By Mohandas Menon
Player Profiles
Stephen Rodger WAUGH (Captain)
Known as: Steve Waugh
Born: Canterbury, Sydney, 2-6-1965
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler
Teams: New South Wales. Also played for Somerset (1987 to 1988) and Ireland (1998)
First-class debut: 1984-85 (for NSW)
Test debut: v India at Melbourne, 1985-86
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 200 v West Indies at Kingston, 1994-95
Best Test bowling: 5-28 v South Africa at Cape Town, 1993-94
Test captaincy record (1998-99 to 2000-01): P22, W17, L3, D2
Adam Craig GILCHRIST (Vice - captain)
Known as: Adam Gilchrist
Born: Bellingen, New South Wales, 14-11-1971
Type: Left hand opening / middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper
Teams: New South Wales (1992-93 to 1993-94) & Western Australia (from 1994-95 to date)
First-class debut: 1992-93 (for NSW)
Test debut: v Pakistan at Brisbane, 1999-00
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 149* v Pakistan at Hobart (BO), 1999-00
Best Test wicket-keeping performance (in an innings):
5 (5ct) v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
5 (5ct) v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
5 (4ct+1st) v West Indies at Brisbane, 2000-01
Best Test wicket-keeping performance (in a match): 10 (10ct) v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
Test captaincy record (2000-01): P1, W1
Damien William FLEMING
Known as: Damien Fleming
Born: Bentley, Western Australia, 24-4-1970
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm fast-medium pace bowler
Team: Victoria
First-class debut: 1989-90
Test debut: v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1994-95
Last Test: v India at Sydney, 1999-00
Highest Test score: 71* v England at Brisbane, 1998-99
Best Test bowling : 5-30 v India at Adelaide, 1999-00
Jason Neil GILLESPIE
Known as: Jason Gillespie
Born: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 19-4-1975
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm fast bowler
Teams: South Australia
First-class debut: 1994-95
Test debut: v West Indies at Sydney, 1996-97
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 41 v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 1999-00
Best Test bowling (in an innings): 7-37 v England at Leeds, 1997
Matthew Lawrence HAYDEN
Known as: Matthew Hayden
Born: Kingaroy, Queensland, 29-10-1971
Type: Left hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium bowler
Team: Queensland (from 1991-92 to date). Also for Hampshire (1997) and Northamptonshire (1999 and 2000 - as captain)
First-class debut: 1991-92.
Test debut: v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1993-94
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 125 v West Indies at Adelaide, 1996-97
Michael Scott KASPROWICZ
Known as: Michael Kasprowicz
Born: South Brisbane, 10-2-1972
Type: Right hand tail-order batsman and right arm fast bowler
Teams: Queensland
First-class debut: 1989-90. Also appeared for Essex in 1994 and Liecestershire inn1999.
Test debut: v West Indies at Brisbane, 1996-97
Last Test: v India at Adelaide, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 25 v India at Calcutta, 1997-98
Best Test bowling (in an innings) :7-36 v England at The Oval, 1997
Justin Lee LANGER
Known as: Justin Langer
Born: Perth, 21-11-1970
Type: Left hand middle-order batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler (can also keep wickets)
Teams: Western Australia (from 1991-92) and also for Middlesex (in 1998 to 2000)
First-class debut: 1991-92
Test debut: v West Indies at Adelaide, 1992-93
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 223 v India at Sydney, 1999-00
Damien Richard MARTYN
Known as: Damien Martyn
Born: Darwin, 21-10-1971
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler (can also keep wickets)
Team: Western Australia
First-class debut: 1990-91
Test debut: v West Indies at Brisbane, 1992-63
Last Test: v West Indies at Adelaide, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 89* v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
Glenn Donald McGRATH
Known as: Glenn McGrath
Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, 9-2-1970
Type: Right hand tail-order batsman and right arm fast bowler
Team: New South Wales. Also for Worcestershire in the English county in 2000
First-class debut: 1992-93
Test debut: v New Zealand at Perth, 1993-94
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 39 v West Indies at Port of Spain, 1998-99
Best Test bowling (in an innings): 8-38 v England at Lord's, 1997
Best Test bowling (in a match): 10-27 v West Indies at Brisbane, 2000-01
Colin Reid MILLER
Known as: Colin "Funky" Miller
Born: Footscray, Victoria, 6-2-1964
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm medium pace and off-break bowler
Teams: Victoria (1985-86 & 2000-01) , South Australia (1988-89 to 1991-92) and Tasmania (1992-93 to 1999-00). Also represented Holland in the ICC Trophy.
First-class debut: 1985-86
Test debut: v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1998-99
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 43 v West Indies at St John's, 1998-99
Best Test bowling (in an innings) :5-32 v West Indies at Adeliade, 2000-01
Best Test bowling (in a match) : 10-113 v West Indies at Adeliade, 2000-01
Ricky Thomas PONTING
Known as: Ricky Ponting
Born: Launceston, Tasmania 19-12-1974
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler
Team: Tasmania
First-class debut: 1992-93
Test debut: v Sri Lanka at Perth, 1995-96
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 197 v Pakistan at Perth, 1999-00
Best Test bowling: 1-0 v West Indies at Brisbane, 1996-97
Michael Jonathon SLATER
Known as: Michael Slater
Born: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 21-2-1970
Type: Right hand opening batsman and occasional right arm leg-break bowler
Team: New South Wales (from 1991-92 to date). Also appeared for Derbyshire (in 1998-1999).
First-class debut: 1991-92.
Test debut: v England at Manchester, 1993
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 219 v Sri Lanka at Perth, 1995-96
Best Test bowling: 1-4 v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1994-95
Shane Keith WARNE
Known as: Shane Warne
Born: Upper Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, 13-9-1969
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm leg-break googly bowler
Team: Victoria. Also for Hampshire in the English county in 2000
First-class debut: 1990-91
Test debut: v India at Sydney, 1991-92
Last Test: v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
Highest Test score: 86 v Pakistan at Brisbane, 1999-00 and v India at Adelaide, 1999-00
Best Test bowling (in an innings): 8-71 v West Indies at Brisbane, 1994-95
Best Test bowling (in a match): 12-128 v South Africa at Sydney, 1993-94
Mark Edward WAUGH
Known as: Mark Waugh
Born: Canterbury, Sydney, 2-6-1965
Type: Right hand middle / opening batsman and right arm off-break bowler
Teams: New South Wales. Also played for Essex (1989 to 1990; 1992 & 1995)
First-class debut: 1985-86 (for NSW)
Test debut: v England at Adelaide, 1990-91
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 153* v India at Bangalore, 1997-98
Best Test bowling: 5-40 v England at Adelaide, 1994-95
Bradley James HADDIN
Known as: Brad Haddin
Born: Cowra, NSW, 23-10-1977
Type: Rght hand middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper
Teams: New South Wales
First-class debut: 1999-00
Test debut: Yet to make Test debut.
|
Australia - Test career bowling |
| Player |
M |
Balls |
Md |
Runs |
W |
Ave |
Best |
5 |
10 |
SR |
R/o |
| Fleming, DW |
20 |
4129 |
153 |
1942 |
75 |
25.89 |
5/30 |
3 |
- |
55.05 |
2.82 |
| Gillespie, JN |
19 |
3279 |
158 |
1571 |
75 |
20.95 |
7/37 |
5 |
- |
43.72 |
2.87 |
| Hayden, ML |
14 |
12 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
- |
0/9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.50 |
| Kasprowicz, MS |
16 |
3050 |
111 |
1561 |
45 |
34.69 |
7/36 |
2 |
- |
67.78 |
3.07 |
| Martyn, DR |
11 |
48 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
- |
0/0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.50 |
| McGrath, GD |
68 |
16183 |
782 |
6861 |
314 |
21.85 |
8/38 |
18 |
3 |
51.54 |
2.54 |
| Miller, CR |
17 |
3761 |
156 |
1604 |
63 |
25.46 |
5/32 |
3 |
1 |
59.70 |
2.56 |
| Ponting, RT |
40 |
227 |
12 |
89 |
4 |
22.25 |
1/0 |
- |
- |
56.75 |
2.35 |
| Slater, MJ |
68 |
13 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
6.00 |
1/4 |
- |
- |
13.00 |
2.77 |
| Warne, SK |
85 |
23801 |
1212 |
9612 |
371 |
25.91 |
8/71 |
16 |
4 |
64.15 |
2.42 |
| Waugh, ME |
109 |
4218 |
157 |
2039 |
54 |
37.76 |
5/40 |
1 |
- |
78.11 |
2.90 |
| Waugh, SR |
133 |
7175 |
309 |
3181 |
89 |
35.74 |
5/28 |
3 |
- |
80.62 |
2.66 |
|
Australia - Test career batting & fielding |
| Player |
M |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
0 |
Ct |
St |
| Fleming, DW |
20 |
19 |
3 |
305 |
71* |
19.06 |
- |
2 |
7 |
9 |
- |
| Gilchrist, AC (V Capt) |
15 |
21 |
4 |
992 |
149* |
58.35 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
63 |
5 |
| Gillespie, JN |
19 |
27 |
9 |
281 |
41 |
15.61 |
- |
- |
4 |
6 |
- |
| Hayden, ML |
14 |
24 |
1 |
683 |
125 |
29.70 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
18 |
- |
| Kasprowicz, MS |
16 |
21 |
4 |
214 |
25 |
12.59 |
- |
- |
4 |
6 |
- |
| Langer, JL |
39 |
64 |
2 |
2435 |
223 |
39.27 |
7 |
11 |
4 |
28 |
- |
| Martyn, DR |
11 |
20 |
5 |
638 |
89* |
42.53 |
- |
5 |
1 |
5 |
- |
| McGrath, GD |
68 |
81 |
24 |
341 |
39 |
5.98 |
- |
- |
22 |
20 |
- |
| Miller, CR |
17 |
22 |
3 |
172 |
43 |
9.05 |
- |
- |
6 |
5 |
- |
| Ponting, RT |
40 |
62 |
8 |
2475 |
197 |
45.83 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
43 |
- |
| Slater, MJ |
68 |
120 |
7 |
5005 |
219 |
44.29 |
14 |
20 |
9 |
32 |
- |
| Warne, SK |
85 |
118 |
12 |
1652 |
86 |
15.58 |
- |
4 |
20 |
65 |
- |
| Waugh, ME |
109 |
180 |
14 |
6932 |
153* |
41.76 |
18 |
40 |
16 |
145 |
- |
| Waugh, SR (capt) |
133 |
211 |
39 |
8737 |
200 |
50.80 |
24 |
42 |
17 |
94 |
- |
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