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|                name = Simon Katich&lt;br /&gt;
|               image = Katich2.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|             country = Australia&lt;br /&gt;
|            full_name = Simon Matthew Katich&lt;br /&gt;
|            nickname = Kat&lt;br /&gt;
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|08|21|df=yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
|         birth_place = [[Middle Swan, Western Australia]], Australia&lt;br /&gt;
|              height = 182 cm&lt;br /&gt;
|             batting = Left-handed&lt;br /&gt;
|             bowling = [[Slow left-arm wrist spin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|                role = [[Batsman (cricket)|Batsman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|       international = true&lt;br /&gt;
|   internationalspan = 2001–2010&lt;br /&gt;
|       testdebutdate = 16 August&lt;br /&gt;
|       testdebutyear = 2001&lt;br /&gt;
|    testdebutagainst = England&lt;br /&gt;
|             testcap = 384&lt;br /&gt;
|        lasttestdate = 3 December&lt;br /&gt;
|        lasttestyear = 2010&lt;br /&gt;
|     lasttestagainst = England&lt;br /&gt;
|        odidebutdate = 21 January&lt;br /&gt;
|        odidebutyear = 2001&lt;br /&gt;
|     odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe&lt;br /&gt;
|              odicap = 143&lt;br /&gt;
|         lastodidate = 24 September&lt;br /&gt;
|         lastodiyear = 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|      lastodiagainst = West Indies&lt;br /&gt;
|       T20Idebutdate = 17 February &lt;br /&gt;
|       T20Idebutyear = 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|    T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand &lt;br /&gt;
|             T20Icap = 6&lt;br /&gt;
|        lastT20Idate = 24 February&lt;br /&gt;
|        lastT20Iyear = 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|     lastT20Iagainst = South Africa&lt;br /&gt;
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|               club2 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|               club3 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]&lt;br /&gt;
|               year3 = 2002&lt;br /&gt;
|               club4 = [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]&lt;br /&gt;
|               year4 = 2002/03–2011/12&lt;br /&gt;
|               club5 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]&lt;br /&gt;
|               year5 = 2003–2005, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
|               club6 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]&lt;br /&gt;
|               year6 = 2007&lt;br /&gt;
|               club7 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|               club8 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|               club9 = [[Perth Scorchers]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|              club10 = [[Duronto Rajshahi]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|                date = 12 May&lt;br /&gt;
|                year = 2019&lt;br /&gt;
|              source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6243/6243.html CricketArchive&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Simon Matthew Katich&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 21 August 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former [[cricket]]er. He captained [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] and also, until the end of the 2007 season, [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/katich-leaves-derbyshire-309450|title=Katich leaves Derbyshire|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Katich also played for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]], represented his birth state of [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] and played in the [[Indian Premier League]] for [[Kings XI Punjab]]. Katich was also a member of the Australian team that won the [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy]].&lt;br /&gt;
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He played primarily as a left-handed opening [[Batting (cricket)|batsman]] and part-time [[left-arm unorthodox spin]] bowler. He played 56 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] from 2001 to 2011. On 12 June 2012 Katich retired from [[first-class cricket]] in Australia,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Simon-Katich-retires-from-first-class-game/articleshow/14045228.cms| title=Simon Katich retires from first-class game| date=12 June 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612120312/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Simon-Katich-retires-from-first-class-game/articleshow/14045228.cms| archive-date=12 June 2012| df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; but returned to play for Western Australia in 2013.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-15/simon-katich-return-in-victoria-loss-tasmania-topples-queensland/5024608|title=Katich returns in loss to Victoria, Tigers topples Bulls|date=15 October 2013|access-date=18 November 2021|website=Abc.net.au}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  In August 2019, Katich was appointed as the head coach for [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]], and was present at the 2020 IPL Player Auction in Kolkata in December 2019.&lt;br /&gt;
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He is also a commentator for [[Sports Entertainment Network|SEN Radio]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/sen-radios-cricket-commentary-team-rolls-dice-with-new-lineup/news-story/14bcc9450bce53f520b9ca06f89bdbc3|title= SEN Radio&amp;#039;s cricket commentary team rolls dice with new line-up|website=News.com.au|access-date=7 January 2025|date=18 August 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the [[Seven Network]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early career==&lt;br /&gt;
Katich was an AIS [[Australian Cricket Academy]] scholarship holder in 1996.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport|year=2002|publisher=Australian Sports Commission|location=Canberra}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and made his debut for the [[Western Warriors|Western Australia]] state team in the 1996–97 season.  The following season he was a central figure in Western Australia&amp;#039;s [[Sheffield Shield]] success, scoring an impressive 1,039 first-class runs for the season.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6128.html|title=Simon Katich|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==International selection==&lt;br /&gt;
He was selected to tour [[Sri Lanka]] with the national team the following season but suffered greatly from illness, including a debilitating bout of [[chicken pox]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tele&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/5257966/Crickets-injustices-fire-Australian-opener-Simon-Katich.html|title=Cricket&amp;#039;s injustices fire Australian opener Simon Katich|website=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He recovered to contribute further for his state, highlighted in the 2000–01 domestic season where he helped himself to 1,282 [[first-class cricket|first-class]] runs. {{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}  He later switched from Western Australia to New South Wales where he currently lives.&lt;br /&gt;
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Katich made his Test debut in the fourth Test of the [[Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2001|2001 Ashes tour of England]]. He failed to capitalize making only 15 and was not out 0. In only his second match he bowled for the first time in Test cricket, and in the second innings took 6/65 against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]].&lt;br /&gt;
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Following [[Steve Waugh]]&amp;#039;s retirement in 2004, Katich established himself in the Australian team. His best Test batting performance came against India at Sydney in January 2004, when his 125 and unbeaten 77 saved Australia the Test, series, and a decade long unbeaten record at home. Despite this, he was dropped in favour of [[Andrew Symonds]] for Australia&amp;#039;s next Test, in Sri Lanka, when Symonds was dropped after the first two Tests, Katich was picked for the third Test and made a patient 86. He regained his place and enjoyed a good Test series in India in October 2004, where he made good scores of 81 and 99. His good form continued with 118 against New Zealand in March 2005.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
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However, he had a poor [[2005 Ashes series|Ashes tour of England later that year]] batting at number 6,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;tele&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; and after scoring only two runs in the following two Tests (against the ICC World XI and the West Indies), he was dropped from the Test team. Katich was fined for showing dissent during the fourth Test to umpire [[Aleem Dar]] along with captain [[Ricky Ponting]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/skipper-and-katich-pay-hefty-price-for-outbursts-20050830-gdlyxd.html|title=Skipper and Katich pay hefty price for outbursts|date=30 August 2005|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the commencement of the 2005–06 season, Katich attempted to cement his place in the Australian [[one day cricket]] team, having lost his Test place. Australia persisted with him throughout the VB Series and in South Africa, as Katich scored runs fairly consistently. However, he struggled in the DLF Cup in September 2006; the next month he lost his place at the top of the order to Shane Watson, who impressed Ponting {{citation needed|date=March 2018}} with some attacking displays against the West Indies and an Indian state team. Katich was not picked in the 15 man squad to play in the World Cup in the West Indies. Katich played a total of 45 One day Internationals.&lt;br /&gt;
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Selected for the 2008 Australian team&amp;#039;s tour of India he found himself opening the batting with the injury to [[Phil Jaques]].&lt;br /&gt;
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He retained his spot for the home series against New Zealand. In the first Test, at [[the Gabba]], Brisbane, he made 10 in the first innings (in which Australia was all out for 214 on a tough batting deck). However, in the second innings, Katich carried his bat through the innings; the first cricketer to do so at Test level since [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] in the late 1990s. He made 131 not out, 48.88% of Australia&amp;#039;s total of 268, in an innings in which the next highest score was 31 (by Mitchell Johnson batting at no. 10). Katich&amp;#039;s batting allowed Australia to post a victory target of 327, which it ultimately defended.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Tendulkar batting against Australia, October 2010 (1), cropped.jpg|thumb|left|Katich fielding at short leg in a Test match against India in October 2010.]]&lt;br /&gt;
Katich was selected for the 2009 tour to England and he played in all five Ashes Tests, scoring 341 runs in 8 innings at an average of 42.62. Katich  opened the batting with [[Phillip Hughes]] for the first two Tests at Cardiff and Lord&amp;#039;s but Hughes was dropped for the Third Test at Edgbaston due to poor form, so Katich was then partnered by [[Shane Watson]] for the final three Tests. This proved successful as Watson and Katich scored more runs at the top of the order than the previous Hughes-Katich combination. Katich scored his eighth Test century in the First Test with 122. This was backed up later in the series with a half century. Katich scored these runs at a strike rate of 53.87. {{citation needed|date=March 2018}} He also took six catches in the field and effected two direct hit [[run out]]s in the Fifth Test.&lt;br /&gt;
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===2007–08 domestic season===&lt;br /&gt;
The [[2007–08 Pura Cup season|2007–08 domestic season]] could only be described as a triumph for Katich. He scored 1,506 runs to break [[Michael Bevan]]&amp;#039;s all-time [[Pura Cup|Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield]] record for runs in a season&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Deprecated archive|url=https://archive.today/20130114225329/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23388815-23212,00.html|title=Katich breaks run-scoring record}} FOX Sports News, 17 March 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as [[New South Wales cricket team|NSW]] romped home undefeated to claim their 45th title. Aside from being given the honour of captaining NSW in the Pura Cup final against [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]], Katich also contributed scores of 86 and 92 to lead the match on run aggregate&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/baggygreen/engine/current/match/298345.html South Wales v Victoria] baggygreen.com.au, Pura Cup Final Scorecard&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as he had done for the season overall. He was also crowned the Pura Cup player of the year for his 1506 runs at an average of 94.12.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/baggygreen/content/story/342209.html Katich crowned Pura Cup Player of the Year] baggygreen.com.au, 13 March 2008&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The highlight of Katich&amp;#039;s season was undoubtedly his 306 against [[Queensland Bulls|QLD]] at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground|SCG]], an innings in which the last 200 runs came at better than a run a ball. It was the first time since [[Sir Donald Bradman]] that a player had scored 300 at the SCG, and an innings which the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sydney Morning Herald]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; called &amp;quot;superb&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/this-puts-a-katich-among-the-pigeons/2007/10/28/1193555531026.html This puts a Katich among the pigeons] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sydney Morning Herald&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 29 October 2007&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Peter Roebuck]] later claimed Katich should be the Australian cricket captain after [[Ricky Ponting]] came under fire during the January 2008 SCG Test.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/the-skipper-for-a-storm/2008/01/11/1199988590660.html The skipper for a storm] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sydney Morning Herald&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 12 January 2008&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the coverage of the final, [[Damien Fleming]] described Katich as a left-handed [[V. V. S. Laxman]] for his dominant bottom hand and willingness to hit through the on-side. {{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} Katich&amp;#039;s season culminated with his recall to the national team for May tour of the West Indies. He cemented his place in the Test team with scores of 113 and 157 in the second and third Tests respectively.&lt;br /&gt;
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For his performances in 2010, he was named in the World Test XI by the ICC.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ms-dhoni-leads-icc-test-team-of-year-480081|title=Dhoni leads ICC Test Team of Year|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He was also awarded the Men&amp;#039;s Test Player of the Year at the [[Allan Border Medal]] ceremony by the CA in 2010.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketaustralia.com.au/about/awards-and-events/australian-cricket-awards|title=Australian Cricket Awards &amp;amp;#124; Cricket Australia|website=Cricketaustralia.com.au|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Despite his heroics, Katich, a former team mainstay, blamed [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] for effectively ending his career once he became captain in revenge for a post-match incident several years earlier which saw Katich grab Clarke by the throat following a row about the singing of Australia&amp;#039;s team song in the dressing room.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/cricket-australia-news-michael-clarke-vs-simon-katich-scg-dressing-room-fight/news-story/3229f34222b98221062fd7889695a8b3|access-date=8 July 2022|title=&amp;#039;You weak c***s&amp;#039;: Sad truth behind dressing room dust-up that rocked Aussie cricket |date=6 May 2020 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Coaching career==&lt;br /&gt;
In October 2015, Katich was appointed as an assistant coach of [[Indian Premier League]] team [[Kolkata Knight Riders]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl-kolkata/content/story/934438.html|title=Simon Katich named KKR assistant coach|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 November 2017|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2019 he was appointed as head coach for [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]. He was replaced during the 2021 IPL and in December 2021, Katich was named as assistant coach of [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] for [[2022 Indian Premier League|IPL 2022]] season.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=IPL 2022: Brian Lara, Dale Steyn join Sunrisers&amp;#039; support staff; Tom Moody returns as coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-brian-lara-dale-steyn-join-sunrisers-hyderabad-support-staff-tom-moody-returns-as-coach-1294180 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 18 February 2022, he resigned from the assistant coach role of Sunrisers Hyderabad due to differences with the franchise&amp;#039;s auction strategy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Katich resigns as assistant coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-simon-katich-resigns-as-assistant-coach-of-sunrisers-hyderabad-1301750|access-date=2022-02-18|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In September 2022, he was named as the head coach for MI Cape Town in the upcoming [[SA20 (cricket)|SA20]] League.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=MI Cape Town Name Simon Katich as Head Coach; Hashim Amla Appointed Batting Coach&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
Katich is of Croatian descent. His father&amp;#039;s parents were born in [[Croatia]] and emigrated to Australia in the 1920s, eventually settling in Perth.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.viscricket.com/katich.html|title=Katich|website=Viscricket.com|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  His father, Vince, was a police detective who helped play a part in the capture of serial killers [[David and Catherine Birnie]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/katich-and-hodge-play-straight-bat/news-story/49244a0a469ab67b10aac94c340af06b|title=Katich and Hodge play straight bat|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=30 November 2007|access-date=27 March 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Katich attended [[Trinity College, Perth|Trinity College]] in [[Perth, Western Australia]], where there is a cricket pavilion named after him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=TC name Simon Katich Pavilion|url=http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au|access-date=29 April 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He holds a [[Bachelor of Commerce]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/time-to-deliver-20071118-gdrmkk.html|title=Time to deliver|date=18 November 2007|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; from the [[University of Western Australia]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201106303708/simon-katich-visits-uwa-campus|title=Australian Test cricketer Simon Katich visits UWA campus|website=News.uws.edu.au|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He married Georgie Willis in May 2006. They became parents in 2011 when their son was born.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/no-regrets-katich-takes-it-easy-as-fans-voice-support-20110611-1fy2s.html|title=No regrets: Katich takes it easy as fans voice support|first=David|last=Sygall|date=11 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He has no [[sense of smell]], having lost it following a bout of [[Infectious mononucleosis|glandular fever]] early in his career. This has not affected his ability at cooking, as he reached the semi-finals of [[Celebrity MasterChef Australia]] in 2009.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |first=Tanya |last=Aldred | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/19/atherton-katich-thrived-without-all-senses-intact-cricket-the-spin |title = Off the scent |date = 19 March 2025 |work=The Guardian}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Katich formerly held the role of football operations manager of the [[Greater Western Sydney Giants]] [[Australian Football League|AFL]] club.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Coaching Staff|url=http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/club/meet-the-staff|website=gwsgiants.com.au|publisher=Greater Western Sydney Giants|access-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030035458/http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/club/meet-the-staff|archive-date=30 October 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Katich is Catholic and is quoted as saying, &amp;quot;My faith gives me a focus in how I lead my life and go about my cricket.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/jan/26/15.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304061958/http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/jan/26/15.html|url-status=dead|title=Catholicweekly.com.au|archive-date=4 March 2011|access-date=18 November 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Career highlights==&lt;br /&gt;
===Tests===&lt;br /&gt;
Test debut: vs [[English cricket team|England]], [[Leeds]], 2001&lt;br /&gt;
*Katich&amp;#039;s best Test batting score of 157 was made against [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], 2008&lt;br /&gt;
*His best Test bowling figures of 6 wickets for 65 runs came against [[Zimbabwean cricket team|Zimbabwe]], Sydney, 2003–04&lt;br /&gt;
*Katich became the first Australian batsman since Mark Taylor in 1998 to [[Carry the bat|carry his bat]] through a completed Test innings, notching 131 not out at the Gabba in 2008–09 vs New Zealand.&lt;br /&gt;
*Made ten Test match centuries, the first against India at Sydney in 2004. His highest Test match score of 157 runs was made against the West Indies in 2008 at the [[Kensington Oval]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===One-day internationals===&lt;br /&gt;
ODI Debut: vs Zimbabwe, [[Melbourne]], 2000–01&lt;br /&gt;
*Katich&amp;#039;s best ODI batting score of 107* was made against [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[the Gabba]], on 14 February 2006.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Twenty20===&lt;br /&gt;
He captained New South Wales to victory in the inaugural [[Champions League Twenty20]] in 2009.&lt;br /&gt;
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===First-class===&lt;br /&gt;
He scored 306 for [[New South Wales]] against [[Queensland]] in [[Sydney]], 2007.&lt;br /&gt;
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*[http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOverview.asp?PlayerID=2743 HowSTAT! statistical profile on Simon Katich]&lt;br /&gt;
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