HE proudly claims on his Twitter profile that "you probably haven't scored more runs at 11 than me", and Newcastle's Michael Hogan reaffirmed his reputation for tailend heroics playing English county cricket for Glamorgan on Tuesday.
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Hogan, the 38-year-old former Merewether and Western Australia fast bowler, scored the third first-class half century of his career in the game against Northamptonshire at Northampton.
Joining No.10 Timm van der Gugten at the crease, Hogan scored 54 from 47 balls with seven fours and two sixes. The last pair added 95 in 11.3 overs, helping Glamorgan to 547 in their first innings, for a lead of 338.
"We had a bit of licence given we had maximum batting points, so Timmy and I went out and had a bit of fun,'' Hogan told BBC Sport Wales. "I don't think they bowled particularly smart to us but I managed to hit a couple out of the middle."
Now in his seventh year with Glamorgan, Hogan staked a claim to fame during his seven-season stint with Western Australia by scoring more runs than any No.11 in Sheffield Shield history.
He has also taken more than 750 wickets in professional cricket along the way.
Hogan has proven on several occasions that he is no batting bunny, as a career first-class average of 15.81 would suggest.
In the 2012-13 Sheffield Shield season, he produced two remarkable rearguard actions for Western Australia.
In February of that season, Hogan (43 not out from 38 balls) and former Test spinner Ashton Agar (53) combined in a record 94-run, 10th-wicket partnership against Queensland at the Gabba.
A month later, they teamed up again to help secure a miracle win against South Australia at Adelaide Oval.
With the Warriors 9-143 chasing 207 for victory, Hogan (47 not out) and Agar (22 not out) scraped together 68 priceless runs.
Hogan finished his Shield career having taken 221 wickets for the Warriors in 60 games - which put him eighth on their all-time wicket-taking list.
He has taken more than 330 first-class wickets for Glamorgan.