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{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Aiden Blizzard
| country = Australia
| full_name = Aiden Craig Blizzard
| nickname = Frosty
| image = Aiden Blizzard.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|06|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Shepparton]], Victoria, Australia
| height = 180 cm
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm [[Seam bowling|medium]]
| role = Batsman
| family =
| club3 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year3 = 2011-2012
| club2 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]]
| year2 = 2010/11
| club1 = [[Rajshahi Division cricket team|Rajshahi Rangers]]
| year1 = 2009/10
| club4 = [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]]
| year4 = {{nowrap|2005/06–2009/10}}
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 21
| runs1 = 966
| bat avg1 = 30.18
| 100s/50s1 = 2/4
| top score1 = 141[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 6
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 40
| runs2 = 733
| bat avg2 = 19.28
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 72
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 24/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches3 = 98
| runs3 = 2,043
| bat avg3 = 24.61
| 100s/50s3 = 0/10
| top score3 = 89
| deliveries3 = 6
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 27/–
| date = 24 February
| year = 2017
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/aiden-blizzard-4498 ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Aiden Craig Blizzard''' (born 27 June 1984) is a former Australian [[cricket]]er who played domestic cricket for [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]], [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]], and [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]]. An aggressive left-handed batsman, he hit 89 from 38 balls on his [[Twenty20]] debut for Victoria on New Years Day 2007. His innings included 8 sixes. In 2004 he toured India and Sri Lanka with the Australian Cricket Academy. He has also played for [[Rajshahi Division cricket team|Rajshahi Rangers]] in Bangladesh's [[National Cricket League|NCL T20 Bangladesh]].

He has struggled to maintain a regular spot in the limited overs, and in particular, the first-class team.

He notably hit 47 off 20 balls in the 20/20 final between Victoria and Western Australia. This earned him the man of the match award. His innings included hitting Danny McLauchlan for 28 runs in a single over, including one six that completely left the [[WACA Ground]] and ended up in the practise nets which is estimated to be about 118 metres away.

In April 2010 he moved from Victoria to South Australia along with bowler [[Rob Cassell]]. He had an extremely successful season which was capped off with a T20 win for South Australia against NSW. Blizzard also won the SA First class batsmen of the year award along with the highest run scorer. He was purchased by the team Mumbai Indians for IPL 2011 and was made to open the innings with [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. Blizzard played some important knocks for Mumbai Indians in 2011 edition of the Champion League Twenty20 in which they crowned as Champions. Blizzard also played for the Rajashi Division in the domestic circuit for Bangladesh.

Since 2010–11 Blizzard has been playing cricket with the [[West Torrens Cricket Club|Western Eagles]] in the SACA Grade Cricket Competition. In the 2011–12 Semi -Final Blizzard returned from a 6-week Achilles Tendon injury to score an amazing 112 from just 138 balls runs with 5 x 4s and 7 x 6s. Blizzard's innings almost single-handedly propelled the Eagles into the Grand Final, for which Blizzard was unavailable due to [[Indian Premier League]] commitments.

Blizzard returned to Victoria in 2014 and is set to debut for the Essendon Cricket Club in season 2014–2015.

In 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons in for the [[Canterbury Kings|Canterbury Cricket]] in New Zealand T20 domestic tournament.

In May 2018, he retired from professional cricket.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blizzard puts cricket on ice for family |url=https://www.bigbash.com.au/news/aiden-blizzard-retires-sydney-thunder-bbl08-big-bash-league-mumbai-indians-tendulkar-russell-watson/2018-05-16 |access-date=26 December 2018 |work=bigbash.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of South Australian representative cricketers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4498.html ESPNcricinfo profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220846/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/Australia/Aiden-Blizzard/3515.html Aiden Blizzard]'s profile page on Wisden
*{{Deprecated archive|url=https://archive.today/20120723212808/http://www.cricketsa.com.au/teams/profiles.aspx?team=1&p=311|title=South Australian Redbacks Team List|sec=el}}
*[http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?locx=MATCH&matchID=1068999 2011/12 SACA Grade Cricket Semi Final Scorecard]

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Shepparton]]
[[Category:Australian cricketers]]
[[Category:Victoria cricketers]]
[[Category:South Australia cricketers]]
[[Category:Tasmania cricketers]]
[[Category:Rajshahi Division cricketers]]
[[Category:Mumbai Indians cricketers]]
[[Category:Australian expatriate cricketers in India]]
[[Category:Canterbury cricketers]]
[[Category:Adelaide Strikers cricketers]]
[[Category:Hobart Hurricanes cricketers]]
[[Category:Sydney Thunder cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen]]

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