Australia's cricketers to be honoured at ceremony

Australia's Cricket Board is to honour the country's 199 living Test cricketers at a special function in Sydney on July 11. Each player will receive a commemorative baggy green cap and an official Test number, in recognition of their place in the list of players to have represented Australia.

"The 385 players who have worn the baggy green cap have collectively contributed to a sporting tradition that in turn has helped develop our distinctive Australian national culture," the chief executive of the ACB, James Sutherland, said.

Australia's oldest living Test player is Bill Brown, No 150 on the list, who will turn 91 next month. He made his debut against England at Trent Bridge in 1934, and was a member of Don Bradman's Invincibles in 1948. The most recent cap is Queensland's Martin Love, No 385, who made his first appearance against England last winter.

"The foundations of the game today and the commercial success that it now enjoys are a direct result of the efforts and achievements of all players who have earned the right to wear the baggy green," said Tim May, head of the Australian Cricketers' Association.

"This function represents an ideal opportunity to not only recognise those players who have contributed to Test cricket's great history, but also to remind us of the depth of such foundations."