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Full name Stephen Rodger Waugh
Born June 2, 1965, Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 43 years 52 days
Major teams Australia,Ireland,Kent,New South Wales,Somerset
Playing role Lower middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Brother - DP Waugh,Twin brother - ME Waugh
Batting and fielding averages
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
Bowling averages
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
Career statistics
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 span
1984/85 - 2003/04
List A span
1984/85 - 2003/04
Profile
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. He succeeded Mark Taylor as Test captain in 1999, and began with a torrid 2-2 draw in the Caribbean, but later led Australia boldly in 15 of their world-record 16 successive Test victories. With Shane Warne, he turned Australia's form around so completely in the 1999 World Cup that they won it, and he became (with Tom Moody) one of only two Australians to win the trophy twice. But he was denied the opportunity to defend his title when he was unceremoniously axed from the one-day side, like Taylor before him, following Australia's poor showing in the 2001-02 VB Series. He railed against his omission, but even he couldn't reverse it. He continued as Test captain, though, winning yet another Ashes series in 2002-03, and continuing (after frenzied debate) for the West Indian tour that followed Australia's 2003 World Cup win under Ricky Ponting. An inveterate sightseer, Waugh wrote a series of successful tour diaries, helped set up a charity for the daughters of lepers in Calcutta, and subscribed fervently to the power of the mind. At 36, he won the Allan Border Medal as Australia's best player of 2001. He finally retired at the end of the 2003-04 series against India, bowing out with 80, his last shot an untypical heave to backward square leg.
Greg Baum (October 25, 2004)
Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1989
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 2000-01
Allan Border Medal 2001
