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Stephen Rodger Waugh

Foward to Michael Bevan

Born: 2 June 1965, Canterbury, Sydney
Major Teams: Australia, New South Wales, Somerset, Ireland.
Known As: Steve Waugh
Nickname: Tugger
Pronounced: "steev wor"
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: 1985/86 against India at Melbourne
ODI Debut: 1985/86 against New Zealand at Melbourne

Profile:

A match-winner one-day all-rounder in the late eighties, Steve Waugh evolved into perhaps the world's most dependable Test batsman in the late nineties. Waugh first came into the Australian side in 1985-86 as an aggressive medium-pacer who could score valuable runs in the middle order. It was in this role that he was a key player in Australia's 1987 World Cup victory. Back trouble has made his bowling less frequent in recent years, but still able to swing matches on occasions. It is, however, his tenacious batting which has been the key to his success throughout the nineties - the ability to score big hundreds when Australia has needed them most. Perhaps his greatest performances were his 200 against the West Indies at Sabina Park in 1995 and his centuries in each innings at Old Trafford in 1997, and at one-day level his 120 against South Africa in the 1999 World Cup. He took over the captaincy of the Australian one-day team in 1997-98 and then of the Test team upon Mark Taylor's retirement in early 1999, and was in command when Australia won its second World Cup later that year. With twin Mark has formed quite the most extraordinary brotherly team in the history of international cricket. Steve's nicknames have included "Drobe" (short for Waugh-drobe), but these days is better known as "Tugga" (short for Tugga-waugh).

(Rick Eyre, August 1999)

Statistical Record:

TESTS
 (including 31/03/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting             128  204  38  8373  200   50.43  22  42   92  -

                       O      M     R   W    Ave  Best   5 10    SR  Econ
Bowling             1195.5  309  3181  89  35.74  5-28   3  -  80.6  2.66

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 16/04/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting             295  264  53  6713  120*  31.81   2  40  104  -

                       O      M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             1454.3   56  6614 191  34.62  4-33   3  -  45.6  4.54

FIRST-CLASS
 (last updated 24/07/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting             285  441  74 19220  216*  52.37  58  86  231  -

                       O      M     R   W    Ave  Best   5 10    SR  Econ
Bowling             2763.4  662  7772 243  31.98  6-51   5  -  68.2  2.81

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