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Born: 2 June 1965, Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales
Major Teams: New South Wales, Somerset, Ireland, Kent,
Australia.
Known As: Steve Waugh
Pronounced:
Steve Waugh
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Twin Brother:
Waugh, ME;
Brother:
Waugh, DP;
Test Debut:
Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 1985/86
Latest Test:
Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, 2002/03
ODI Debut:
Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, World Series Cup, 1985/86
Latest ODI:
New Zealand v South Africa at Perth, VB Series, 2001/02
First-class Debut:
New South Wales v Queensland at Brisbane, 1984/85
Somerset 1987 to 1988
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1989
Australian ODI captain Dec 1997 to Feb 2002
Played for Ireland in 1998 as a guest player.
Australian Test captain Feb 1999 to present
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 2000-01
Allan Border Medal 2001
TESTS
(including 02/01/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 156 245 42 10039 200 49.45 48.13 29 46 108 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1223.5 317 3240 91 35.60 5-28 3 0 80.6 2.64
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 03/02/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 325 288 58 7569 120* 32.90 75.91 3 45 111 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1480.3 56 6761 195 34.67 4-33 3 0 45.5 4.56
FIRST-CLASS
(1984/85 - 2002/03; last updated 08/04/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 335 519 83 22557 216* 51.73 74 91 265 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2811.4 675 7885 247 31.92 6-51 5 0 68.2 2.80
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1984/85 - 2002/03; last updated 07/04/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 427 384 79 11386 140* 37.33 12 65 148 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1872.1 8599 257 33.45 4-32 4 0 43.7 4.59
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Tough, competitive and highly skilled - as well as ruthless out on the field - Steve Waugh is the very essence of Austrralian cricket. Now his nation's Test captain, Waugh's international career began in the mid-1980s when Australia was a team struggling for success. Currently, there is no side more formidable in world cricket than the one he leads.
When Waugh was first drafted into the international arena - as a 20-year old in only his second season of first-class cricket - it was for his aggressive medium pace bowling and run scoring in the middle order that he was chosen. It was in that role (as an attacking all-rounder) that he became a major force behind Australia's World Cup win of 1987.
But back trouble has ensured that subsequent appearances at the bowling crease have been less frequent and that his tenacious batting has instead become the biggest factor behind his success. Throughout the last decade, Waugh has distinguished himself with his ability to produce telling innings when Australia has needed them most. Among many memorable hands, his greatest have probably been his 200 against West Indies at Sabina Park in 1995; his twin centuries against England at Old Trafford in 1997; and his daring 120 against South Africa in a must-win match at the 1999 World Cup. He has also featured in many high-scoring partnerships; one of 464 with his brother Mark for New South Wales in Perth in 1990-91 and another of 385 with Greg Blewett in the Johannesburg Test of 1996-97 arguably the two most notable.
Waugh maintained the reins of the Australian one-day team between 1997-98 and 2001-02 and has been the country's Test captain since Mark Taylor's retirement from the game in early 1999. He has not only become rated by many observers as possibly the world's most dependable contemporary batsman. A World Cup title and the production of an extraordinary streak of 16 consecutive Test wins also stand as powerful testaments to his capabilities as a leader. (John Polack, February 2002)