Steve Waugh is a former cricketer and captain of the Australia cricket team. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Described as one of the most consistent batsmen, and by Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid as "a gritty player who did not throw away his wicket easily and is someone who valued his wicket", Waugh scored centuries (scores of 100 or more) in both Test and One Day International (ODI) matches organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). During his career in international cricket he scored centuries on 35 occasions and half centuries on 95 occasions. Considered to be one of the greatest modern day cricket captains, Waugh led Australia to 41 wins out of the 57 Test matches under his captaincy. "He was named Cricketer of the Year in 1988 by Indian Cricket, and a year later by Wisden. In January 2010, the ICC inducted him into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Waugh made his Test debut against India in December 1985, and scored a century for the first time in a match against England in 1989 which Australia won. In Test matches, Waugh has scored centuries against all Test cricket playing nations, the second player to do so. He has scored a century in at least one cricket ground of all Test cricket playing nations, except Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. He has made scores of 150-plus in an innings on 14 occasions. His career best score of 200—his only double century—came against West Indies in April 1995. Waugh has been most successful against England, scoring ten centuries against them, the first in 1989 and the last one in 2003. On 25 July 2003 he became the first player to score 150 runs in an innings against all Test-playing nations, a world record. He has been dismissed eight times between scores of 90 and 99, with a further two innings not out in the 90s. As of August 2015, Waugh is ninth in the list of leading century makers in Test cricket.
Although he made his ODI debut in January 1986, it was not until 1996 that Waugh scored his first century, when he made 102 against Sri Lanka in a match which Australia lost. He went on to score centuries on two more occasions until the end of his career. His highest score of 120 came against South Africa during the 1999 Cricket World Cup; the innings ensured Australia's victory and earned him a Man of the match award. Having played for Australia for nineteen years, Waugh retired from international cricket after the final Test of the 2003–04 series against India.
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+ Key Symbol Meaning * Remained not out Waugh was named "Man of the match". Captained the Australian cricket team Pos. Position in the batting order Inn. The innings of the match Test The number of the Test match played in that series.S/R. Strike rate during the innings H/A/N Venue was at home (Australia), away or neutral Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches Lost The match was lost by Australia. won The match was won by Australia. Drawn The match was drawn.
Test cricket centuries + List of Test centuries scored by Steve WaughNo.ScoreAgainstPos.Inn.TestVenueH/A/NDateResultRef 1 177* 6 1 1/6 Headingley, Leeds Away Won 2 152* 6 2 2/6 Lord's Cricket Ground, London Away Won 3 134* 7 3 2/2 Bellerive Oval, Hobart Home Won 4 100 3 1 3/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Drawn 5 157* 6 1 4/6 Headingley, Leeds Away Won 6 147* 6 2 3/3 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home Won 7 164 6 1 3/3 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 8 200 5 2 4/4 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Away Won 9 112* 5 1 1/3 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home Won 10 131* 5 1 2/3 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Won 11 170 5 1 3/3 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 12 160 5 2 1/3 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away Won 13 108 5 1 3/6 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Away 1 Won 14 116 5 3 3/6 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Away 2 Won 15 157 5 2 1/3 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Away Won 16 112 5 1 1/5 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Home Drawn 17 122* 5 2 4/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Lost 18 100 5 1 2/4 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Away Lost 19 199 5 1 3/4 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away Lost 20 151* 5 2 1/1 Harare Sports Club, Harare Away Won 21 150 5 1 1/3 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home Won 22 151* 6 2 2/3 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away Won 23 121* 5 1 4/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Won 24 103 5 2 5/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Won 25 110 5 1 2/3 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Away Lost 26 105 5 2 1/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Away won 27 157* 5 1 5/5 Kennington Oval, London Away Won 28 103* 5 1 3/3 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 29 102 5 2 5/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home Lost 30 115 5 1 3/4 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away Won 31 100* 5 2 1/2 Marrara Oval, Darwin Home Won 32 156* 5 2 2/2 Bundaberg Rum Stadium, Cairns Home Won
ODI cricket centuries + List of ODI centuries scored by Steve WaughNo.ScoreAgainstPos.Inn.S/RVenueH/A/NDateResultRef 1 102* 4 1 88.69 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home Lost 2 120* 5 2 109.09 Headingley, Leeds Neutral Won 3 114* 5 1 110.67 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Home Won
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External links Player Profile of Steve Waugh from CricketArchive