Full name Stephen Rodger Waugh
Born June 2, 1965, Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 55 years 237 days
Major teams Australia, Ireland, Kent, New South Wales, Somerset
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Brother - DP Waugh, Brother - DJ Waugh, Twin brother - ME Waugh, Son - A Waugh
In a nutshell Steve Waugh, the embodiment of true Australian grit, evolved from a raw 20-year-old talented batsman and medium-pacer into a cricketer who eliminated risk from his game. He led Australia in 15 of their world-record 16 consecutive Test wins and to the 1999 World Cup title, playing 168 Tests and collecting 10,927 runs on the way More
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 168 | 260 | 46 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 22461 | 48.64 | 32 | 50 | 1175 | 20 | 112 | 0 |
ODIs | 325 | 288 | 58 | 7569 | 120* | 32.90 | 9971 | 75.91 | 3 | 45 | 530 | 68 | 111 | 0 |
First-class | 356 | 551 | 88 | 24052 | 216* | 51.94 | 79 | 97 | 273 | 0 | ||||
List A | 436 | 393 | 81 | 11764 | 140* | 37.70 | 13 | 67 | 150 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 168 | 150 | 7805 | 3445 | 92 | 5/28 | 8/169 | 37.44 | 2.64 | 84.8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs | 325 | 207 | 8883 | 6761 | 195 | 4/33 | 4/33 | 34.67 | 4.56 | 45.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 356 | 17428 | 8155 | 249 | 6/51 | 32.75 | 2.80 | 69.9 | 5 | 0 | |||
List A | 436 | 11245 | 8607 | 257 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 33.49 | 4.59 | 43.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1985 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 2004 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 9, 1986 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v South Africa at Perth, Feb 3, 2002 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1984/85 |
Last First-class | New South Wales v Queensland at Sydney, Mar 4-7, 2004 scorecard |
List A debut | 1984/85 |
Last List A | New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Feb 22, 2004 scorecard |
Steve Waugh is the ultimate evolved cricketer. Thrown to the wolves at 20, he flailed at all bowling, sent down bouncers at Viv Richards, and tasted Ashes defeat. Then he helped win a World Cup and made 393 runs before losing his wicket in England in 1989 - but admitted that he did not understand his own game, and 18 months later lost his place to his minutes-younger twin, Mark. It was his catharsis. Upon his recall, he minimalised his batsmanship, forgoing risk and waiting for the loose ball, which he still punished severely. He was all but forced to give up bowling by back problems. A series of epic innings ensued, none better than his 200 in Jamaica in 1994-95 to speed Australia to an historic series win, or his twin hundreds at Old Trafford to turn the 1997 Ashes series.
Gideon Haigh on Steve Waugh
One hundred per cent Australian
The martial air of his name extended to the field, where he was as ruthless and relentless as he was self-effacing off of it
Stats analysis
Waugh was outstanding against England, and his batting stats in his last 11 years were among the best in the world
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1989
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 2000-01
Allan Border Medal 2001