Darren Lehmann (born 5 February, 1970) is an Australian cricketer, primarily a left-handed batsman. He is known as an aggressive strokeplayer. He is also a useful left-arm orthodox spinner (as evidenced when he took six for 92 against Sri Lanka in Colombo) and a reasonable fielder with good reflexes and accuracy. Despite all of this, he has only had limited opportunities at international level, especially in test cricket. He had to wait until he was 26 to get a berth in international cricket.
During his international career, he has evoked some controversy. He was suspended for five one-day internationals after making a racist comment against the Sri Lankans, something which he has described as shameful. In January 2004, he found his life affected after his mentor, David Hookes, passed away and had to testify later that year. In December 2004, he was labelled a 'snail' after losing a 100m sprint to New Zealand's slowest cricketer, Mark Richardson in his home capital of Adelaide. He has also released a book, Worth the Wait.