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{{short description|Australian former cricketer (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ben Rohrer
| image = Ben Rohrer.jpg
| full_name = Ben James Rohrer
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bankstown]], [[Sydney]], Australia
| heightm = 1.80
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Middle order|Middle-order batter]]
| international = true
| country = Australia
| internationalspan = 2013
| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 13 February
| T20Idebutyear = 2013
| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
| T20Icap = 63
| T20Ishirt =
| club1 = [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2016/17}}
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Sydney Sixers]]
| year2 = 2011/12–2012/13
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| year3 = 2012/13–2014/15
| clubnumber3 = 99
| club4 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year4 = 2013
| clubnumber4 =
| club5 = [[Antigua Hawksbills]]
| year5 = 2013
| clubnumber5 =
| club6 = [[Sydney Thunder]]
| year6 = 2015/16–2017/18
| clubnumber6 =
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 16
| bat avg1 = 16.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 16
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 55
| runs2 = 2,927
| bat avg2 = 36.13
| 100s/50s2 = 5/17
| top score2 = 163
| deliveries2 = 241
| wickets2 = 5
| bowl avg2 = 30.20
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/13
| catches/stumpings2 = 31/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 47
| runs3 = 950
| bat avg3 = 25.67
| 100s/50s3 = 0/5
| top score3 = 80
| deliveries3 = 12
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 15/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 103
| runs4 = 1,677
| bat avg4 = 26.20
| 100s/50s4 = 0/3
| top score4 = 64[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 6
| wickets4 = 0
| bowl avg4 = –
| fivefor4 = –
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = –
| catches/stumpings4 = 33/–
| date = 17 July
| year = 2020
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ben-rohrer-7547 ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Ben Rohrer''' (born 26 March 1981) is an Australian former cricketer who played for the [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] in Australian domestic cricket from 2007 to 2016 and various [[Twenty20]] teams in the [[Big Bash League]]. Rohrer had a breakout season in the [[2012–13 Big Bash League season]], which resulted in his selection for the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian national cricket team]] in a [[Twenty20 International]] and a contract with the [[Delhi Capitals|Delhi Daredevils]] in the [[2013 Indian Premier League]]. Rohrer retired from cricket in 2018 and took up a coaching role with [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]].

==Cricket career==
===Early career===
Rohrer made his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] (NSW) against [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] in March 2007 and scored a century in his debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pura-cup-2006-07-251595/tasmania-vs-new-south-wales-251625/match-report|title=Tasmania seal first home final|date=11 March 2007|access-date=25 December 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Rohrer shone in the [[Twenty20]] format, where he helped NSW win the [[2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash]]. In the tournament final, he scored a very fast 44 runs from 20 balls to help NSW recover from 4 for 92, and took the game to the last delivery where NSW needed one run for victory. Rohrer was unable to hit the ball, but he and [[Daniel Smith (Australian cricketer)|Daniel Smith]] ran a [[Bye (cricket)|bye]] to win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/brutal-rohrer-sweeps-the-blues-to-t20-title-387644|title=Brutal Rohrer sweeps the Blues to T20 title|last=English|first=Peter|date=24 January 2009|access-date=25 December 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

As the winners of the domestic Twenty20 competition, Rohrer took part in the Blues charge towards victory in the inaugural [[Twenty20 Champions League]]. In the first game, a victory against South Africa's [[Diamond Eagles]], Rohrer hit an unbeaten 22 runs off 15 balls including 2 fours and a six.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/engine/match/416925.html |title=2nd Match, Group B: Eagles v New South Wales at Delhi, Oct 9, 2009. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> Rohrer scored 19 runs off 11 balls in the semi-final against Victoria which NSW to put them into the final against Trinidad and Tobago who beat NSW earlier in the tournament. In the final<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/engine/match/416946.html |title=Final: New South Wales v Trinidad & Tobago at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 23, 2009. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> NSW batted first and lost quick wickets for very few runs before Rohrer came in at number five and began the NSW revival with a 6 over fine leg before getting out for 16 runs off 12 balls. NSW won the tournament.

===2012–13 season===
In February 2013, the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian national cricket team]] was scheduled to play a [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2012–13|T20I match against the West Indies]] at the same time as their Test squad was training for [[Australian cricket team in India in 2012–13|a series in India]]. The overlap made several of Australia's T20I players unavailable. Rohrer was selected to join the team to help fill in the gaps because he had had a very successful time playing for the [[Melbourne Renegades]] in the [[2012–13 Big Bash League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-call-up-rohrer-and-coulter-nile-604081|title=Australia call up Rohrer and Coulter-Nile|last=Coverdale|first=Brydon|date=8 February 2013|access-date=25 December 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Rohrer scored 16 runs in the match, his [[Twenty20 International]] debut,<ref name="daredevils">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/delhi-daredevils-sign-ben-rohrer-627682|title=Delhi Daredevils sign Ben Rohrer|last=Brettig|first=Daniel|date=2 April 2013|access-date=25 December 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> then never played for Australia again.

The [[Delhi Capitals|Delhi Daredevils]] signed Rohrer for the [[2013 Indian Premier League]] (IPL) as a replacement for [[Varun Aaron]], who was unavailable due to injury.<ref name="daredevils"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricmatez.com/2013/04/02/delhi-daredevils-signs-ben-rohrer-for-ipl-6/ |title=Ben Rohrer in IPL 6 |access-date=16 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001540/http://www.cricmatez.com/2013/04/02/delhi-daredevils-signs-ben-rohrer-for-ipl-6/ |archive-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the IPL, he also joined the [[Antigua Hawksbills]] for the [[2013 Caribbean Premier League]], replacing [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] when Smith was unable to get clearance to play in the competition from [[Cricket Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rohrer-shehzad-and-jacobs-drafted-in-for-cpl-647517|title=Rohrer, Shehzad and Jacobs drafted in for CPL|date=4 July 2013|access-date=25 December 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

===Later career===
Rohrer suffered a heavy knock to his head from a cricket ball while playing for New South Wales against [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] in November 2014. During 2014, [[Cricket NSW]] entered into a deal to provide a new helmet design for batsmen which provided extra protection for the sides and rear of the batsman's head. Rohrer requested one of these helmets, but it did not arrive before the start of the season. In a November match against Victoria, Rohrer was struck on the head by a [[Bouncer (cricket)|bouncer]] bowled by [[Chris Tremain (cricketer)|Chris Tremain]]. If Rohrer had been wearing the new helmet design, he would have had extra protection from the ball. Rohrer had to be driven from the field on a motorised stretcher, and at hospital was diagnosed with a [[concussion]] that lasted for several weeks. He was still recovering from the blow later in the month when his former teammate [[Phillip Hughes]] was struck and killed in a similar incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ben-rohrer-s-blow-a-wake-up-call-843761|title=Rohrer's blow a wake-up call|last=Brettig|first=Daniel|date=5 March 2015|access-date=25 December 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In August 2017, New South Wales announced that Rohrer would not be given a contract to play for the state in the 2017–18 season, though he still played for the local [[Sydney Thunder]] during the [[2017–18 Big Bash League season]]. Rohrer instead moved to Tasmania and took up a role as their state's talent manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/charlie-stobo-earns-new-south-wales-deal-ben-rohrer-cut-1117591|title=Stobo earns New South Wales deal, Rohrer cut|date=24 August 2017|access-date=25 December 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In August 2018, Rohrer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket to take up a coaching role in Tasmania.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sydneythunder.com.au/news/ben-rohrer-retires-hurricanes-hobart-assistant-coach/2018-08-30/ |title=Ben Rohrer Retires From Cricket |access-date=14 December 2018 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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