Steve Waugh
Australian cricket legend and former Test captain
He is considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time as a right-handed batsman and medium-pace bowler.[1] Waugh led Australia to victory in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and fifteen of their record sixteen consecutive Test wins as captain.[2]
Quick Facts
- Country
- Australia
- Full name
- Stephen Rodger Waugh
- Nickname
- Tugga, Ice Man
- Born
- 2 June 1965
- Birthplace
- Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
- Batting
- Right-handed
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Role
- Middle-order batter
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
He was the most capped Test cricket player in history with 168 appearances until Sachin Tendulkar broke this record in 2010.[3] He came into the world four minutes ahead of his twin Mark, who later represented Australia in cricket alongside him.[4] His Test debut occurred in the 1985–86 season against India, during the Second Test held in Melbourne.[5] In the First Test at Leeds, Waugh achieved his first Test century, finishing unbeaten on 177.[6]
For his charitable activities, Waugh was chosen as Australian of the Year in 2004.[7] At the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2010, he was admitted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[7]
What the cited sources add
The 2004 article also records Waugh's view that Brian Lara's 277 at the SCG in 1992-93 was the best innings by an overseas batsman there.[8] A 2003 newspaper report notes that Danny Waugh, the youngest brother, won the Benaud Medal for a first-grade final performance.[9] In that same article, Waugh noted that he had been informed he would be dropped if he failed to score runs.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Steve Waugh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "50 Greatest Cricketers of all Time", gamezy; "Woodcock's 100 Greatest Cricketers of all Time", Wisden; "25 Best Cricketers Of All Time", list25, 19 August 2019; "The Best Cricket Players of All Times!", playco, December 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Steve Waugh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "RECORDS / TEST MATCHES / INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (CAPTAINS, PLAYERS, UMPIRES) / MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN", ESPNcricinfo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Steve Waugh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Steve Waugh ICC Test All-Rounder Ranking", relianceiccrankings; "Steve Waugh ICC ODI All-Rounder Ranking", relianceiccrankings (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Steve Waugh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; "Danny Waugh makes his mark", Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2003; ; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Steve Waugh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "First-Class Matches played by Steve Waugh", CricketArchive (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Steve Waugh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "Statsguru – SR Waugh – ODIs – Innings by innings list", ESPNcricinfo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Steve Waugh" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Australian of the Year Awards"; Lewis, Wendy, "Australians of the Year", Pier 9 Press, 2010; "Lindwall, Miller, O'Reilly, Trumper and Waugh – Australian legends inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Waugh, "Steve Waugh writes", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 January 2004. facts only, no text reused. smh.com.au
- "Danny Waugh makes his mark", Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2003. facts only, no text reused. smh.com.au
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Steve Waugh (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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