Mark Anthony Taylor is a former Australian cricketer and currently a Cricket Australia director and Nine Network commentator.
Mark Edward Waugh is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer,who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002,after previously making his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1988.
William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. He captained both Victoria and Australia,and was best known for his dignified and moral conduct during the tumultuous bodyline series in 1932–33. Trained as a schoolteacher,Woodfull was known for his benevolent attitude towards his players,and his patience and defensive technique as an opening batsman. Woodfull was not a flamboyant player,but was known for his calm,unruffled style and his reliability in difficult situations. His opening pairing with fellow Victorian Bill Ponsford for both his state and Australia remains one of the most successful in history. While not known for his tactical skills,Woodfull was widely admired by his players and observers for his sportsmanship and ability to mould a successful and loyal team through the strength of his character.
William Morris Lawry is an Australian former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Test matches,winning nine,losing eight and drawing eight,and led Australia in the inaugural One Day International match,played in 1971.
Warwick Windridge Armstrong was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder,he captained Australia in ten Test matches between 1920 and 1921,and was undefeated,winning eight Tests and drawing two. Armstrong was captain of the 1920–21 Australian team which defeated the touring English 5–0:one of only three teams to win an Ashes series in a whitewash. In a Test career interrupted by the First World War,he scored 2,863 runs at an average of 38.68,including six centuries,and took 87 wickets. He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2000.
Graham Neil Yallop is a former Australian international cricketer. Yallop played Test and One Day International cricket for the Australia national cricket team between 1976 and 1984,captaining the side briefly during the World Series Cricket era in the late 1970s. A technically correct left-handed batsman,Yallop played domestically for Victoria,invariably batting near the top of the order and led Victoria to two Sheffield Shield titles. He was the first player to wear a full helmet in a Test match.
Robert Baddeley Simpson is a former cricketer who played for New South Wales,Western Australia and Australia,captaining the national team from 1963/64 until 1967/68,and again in 1977–78. He later had a highly successful term as the coach of the Australian team. He is also known as Bobby or Simmo.
Brian Charles Booth is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Test matches between 1961 and 1966,and 93 first-class matches for New South Wales. He captained Australia for two Tests during the 1965–66 Ashes series while regular captain Bob Simpson was absent due to illness and injury. Booth was a graceful right-handed middle order batsman at No. 4 or 5,and occasionally bowled right arm medium pace or off spin. He had an inclination to use his feet to charge spin bowlers. Booth was known for his sportsmanship on the field and often invoked Christianity while discussing ethics and sport.
Robert Neil Harvey is an Australian former cricketer who was a member of the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963,playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement. An attacking left-handed batsman,sharp fielder and occasional off-spin bowler,Harvey was the senior batsman in the Australian team for much of the 1950s and was regarded by Wisden as the finest fielder of his era. Upon his retirement,Harvey was the second-most prolific Test run-scorer and century-maker for Australia.
John Dyson is a former international cricketer (batsman) who is now a cricket coach,most recently in charge of the West Indies.
Arthur Lindsay Hassett was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and the Australian national team. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman,described by Wisden as,"... a master of nearly every stroke ... his superb timing,nimble footwork and strong wrists enabled him to make batting look a simple matter". His sporting career at school singled him out as a precocious talent,but he took a number of seasons to secure a regular place in first-class cricket and initially struggled to make large scores. Selected for the 1938 tour of England with only one first-class century to his name,Hassett established himself with three consecutive first-class tons at the start of the campaign. Although he struggled in the Tests,he played a crucial role in Australia's win in the Fourth Test,with a composed display in the run-chase which sealed the retention of the Ashes. Upon returning to Australia,he distinguished himself in domestic cricket with a series of high scores,becoming the only player to score two centuries in a match against Bill O'Reilly—widely regarded as the best bowler in the world.
John"Jack" Ryder was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.
Intercolonial cricket matches were the first-class cricket matches played between the various colonies of Australia prior to federation in 1901. After federation,they became known as Interstate matches. By the 1880s regular intercolonials were being played,generally with intense rivalry. Matches against visiting professional teams from England also attracted public interest.
Laurence John Nash was a Test cricketer and Australian rules footballer. An inductee into the Australian Football Hall of Fame,Nash was a member of South Melbourne's 1933 premiership team,captained South Melbourne in 1937 and was the team's leading goal kicker in 1937 and 1945. In cricket,Nash was a fast bowler and hard hitting lower order batsman who played two Test matches for Australia,taking 10 wickets at 12.80 runs per wicket,and scoring 30 runs at a batting average of 15.
Samuel John Everett Loxton was an Australian cricketer,footballer and politician. Among these three pursuits,his greatest achievements were attained on the cricket field;he played in 12 Tests for Australia from 1948 to 1951. A right-handed all-rounder,Loxton was part of Don Bradman's Invincibles,who went through the 1948 tour of England undefeated,an unprecedented achievement that has never been matched. As well as being a hard-hitting middle-order batsman,Loxton was a right-arm fast-medium swing bowler who liked to aim at the upper bodies of the opposition,and an outfielder with an accurate and powerful throw. After being dropped from the national team,Loxton represented Victoria for seven more seasons before retiring from first-class cricket. He served as an administrator after his playing days were over and spent 24 years as a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Up until 1946,Loxton also played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for St Kilda as a forward. In all three arenas,he was known for his energetic approach.
Alan Lloyd "Froggy" Thomson is a former Australian cricketer,Australian rules football umpire and school teacher. Thomson,who "bowled off his front leg like a frog in a windmill" played in four Tests and one ODI in the 1970–71 season.
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1985 season to play a six-match Test series against England. England won the series 3-1 with two matches drawn. England therefore regained The Ashes.
Robert John Quiney is a former Australian cricketer. He played domestic first class and List A cricket for the Victorian Bushrangers side,and domestic Twenty20 cricket for the Melbourne Stars,Auckland Aces,Uthura Rudras and Rajasthan Royals. He was a tall (6'4') left-handed batsman who also bowled right-arm medium pace. He played his last game for the Melbourne Stars on 27 January 2018,after which he retired from professional cricket.
The History of Australian cricket begins over 210 years ago. The first recorded cricket match in Australia took place in Sydney in December 1803 and a report in the Sydney Gazette on 8 January 1804 suggested that cricket was already well established in the infant colony. By 1826,clubs including the Currency Cricket Club,the Military Cricket Club and the Australian Cricket Club had been formed. Hyde Park and the Racecourse were the venue for these organised matches. The formation of clubs in Van Diemen's Land was not far behind with clubs formed in Hobart in 1832 and Launceston (1841). In Western Australia a match was arranged in 1835 between the "builders" of the new Government House and a team of labourers and "mechanics". In Victoria in 1838,the Melbourne Cricket Club was formed –it would become arguably Australia's most exclusive and influential cricket club. In 1839,a club was formed in South Australia.
Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb is an Australian cricketer who is the current captain for the Victoria cricket team.
