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Mark Waugh

Mark Waugh

Personal information
Full name	Mark Edward Waugh AM
Born	2 June 1965 (age 46) Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Junior
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm medium/off-break
Role	Batsman
Relations	SR Waugh, DP Waugh (brothers)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 349)	25 January 1991 v England
Last Test	19 October 2002 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 105)	11 December 1988 v Pakistan
Last ODI	3 February 2002 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	6
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985–2004	New South Wales
1988–2002	Essex
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	128	244	368	435
Runs scored	8029	8500	26855	14663
Batting average	41.81	39.35	52.04	39.10
100s/50s	20/47	18/50	81/133	27/85
Top score	153*	173	229*	173
Balls bowled	4853	3687	15808	6947
Wickets	59	85	208	173
Bowling average	41.16	34.56	40.98	33.42
5 wickets in innings	1	1	3	1
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/40	5/24	6/68	5/24
Catches/stumpings	181/–	108/–	452/–	201/–
Source: cricketarchive.com, 19 August 2007

Mark Edward Waugh AM (born 2 June 1965) is a former Australian cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, and made his One-Day International debut in 1988. Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers to ever play the game. His nickname is "Junior" as he is younger than his twin brother Steve by a few minutes. Dean Waugh, another of Mark's brothers, is also a cricketer, having played first-class and list A cricket in Australia.

Contents

• 1 Key achievements
• 2 Early years
• 3 Formative professional career
• 4 First-class career
  • 4.1 Test century on debut
  • 4.2 Run of bad form
  • 4.3 ODI opener
  • 4.4 Bribery claims
  • 4.5 1996 World Cup
  • 4.6 Consecutive centuries
  • 4.7 Bribery scandal re-emerges
  • 4.8 1999 World Cup
  • 4.9 Close to omission and 100th Test match
  • 4.10 Return to form
  • 4.11 Catching world record
  • 4.12 Final series
• 5 Fielding
• 6 Involvement with bookmakers
• 7 After cricket
• 8 Notes
• 9 References
• 10 External links

Glenn McGrath

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Glenn McGrath

Personal information
Full name	Glenn Donald McGrath
Born	9 February 1970 (age 41) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Pigeon, Millard, Kuly, Ooh Ah
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm Fast-Medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 358)	12 November 1993 v New Zealand
Last Test	2 January 2007 v England
ODI debut (cap 113)	9 December 1993 v South Africa
Last ODI	28 April 2007 v sri lanka
ODI shirt no.	11
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–2008	New South Wales (squad no. 11)
2000	Worcestershire
2004	Middlesex
2008–	Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	124	250	189	305
Runs scored	641	115	977	124
Batting average	7.36	3.83	7.75	3.35
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	0/2	0/0
Top score	61	11	61	11
Balls bowled	29248	12970	41759	15808
Wickets	563	381	835	463
Bowling average	21.64	22.02	20.85	21.60
5 wickets in innings	29	7	42	7
10 wickets in match	3	n/a	7	n/a
Best bowling	8/24	7/15	8/24	7/15
Catches/stumpings	38/–	37/–	54/–	48/–
Source: cricketarchive.com, 20 August 2007

Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced /məˈɡrɑː/; born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo, New South Wales), nicknamed "Pigeon"^[1], is a former Australian cricket player. He is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history,^[2] and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the early 21st century.^[3] He holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler and is fourth on the all-time list, with the top three wicket takers Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble all being spin bowlers.^[4] McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on 23 December 2006.^[5] His Test career came to an end after the 5th Ashes test in Sydney, whilst the 2007 World Cup marked the end of his one-day career.^[6] Known throughout his career for maintaining a remarkably accurate line and length, McGrath's consistency enabled him to be one of the most economical fast bowlers of his time. McGrath also played for the Indian Premier League team of Delhi DareDevils and was one of the tournaments most economical bowlers during its first season.^[7] On January 5, the franchise announced that it had bought out the remaining year of his contract.^[8]

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Early years
  • 1.2 County cricket in England
  • 1.3 Against England (Ashes 2005 and 2006/07)
  • 1.4 Retirement
  • 1.5 2008 Indian Premier League
  • 1.6 2009 Indian Premier League
• 2 Playing style
  • 2.1 Bowling
  • 2.2 Fielding
  • 2.3 Batting
• 3 Personal life
  • 3.1 McGrath Foundation
• 4 Honours
  • 4.1 Sporting Achievements
• 5 See also
• 6 Notes
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Rodger Waugh
Born	2 June 1965 (age 46) Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Tugga, Iceman, Man-O'War
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Relations	DP Waugh, ME Waugh (brothers)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 335)	26 December 1985 v India
Last Test	2 January 2004 v India
ODI debut (cap 90)	9 January 1986 v New Zealand
Last ODI	3 February 2002 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	5
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1984/85–2003/04	New South Wales
2002	Kent
1998	Ireland
1987–1988	Somerset
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	168	325	356	436
Runs scored	10,927	7,569	24,052	11,764
Batting average	51.06	32.90	51.94	37.70
100s/50s	32/50	3/45	79/97	13/67
Top score	200	120*	216*	140*
Balls bowled	7,805	8,883	17,428	11,245
Wickets	92	195	249	257
Bowling average	37.44	34.67	32.75	33.49
5 wickets in innings	3	0	5	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/28	4/33	6/51	4/32
Catches/stumpings	112/–	111/–	273/–	150/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 December 2004

Stephen Rodger "Steve" Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a successful medium-pace bowler. Born in New South Wales, with whom he began his first class cricket career in 1984, he captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004, and was the most capped Test cricket player in history, with 168 appearances, until Sachin Tendulkar of India broke this record in 2010. Though thought of in the early stages of his career as only "a moderately talented player", at one point losing his Test place to his brother Mark, Waugh went on to become one of the leading batsmen of his time.^[1] He is one of only eight players to have scored over 10,000 Test runs, led Australia to fifteen of their record sixteen consecutive Test wins, and to victory in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. He was named Australian of the Year in 2004^[2][3] for his philanthropic work, and inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in front of his home fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2010.^[4]
A popular figure in the eyes of the public, Waugh has been included in a list of one hundred Australian Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia, awarded the Order of Australia and the Australian Sports Medal. Known as an attacking and sometimes ruthlessly efficient captain,^[5] Waugh rebuffed criticism over "manipulation of the points system" during the Cricket World Cup to ensure his team's progression, and was often critical of the media.^[5] Described in 2003 as a "cold-blooded, scientific" leader, cricket columnist of The Times Simon Barnes noted that "Waugh wants to defeat you personally."^[6] At the end of his final Test match, Waugh was carried by his team mates in a lap of honour around the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[7]

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 International career
  • 2.1 Early international career
  • 2.2 1987 World Cup
  • 2.3 Breakthrough tour of England
  • 2.4 Omission
  • 2.5 New approach
  • 2.6 Frank Worrell Trophy regained in 1995
  • 2.7 No 1 batsman
• 3 Captaincy
  • 3.1 ODI captain
  • 3.2 Struggles in the Caribbean
  • 3.3 1999 World Cup victory
  • 3.4 World record of 16 consecutive Test victories
  • 3.5 Failure in India
  • 3.6 ODI captaincy changed
  • 3.7 Farewell season
  • 3.8 Legacy
• 4 Playing style
• 5 Outside cricket
• 6 Honours
• 7 Footnotes
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Shane Warne Shane Warne Personal information Full name Shane Keith Warne Born 13 September 1969 (age 42) Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Nickname Warnie, King of Spin, Sheik of Tweak Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm leg break Role Leg spin bowler, Lower order batsman International information National side Australia Test debut (cap 350) 2 January 1992 v India Last Test 2 January 2007 v England ODI debut (cap 110) 24 March 1993 v New Zealand Last ODI 10 January 2005 World XI v Asia XI ODI shirt no. 23 Domestic team information Years Team 1990/91–2006/07 Victoria (squad no. 23) 2000–2007 Hampshire (squad no. 23) 2008–2011 Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 23) Career statistics Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 145 194 301 311 Runs scored 3,154 1,018 6,919 1,879 Batting average 17.32 13.05 19.43 11.81 100s/50s 0/12 0/1 2/26 0/1 Top score 99 55 107* 55 Balls bowled 40,704 10,642 74,830 16,419 Wickets 708 293 1,319 473 Bowling average 25.41 25.73 26.11 24.61 5 wickets in innings 37 1 69 3 10 wickets in match 10 n/a 12 n/a Best bowling 8/71 5/33 8/71 6/42 Catches/stumpings 125/– 80/– 264/– 126/– Source: cricketarchive.com, 29 March 2008 Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969) is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game.[1] In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet and the only one still playing at the time. He is also a cricket commentator and a professional poker player. Warne played his first Test match in 1992, and his 708 wickets was the record for the most wickets taken by any bowler in Test cricket, until it was broken by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan on 3 December 2007. He took over 1000 international wickets (in Tests and One-Day Internationals)—he was the second bowler to reach this milestone after Muttiah Muralitharan.[2] A useful lower-order batsman, Warne also scored over 3000 Test runs, and he holds the record for most Test runs without a century. His career was plagued by scandals off the field; these included a ban from cricket for testing positive for a prohibited substance, charges of bringing the game into disrepute through accepting money from bookmakers and marital infidelities. As well as Australia, he also played Australian domestic cricket for his home state of Victoria, and English domestic cricket for Hampshire. He was captain of Hampshire for three seasons, from 2005 to 2007. He retired from international cricket in January 2007, at the end of Australia's 5–0 Ashes series victory over England. Three other players integral to the Australian team at the time, Glenn McGrath, Damien Martyn and Justin Langer, also retired from Tests at the same time which led some, including the Australian captain, Ricky Ponting, to declare it the "end of an era".[3] Following his retirement from international cricket, Warne played a full season at Hampshire in 2007. He had been scheduled to appear in the 2008 English cricket season, but in late March 2008 he announced his retirement from playing first-class cricket in order to be able to spend more time pursuing interests outside of cricket.[4] In March 2008, Warne signed to play in the Indian Premier League for the Jaipur team, Rajasthan Royals in the first edition of the tournament, where he played the roles of both captain and coach. He led his team to victory against the Chennai Super Kings in a cliffhanger of a final match on 1 June 2008. Contents  [hide]  1 Youth and early cricket career 1.1 First-class debut 2 International career 2.1 Early international career 2.2 Ban from cricket 2.3 Return to cricket 2.4 International retirement 3 Indian Premier League 4 Big Bash League 5 Playing style and influence 6 Controversies 6.1 Bookmakers 6.2 Newspaper column 7 Outside cricket 7.1 Media 7.2 Endorsements 8 Personal life 8.1 Marital infidelities 8.2 Relationships post divorce 9 Test wicket milestones 10 See also 11 References 11.1 Notes 11.2 Sources 12 External links

Cameron White

Cameron White

Personal information
Full name	Cameron Leon White
Born	18 August 1983 (age 28) Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia
Nickname	Whitey, Bear, Bundy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Legbreak googly
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 402)	9 October 2008 v India
Last Test	10 November 2008 v India
ODI debut (cap 152)	5 October 2005 v ICC World XI
Last ODI	9 April 2011 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.	7
T20I debut (cap 22)	9 January 2007 v England
Last T20I	16 October 2011 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–present	Victoria (squad no. 9)
2007–2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 18)
2006–2007	Somerset
2011–present	Deccan Chargers (squad no. 7)
2011–present	Melbourne Stars
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	4	87	116	205
Runs scored	146	2,037	7,038	5,201
Batting average	29.20	35.12	41.64	34.67
100s/50s	0/0	2/11	16/32	6/31
Top score	46	105	260*	126*
Balls bowled	558	331	12,144	3,754
Wickets	5	12	179	93
Bowling average	68.40	29.25	39.77	36.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0	3	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	2/71	3/5	6/66	4/15
Catches/stumpings	1/–	37/–	113/–	89/–
Source: Cricinfo, 06 December 2011

Cameron Leon White (born 18 August 1983) is an Australian cricketer and current Australian Twenty20 captain. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler, White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000–01 season for the Victorian Bushrangers as a bowling all-rounder. Early comparisons with Victoria team-mate Shane Warne faded as White took on a role closer to that of Andrew Symonds, a batsman who bowled occasionally.
In 2003–04, he became Victoria's youngest ever captain at the age of 20 when he took over leadership of their one-day side, and the first-class captaincy followed the season after. International recognition came for the first time in 2005, but White found himself in and out of the side as the selectors and national captain Ricky Ponting looked for White to improve his bowling to play as a front-line spinner. Two successful winters with English county side Somerset helped to propel White back into the selectors' minds. After a couple of further unfruitful international spells, including four Test matches in 2008, White finally secured a regular place in the one-day squads after a string of good performances in 2009.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Early career
  • 1.2 Youngest ever captain
  • 1.3 International breakthrough
  • 1.4 International contract not renewed
  • 1.5 One Day International cricket 2006–07
  • 1.6 Another domestic year
  • 1.7 On the international fringes
  • 1.8 One-day specialist
  • 1.9 Knowing his role
• 2 Indian Premier League
  • 2.1 2011
• 3 Captain of Australia
• 4 International centuries and half-centuries
  • 4.1 One Day Internationals
  • 4.2 Twenty20 Internationals
• 5 Notes
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey

Personal information
Full name	Michael Edward Killeen Hussey
Born	27 May 1975 (age 36) Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia
Nickname	Mr. Cricket, Huss
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Relations	DJ Hussey (brother)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 393)	3 November 2005 v West Indies
Last Test	17 November 2011 v South African
ODI debut (cap 150)	1 February 2004 v India
Last ODI	28 October 2011 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	48
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994 –	Western Australia (squad no. 2)
2001–2003	Northamptonshire
2004	Gloucestershire
2005	Durham
2008–Present	Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 48)
2011–Present	Perth Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	66	166	254	359
Runs scored	5,196	4,862	21,341	11,508
Batting average	50.44	51.17	52.30	45.30
100s/50s	15/26	3/35	57/97	12/86
Top score	195	109*	331*	123
Balls bowled	348	234	1,800	780
Wickets	6	2	25	20
Bowling average	27.16	113.50	36.23	41.05
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	1/0	1/22	3/34	3/52
Catches/stumpings	63/–	92/–	274/–	187/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2011

Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975) is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective formats, with 15,313 first-class runs before making his Test debut.^[1] However, he has had a highly successful international career, being the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world in 2006.^[2] He plays first-class cricket as vice-captain of the Western Warriors in Australia and has played for three counties in England. He also plays in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings, although he opted out of the 2009 season. He was retained by Chennai Super Kings in the 2011–2012 season of Indian Premier League for $425,000 at auctions held in January 2011.

Contents

• 1 Pre-Test career
• 2 International career
  • 2.1 One-day internationals
  • 2.2 Tests
  • 2.3 Twenty 20 Internationals
  • 2.4 Indian Premier League
• 3 Personal life
  • 3.1 "Mr Cricket"
• 4 International centuries
  • 4.1 Test Cricket
  • 4.2 One Day International centuries
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Michael Clarke (cricketer)

Not to be confused with Michael Clark (sportsman).

For other people named Michael Clarke, see Michael Clarke (disambiguation).

Michael Clarke

Personal information
Full name	Michael John Clarke
Born	2 April 1981 (age 30) Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Pup, Clarkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman, Australian Captain
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 389)	6 October 2004 v India
Last Test	17 November 2011 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 149)	19 January 2003 v England
Last ODI	28 October 2011 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	23
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–	New South Wales
2004	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	76	206	138	271
Runs scored	5,283	6,622	9,643	8,440
Batting average	46.34	45.35	45.06	42.84
100s/50s	18/21	6/49	33/37	7/63
Top score	168	130	201*	130
Balls bowled	1,794	2,314	2,974	3,010
Wickets	23	52	34	77
Bowling average	37.47	37.67	45.58	32.40
5 wickets in innings	1	1	1	1
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	6/9	5/35	6/9	5/35
Catches/stumpings	83/–	80/–	142/–	104/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2011

Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981) is a professional Australian cricketer and captain of the Australian cricket team for both test and ODI cricket. Nicknamed 'Pup', he is a right-handed middle-orderbatsman, and an occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He represents New South Wales at a domestic level.
In January 2011, Clarke stood down as captain of the Australian Twenty20 cricket team to concentrate on his test and ODI performance.^[1] He was succeeded by Cameron White.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Career highlights
  • 3.1 Tests
  • 3.2 Test centuries
  • 3.3 One-Day Internationals
  • 3.4 One-Day International centuries
• 4 References
• 5 Notes
• 6 External links

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting

Personal information
Full name	Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born	19 December 1974 (age 37) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Nickname	Punter
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm medium Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 366)	8 December 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	17 November 2011 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 123)	15 February 1995 v South Africa
Last ODI	28 October 2011 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	14
T20I debut (cap 10)	17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I	8 June 2009 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	14
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992 –	Tasmania
2004	Somerset
2008	Kolkata Knight Riders
2011 -	Hobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	158	370	263	442
Runs scored	12,656	13,686	21,776	16,042
Batting average	52.29	42.63	54.98	42.21
100s/50s	39/58	30/82	73/97	34/97
Top score	257	164	257	164
Balls bowled	575	150	1,470	349
Wickets	5	3	14	8
Bowling average	54.60	34.66	57.07	33.62
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/0	1/12	2/10	3/34
Catches/stumpings	187/–	157/–	280/–	189/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2011

Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler. He is regarded as one of Australia's finest cricketers in the modern era. He represents the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket and played in the Indian Premier League with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.
Ponting made his first-class debut for Tasmania in November 1992, when just 17 years and 337 days old, becoming the youngest Tasmanian to play in a Sheffield Shield match. However, he had to wait until 1995 before making his One Day International (ODI) debut, during a quadrangular tournament in New Zealand in a match against South Africa. His Test debut followed shortly after, when selected for the first Test of the 1995 home series against Sri Lanka in Perth, in which he scored 96. He lost his place in the national team several times in the period before early-1999, due to lack of form and discipline, before becoming One Day International captain in early-2002 and Test captain in early-2004.
After being involved in 156 Tests and 352 ODIs, Ponting is Australia's leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket, with more than 26,000 international runs as of November 2011. He has scored 39 Test centuries—behind only Indian Sachin Tendulkar (51), and South African Jacques Kallis (40)^[1]—and second for most runs in ODIs behind Tendulkar.^[2]
Ricky Ponting is the most successful captain of all time, with 48 victories in 77 Tests between 2004 and 31 December 2010, while as a player he is also the only cricketer in history to be involved in 100 Test victories.^[3]

Contents

• 1 1974–1995: Early life
  • 1.1 Birth and personal life
  • 1.2 Junior ranks
  • 1.3 Early Australian domestic career
• 2 1995–1999: Early International career
  • 2.1 Australian debut
  • 2.2 Sponsorship
  • 2.3 1996 World Cup
  • 2.4 1998 tours of the subcontinent and Ashes
• 3 1999–2002: The road back to the Australian side
  • 3.1 First World Cup success (1999)
  • 3.2 Defeat in India and 2001 Ashes
• 4 2002–2004: Appointment as One Day International captain
  • 4.1 Appointment as One Day International captain
  • 4.2 2002–03 Ashes victory and first World Cup success as captain
  • 4.3 5000 Test runs
  • 4.4 Most runs by an Australian in a calendar year (2003)
• 5 2004–2008: Appointment as Test captain
  • 5.1 Australia lose an Ashes series for the first time since 1987
  • 5.2 Twin centuries in 100th Test
  • 5.3 Australia's first Champions Trophy victory
  • 5.4 Ashes regained and 10,000 ODI runs at 2007 World Cup
  • 5.5 Sydney Test controversy
  • 5.6 Third Australian to score 10,000 Test runs
• 6 2008–2010: Decline in form
  • 6.1 Mixed team performances
  • 6.2 Second Ashes series loss as captain
  • 6.3 Troubles against the short ball
• 7 Style
  • 7.1 Approach to cricket
  • 7.2 Batting
  • 7.3 Bowling and fielding
  • 7.4 Captaincy
• 8 Books
• 9 Notes
• 10 References
• 11 External links

Adam Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist

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Personal information
Full name	Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born	14 November 1971 (age 40) Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Gilly, Churchy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Batting style	Left Hand
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Role	Wicket-keeper-batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 381)	5 November 1999 v Pakistan
Last Test	24 January 2008 v India
ODI debut (cap 129)	25 October 1996 v South Africa
Last ODI	4 March 2008 v India
ODI shirt no.	18
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–1994	New South Wales
1994–2008	Western Australia
2008–2010	Deccan Chargers
2010 –	Middlesex
2011–present	Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	List A
Matches	96	287	190	355
Runs scored	5,570	9,619	10,334	11,288
Batting average	47.60	35.89	44.16	34.94
100s/50s	17/26	16/55	30/43	18/63
Top score	204*	172	204*	172
Balls bowled	–	–	–	12
Wickets	–	–	–	0
Bowling average	–	–	–	–
5 wickets in innings	–	–	–	0
10 wickets in match	–	–	–	n/a
Best bowling	–	–	–	0/10
Catches/stumpings	379/37	417/55	756/55	526/65
Source: CricketArchive, 4 March 2008

Adam Craig Gilchrist AM^[1] (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy",^[2] is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex.^[3] He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national team through his aggressive batting. He is considered to be one of the greatest wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game.^[4] He holds the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket keeper in One Day International cricket and the most by an Australian in Test cricket.^[5][6] His strike rate is amongst the highest in the history of both One-day and Test cricket; his century against England at Perth in December 2006 is the second fastest century in all Test cricket.^[7] He is the only player to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.^[8] His 17 Test and 16 ODI centuries are the most by a wicket-keeper.^[9][10] He holds the unique record of scoring at least 50 runs in successive World Cup finals (in 1999, 2003 and 2007)^[11] and is one of only three players to have won three titles.^[12]
Gilchrist is renowned for walking when he considers himself to be out, sometimes contrary to the decision of the umpire.^[13][14] He made his first-class debut in 1992, his first One-Day International appearance in 1996 in India and his Test debut in 1999.^[3] During his career, he played for Australia in 96 Test matches and over 270 One-day internationals. He was Australia's vice-captain in both forms of the game, captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable.^[15][16] He retired from international cricket in March 2008.

Contents

• 1 Early and personal life
• 2 Domestic career
• 3 International career
  • 3.1 Early one-day seasons
  • 3.2 First World Cup success
  • 3.3 Test debut
  • 3.4 2001 Ashes
  • 3.5 2003 World Cup
  • 3.6 Decline and revival
  • 3.7 2007 World Cup
  • 3.8 Retirement
  • 3.9 Indian Premier League
  • 3.10 Middlesex
• 4 Style of play
• 5 Walking and discipline
• 6 Charity, media and political work
• 7 Autobiography
• 8 Achievements
  • 8.1 Awards
  • 8.2 Test match performance
  • 8.3 Man-of-the-match awards (Test matches)
  • 8.4 Man-of-the-series awards (Test match series)
  • 8.5 ODI highlights
  • 8.6 Man-of-the-match awards (ODIs)
  • 8.7 Man-of-the-series awards (ODI series)
• 9 Notes
• 10 References
• 11 External links

Greg Chappell

Greg Chappell

Personal information
Full name	Gregory Stephen Chappell
Born	7 August 1948 (age 63) Unley, South Australia, Australia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium
Role	Batsman, coach, commentator
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 251)	11 December 1970 v England
Last Test	6 January 1984 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 1)	5 January 1971 v England
Last ODI	30 April 1983 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1973–1984	Queensland
1968–1969	Somerset
1966–1973	South Australia
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	87	74	321	130
Runs scored	7110	2331	24535	3948
Batting average	53.86	40.18	52.20	36.89
100s/50s	24/31	3/14	74/111	4/27
Top score	247*	138*	247*	138*
Balls bowled	5327	3108	20926	5261
Wickets	47	72	291	130
Bowling average	40.70	29.12	29.95	25.93
5 wickets in innings	1	2	5	2
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/61	5/15	7/40	5/15
Catches/stumpings	122/–	23/–	376/–	54/1
Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2007

Gregory Stephen Chappell MBE (born 7 August 1948 in Unley, South Australia) is a former cricketer who captained Australia between 1975 and 1977 and then joined the breakaway World Series Cricket (WSC) organisation, before returning to the Australian captaincy in 1979, a position he held until his retirement 1983.^[1] The second of three brothers to play Test cricket, Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce concentration.^[2] An exceptional all round player who bowled medium pace and, at his retirement, held the world record for the most catches in Test cricket,^[3] Chappell's career straddled two eras as the game moved toward a greater level of professionalism after the WSC schism.^[4]
Since his retirement as a player in 1984, Chappell has pursued various business and media interests as well as maintaining connections to professional cricket; he has been a selector for national and Queensland teams, a member of the Australian Cricket Board, and a coach. He was appointed coach of the India national cricket team on a 2 year contract in 2005. However, a series of controversies and personality clashes, combined with India's poor performance at the 2007 Cricket World Cup led to his resignation from the position on 4 April 2007.^[5][6] Chappell has served as an academy coach for the Rajasthan Royals, and was hired as the All Stars Coach for the 2008 Twenty20 match against Australia.^[7] He also serves as the executive coach for a series of Cricket Summer Camps in the United States as part of Chappell Way.^[8]

Contents

• 1 Family and early career
• 2 A comprehensive apprenticeship
• 3 Dream debut and problems
• 4 The move north and the Ashes regained
• 5 Captaincy highs and lows
• 6 In the rebel camp
• 7 Return to the captaincy
• 8 "Underarm" controversy and bad form
• 9 Controversies
  • 9.1 Unsportsmanlike behaviour
  • 9.2 Ganguly spat
• 10 Coaching/commentary career
• 11 Notes
• 12 External links

Ian Chappell

Ian Chappell

Personal information
Full name	Ian Michael Chappell
Born	26 September 1943 (age 68) Unley, South Australia, Australia
Nickname	Chappelli
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm leg spin
Role	Top-order batsman
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 231)	4 December 1964 v Pakistan
Last Test	6 February 1980 v England
ODI debut (cap 2)	5 January 1971 v England
Last ODI	14 January 1980 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1962–1980	South Australia
1963	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	75	16	262	37
Runs scored	5345	673	19680	1277
Batting average	42.42	48.07	48.35	39.90
100s/50s	14/26	0/8	59/96	0/13
Top score	196	86	209	93*
Balls bowled	2873	42	13143	202
Wickets	20	2	176	5
Bowling average	65.80	11.50	37.57	28.40
5 wickets in innings	0	–	2	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	2/21	2/14	5/29	2/14
Catches/stumpings	105/–	5/–	312/1	20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2007

Ian Michael Chappell (born 26 September 1943) is a former cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. He captained Australia between 1971 and 1975 before taking a central role in the breakaway World Series Cricket organisation. Born into a cricketing family—his grandfather and brother also captained Australia—Chappell made a hesitant start to international cricket playing as a right-hand middle-order batsman and spin bowler. He found his niche when promoted to bat at number three. Known as “Chappelli”, he earned a reputation as one of the greatest captains the game has seen.^[1][2][3][4] Chappell's blunt verbal manner led to a series of confrontations with opposition players and cricket administrators; the issue of sledging first arose during his tenure as captain and he was a driving force behind the professionalisation of Australian cricket in the 1970s.^[5]
John Arlott called him, “a cricketer of effect rather than the graces”.^[6] An animated presence at the batting crease, he constantly adjusted his equipment and clothing, and restlessly tapped his bat on the ground as the bowler ran in. Basing his game on a sound defence learned during many hours of childhood lessons, Chappell employed the drive and square cut to full effect.^[5] He had an idiosyncratic method of playing back and across to a ball of full length and driving wide of mid on,^[7] but his trademark shot was the hook, famously saying "three bouncers an over should be worth 12 runs to me".^[8] A specialist slip fielder, he was the fourth player to take one hundred Test catches.
Since his retirement in 1980, he has pursued a high-profile career as a sports journalist and cricket commentator, predominately with Channel Nine.^[4] He remains a major figure in Australian cricket: in 2006, Shane Warne called Chappell the biggest influence on his career. On 9 July 2009, Ian Chappell was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.^[10]

Contents

• 1 Family and early career
• 2 International career
  • 2.1 Hesitant start
  • 2.2 Promotion to number three
  • 2.3 Captaincy
  • 2.4 A team in his own image
  • 2.5 The ugly Australians
  • 2.6 The Ashes regained and the first World Cup
  • 2.7 First retirement
• 3 World Series Cricket and aftermath
  • 3.1 Rebel skipper
  • 3.2 Return to Tests
  • 3.3 ODI record
  • 3.4 Captaincy statistics
  • 3.5 Legacy
• 4 Media career
  • 4.1 Leadership critiques
  • 4.2 Books and writings
• 5 Personal life
• 6 References
• 7 Notes
• 8 External links