Stephen Rodger Waugh, (born 2 June 1965) is a former Australian cricketer and dual brother of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-passed batsman, he was also a medium-pace bowler.
Born in New South Wales, with whom he commenced his first elegance cricket career in 1984, he captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004, and changed into the most capped Test cricket player in records, with 168 appearances, until Sachin Tendulkar of India broke this report in 2010. Thought of inside the early degrees of his career as simplest a "reasonably gifted" player, at one factor losing his Test region to his brother Mark, he went directly to end up one of the leading batsmen of his time. He is considered one of only 12 players to have scored over 10,000 Test runs, led Australia to 15 of their file sixteen consecutive Test wins, and to victory inside the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
He become named Australian of the Year in 2004 for his philanthropic work, and inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in front of his domestic fans on the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2010.
Waugh has been covered in a list of 100 Australian Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia, provided the Order of Australia and the Australian Sports Medal. Known as an attacking and from time to time ruthlessly efficient captain, Waugh rebuffed complaint over "manipulation of the factors system" throughout the Cricket World Cup to ensure his group's development, and become frequently essential of the media. Described in 2003 as a "cold-blooded, scientific" leader, cricket columnist of The Times Simon Barnes cited that "Waugh desires to defeat you in my view." At the cease of his final Test healthy, Waugh became carried with the aid of his teammates in a lap of honour around the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Born at Canterbury Hospital in Campsie, a suburb in South-Western Sydney on 2 June 1965, Waugh became one in every of twin boys born to Rodger and Beverley Waugh. He arrived four minutes before Mark, who went directly to play cricket for Australia along him. Their father became a bank respectable and his mom was a trainer inside the New South Wales Department of Education. The own family settled in the South-Western Sydney suburb of Panania. The twins were later joined with the aid of greater brothers, Dean (who additionally went on to play quality cricket in Australia) and Danny. From an early age, the dad and mom brought their youngsters to recreation. By the age of six, the twins have been gambling organised soccer, tennis and cricket. In their first cricket match, the brothers had been both disregarded for geese.
International profession
Waugh made his nice debut for New South Wales (NSW) in 1984–85, batting at number 9 and bowling medium pace. In the Sheffield Shield final that season, he scored 71 at the same time as batting with the tail to assist NSW to victory. After ten fine fits for NSW, he made his Test debut towards India inside the 1985–86 season, within the Second Test at Melbourne. He scored thirteen and 5 and took 2/36 within the first innings. Failing to make a significant rating within the series (he tallied 26 runs in 4 innings), Waugh turned into retained for the subsequent tour of New Zealand. He had an amazing all-spherical healthy in the Second Test at Christchurch, making seventy four and claiming 4/fifty six, however his batting average was simplest 17.Forty for the collection, scoring 86 runs. Waugh had more fulfillment within the one-day layout at some stage in the season. He made his debut towards New Zealand on the MCG and took 1/13 and a capture. He did not bat because the suit changed into washed out. He was retained for all of Australia's 12 suits inside the triangular tournament, scoring 266 runs at 38.00 with two half of-centuries, including a top score of eighty one within the Australia Day victory over India. He took seven wickets at 33.00. Waugh changed into retained for all 4 ODIs on the excursion of New Zealand, scoring 111 runs at 27.75 and taking 4 wickets at 39.Seventy five.
The Australian selectors persisted with Waugh, and he toured India in 1986, notwithstanding having scored best 113 runs at 12.Fifty six in his Test profession. During the three Tests, Waugh had constrained opportunities and scored fifty nine runs for as soon as out and took two wickets. At this stage of his profession, Waugh bore a heavy workload as a bowler even though he become ostensibly selected for his batting.[citation needed] He performed in all six ODIs on excursion, scoring 111 runs at fifty five.50 and taking seven wickets at 35.86.
He bowled an extended spell, taking three/seventy six, in the First Test in opposition to England at Brisbane in 1986–87, then scored zero and 28 as Australia slumped to defeat. In the Second Test at Perth, he made 71 and had healthy figures of 5/159 which include 5/sixty nine inside the 2nd innings, then he scored seventy nine not out in the drawn Third Test at Adelaide. Scores of forty nine and seventy three within the remaining two Tests, gave him collection figures of 310 runs (at 44.29) and ten wickets (at 33.60), a combating effort in a team defeated 1–2. The win inside the Fifth Test turned into the first time that Waugh was in a triumphant Test team, in his 13th match. Waugh performed in all of Australia's thirteen ODIs for the home season, scoring 372 runs at 37.20 with two half-centuries and taking 21 wickets at 21.Eighty. Waugh often done with each bat and ball. In a in shape in opposition to Pakistan, he scored eighty two after which took four/forty eight however couldn't stop the traffic taking a one-wicket victory from the second remaining ball. He then scored eighty three* and took 2/30 in an Australia Day victory on England. He become unable to preserve his shape in the finals, scoring one and one and taking a complete of one/78 as England won 2–0. Early in his global career, Waugh become a herbal, uninhibited strokeplayer who liked to pressure off the again foot. He could rating quick, however turned into inconsistent at Test level and appeared better ideal to ODI cricket. In the shorter game, he often accelerated the scoring in the later overs of the innings. As a bowler, he hired a cautiously disguised slower ball bowled from the returned of the hand, and frequently despatched down the final overs, when this variation of tempo turned into tough to attain from.
No 1 batsman
Waugh began the 1995–ninety six Australian season ranked as the arena's main Test batsman. He made an unbeaten 112 as Australia defeated Pakistan inside the First Test at Brisbane and scored 2 hundred runs at 50.00 for the collection. Suffering an damage in December, he neglected the First Test towards Sri Lanka and part of the triangular ODI match, then back for the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne to attain 131 now not out. Waugh again at some stage in the latter levels of the triangular event, gambling within the closing 4 fits after lacking the first six. He scored his maiden ODI century, ten years after his ODI debut, with an unbeaten 102 against Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Despite this, Australia lost via three wickets. Waugh ended with 128 runs at 42.Sixty six and did not take a wicket, bowling most effective 4 overs on his comeback from damage. He helped Australia to a three–0 result in the Test series through scoring one hundred seventy and sixty one now not out at Adelaide to give up the series with 362 runs for as soon as out. He additionally took four/34 inside the Third Test.
During the 1996 Cricket World Cup at the subcontinent, Waugh scored 82 and featured in a 207-run partnership along with his brother all through Australia's first healthy towards Kenya: an Australian report partnership on the World Cup. He made an unbeaten half of-century inside the zone-final towards New Zealand at Madras, sealing a a success run chase. However, he changed into much less powerful within the semi-very last and very last, failing to bypass 20 on either event. Australia misplaced the final to Sri Lanka at Lahore.
After the World Cup, Geoff Marsh changed Bob Simpson as train. The Australians started the brand new generation with two ODI tournaments in Sri Lanka and India. Waugh scored 366 runs at forty.66 with three 1/2-centuries and took five wickets at 37.40 throughout 9 suits. The tour ended with a solitary Test against India in Delhi, in which Waugh became the most effective Australian to make a half-century in a defeat.
Legacy
The Australian selectors persisted with Waugh, and he toured India in 1986, notwithstanding having scored best 113 runs at 12.Fifty six in his Test profession. During the three Tests, Waugh had constrained opportunities and scored fifty nine runs for as soon as out and took two wickets. At this stage of his profession, Waugh bore a heavy workload as a bowler even though he become ostensibly selected for his batting.[citation needed] He performed in all six ODIs on excursion, scoring 111 runs at fifty five.50 and taking seven wickets at 35.86.
He bowled an extended spell, taking three/seventy six, in the First Test in opposition to England at Brisbane in 1986–87, then scored zero and 28 as Australia slumped to defeat. In the Second Test at Perth, he made 71 and had healthy figures of 5/159 which include 5/sixty nine inside the 2nd innings, then he scored seventy nine not out in the drawn Third Test at Adelaide. Scores of forty nine and seventy three within the remaining two Tests, gave him collection figures of 310 runs (at 44.29) and ten wickets (at 33.60), a combating effort in a team defeated 1–2. The win inside the Fifth Test turned into the first time that Waugh was in a triumphant Test team, in his 13th match. Waugh performed in all of Australia's thirteen ODIs for the home season, scoring 372 runs at 37.20 with two half-centuries and taking 21 wickets at 21.Eighty. Waugh often done with each bat and ball. In a in shape in opposition to Pakistan, he scored eighty two after which took four/forty eight however couldn't stop the traffic taking a one-wicket victory from the second remaining ball. He then scored eighty three* and took 2/30 in an Australia Day victory on England. He become unable to preserve his shape in the finals, scoring one and one and taking a complete of one/78 as England won 2–0. Early in his global career, Waugh become a herbal, uninhibited strokeplayer who liked to pressure off the again foot. He could rating quick, however turned into inconsistent at Test level and appeared better ideal to ODI cricket. In the shorter game, he often accelerated the scoring in the later overs of the innings. As a bowler, he hired a cautiously disguised slower ball bowled from the returned of the hand, and frequently despatched down the final overs, when this variation of tempo turned into tough to attain from.
No 1 batsman
Waugh began the 1995–ninety six Australian season ranked as the arena's main Test batsman. He made an unbeaten 112 as Australia defeated Pakistan inside the First Test at Brisbane and scored 2 hundred runs at 50.00 for the collection. Suffering an damage in December, he neglected the First Test towards Sri Lanka and part of the triangular ODI match, then back for the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne to attain 131 now not out. Waugh again at some stage in the latter levels of the triangular event, gambling within the closing 4 fits after lacking the first six. He scored his maiden ODI century, ten years after his ODI debut, with an unbeaten 102 against Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Despite this, Australia lost via three wickets. Waugh ended with 128 runs at 42.Sixty six and did not take a wicket, bowling most effective 4 overs on his comeback from damage. He helped Australia to a three–0 result in the Test series through scoring one hundred seventy and sixty one now not out at Adelaide to give up the series with 362 runs for as soon as out. He additionally took four/34 inside the Third Test.
During the 1996 Cricket World Cup at the subcontinent, Waugh scored 82 and featured in a 207-run partnership along with his brother all through Australia's first healthy towards Kenya: an Australian report partnership on the World Cup. He made an unbeaten half of-century inside the zone-final towards New Zealand at Madras, sealing a a success run chase. However, he changed into much less powerful within the semi-very last and very last, failing to bypass 20 on either event. Australia misplaced the final to Sri Lanka at Lahore.
After the World Cup, Geoff Marsh changed Bob Simpson as train. The Australians started the brand new generation with two ODI tournaments in Sri Lanka and India. Waugh scored 366 runs at forty.66 with three 1/2-centuries and took five wickets at 37.40 throughout 9 suits. The tour ended with a solitary Test against India in Delhi, in which Waugh became the most effective Australian to make a half-century in a defeat.
Legacy
Steve Waugh's technique caused a succession of victories and a record run of sixteen consecutive Test suit wins, beating the previous record of 11 by using the West Indies. His 168 Test suits was the document for Test suits played until 2010; of those he captained Australia on fifty seven activities, the fourth highest of all time, and Australia's 41 victories below his management, changed into the most of any Test captain, till Ricky Ponting exceeded him in December 2009. He holds the report of having scored over 150 runs in a single innings in opposition to each Test playing kingdom at the time