The left-hander had been hoping to earn a surprise recall to the Australian one-day side for the Caribbean tournament starting in March, but was left out of a 30-man provisional squad.

The 36-year-old has also battled knee and hip problems and consequently, he said, his motivation to play for the southern state of Tasmania in national competition has waned.

Both factors prompted his decision to call stumps on a career that included two World Cup wins with Australia.

"It got to the stage where injuries and pain were holding back my motivation, and it got to the stage where I was finding it hard to get up for matches and that was probably a pretty clear indication that it was time to move on," Bevan said.

"(The World Cup) was something that I always wanted to be a part of and I still felt I was a good enough player to be a part of the team."

Bevan joins former Australian teammates Damien Martyn, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and legendary spin bowler Shane Warne in announcing their retirements this season.

He made his one-day international debut in 1994 and forged a marvellous career in limited overs cricket.

Bevan was a key member of Australia's World Cup wins in 1999 and 2003, when he was regarded as one of the best one-day batsmen in the world, especially in the closing overs of an innings.

But he was surprisingly dropped from the side in 2004 as selectors looked to a new generation of limited overs players.

He made 6912 runs in 232 one-day internationals, including six centuries, and averaged 53.58 with the bat.

One of his most memorable performances came when he struck a last-ball four off West Indian spinner Roger Harper to win a match in early 1996.

Bevan didn't enjoy the same success at Test level, averaging just 29 in 18 Tests between 1994 and 1998.

While he was predominantly a batsman, he was also a useful and unpredictable spinner.

He claimed 29 Test wickets at 24, proving a match-winner against the West Indies in the 1997-98 series.

Bevan started his first-class career, which produced 19,147 runs at 57.32 and 68 centuries, with South Australia in 1989-90, before switching to New South Wales the following season.

He also played county cricket with Kent, Leicestershire, Sussex and Yorkshire in Britain.

After being dropped from the Australian one-day side, he again switched states and finished his career with Tasmania.

His first season with the southern island team was incredibly successful, scoring a record 1464 runs at 97.60 and was named Pura Cup player of the year.

Bevan has already expressed an interest in continuing to coach, after helping to coach as well as play for Tasmania.