martin saw immediate success, helping the Wildcats win the championship in his first season. He missed the 2013 grand final series with a partial tear of his Achilles tendon,[15] an injury that he suffered during the semi-final series. MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian batsman Damien Martyn has announced his immediate retirement from first-class cricket, Cricket Australia said on Friday. Martin and long-time teammate Jesse Wagstaff became the first players in NBL history to win five championships with just one club. The 35-year-old told Cricket Australia of his surprise decision just before they were due to announce the squad for the third Ashes Test. You have done a great service to Australian cricket. Damien Martyn Biography - Get Damien Martyn full profile with all the records, quotes and latest news. If we win it this season, it would mean more to me than any of the other three because of all the adversity we've gone through. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell said he respected Martyn for the timing of his decision. [51] After helping the Wildcats start the season with a 4–1 record, he was ruled out of the Wildcats' match on 3 November against the Breakers with a low grade tear to his right calf muscle.

Long-term injuries to Martin, Jarrod Kenny and Matt Knight hurt the Wildcats, while early-season import shuffles disrupted the team's cohesiveness. "I don't think it is really understood how good a player he actually is. Ten games into the 2007–08 season, Martin suffered a season-ending knee injury. [43] It was a special championship win according to Martin, due to the team's adversity in 2016–17. [56][57], On 5 April 2019, Martin re-signed with the Wildcats for the 2019–20 season. [37] Much like in 2015–16, Martin managed to return from injury earlier than expected, as he joined the playing group for their first game of 2017 on 7 January in Sydney against the Kings. “Damien is one of the world’s most unsung players in both forms of the game and I don’t think it is really understood how good a player he actually is. [34][35] During the game, he received a heavy knock to the head, with x-rays revealing a fracture to the left side of his jaw. He was widely predicted to lose his place in the team for the third test starting in his hometown Perth on December 14 when it was announced by the selectors later on Friday.

In the best-of-five grand final series against the Illawarra Hawks, Martin was superb on defence in Game 1 (limiting the dynamic Rotnei Clarke to just eight shots),[40] hit the scoreboard in Game 2 (scoring 12 points on four three-pointers),[41] and did a bit of everything in Game 3 (three points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals) to lead the Wildcats to a 3–0 series sweep and an eighth NBL championship. [20] He was subsequently named Player of the Week for round three. "You don't have to be Einstein to know that the Australian selectors are going to want to make the side younger pretty soon and he probably felt he was near the top of the list of guys to go," he said.