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Mark Waugh

Australia



Mark Edward Waugh

Born: 02 June 1965, Canterbury, NSW
Major Teams: Australia, Essex, New South Wales.
Known As: Mark Waugh
Pronounced MARK WOR
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break, Right Arm Medium


ODI Debut: 11 December 1988 v Pakistan, Adelaide

Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):

TESTS

                   M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting           54   86   4  3627  140   44.23  10  22   68   -

                    O      M     R   W    Ave  Best  5w 10w  Econ
Bowling           488    121  1342  38  35.31  5-40   1   -  2.75

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

                   M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting          106  102   8  3244  130   34.51   5  22   43   -

                    O      M     R   W    Ave  Best  5w      Econ
Bowling           330.3    6  1581  58  27.25  5-24   1      4.78

WORLD CUP

                   M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting            5    5   1   145   66*  36.25   -   1    4   -

                    O      M     R   W    Ave  Best  5w      Econ
Bowling             5      0    40   0    -     -     -      8.00


1996 World Cup Profile:

Mark Waugh is one of the world`s most gifted batsman, and it is only recently that his concentration has started to improve to the point where it is doing justice to his talents. Pre-innings nerves manifest themselves in Waugh as tiredness, and he has apparently had to be woken before going out to bat. His batting is characterised by an almost languid elegance, an air of casualness that is said to have delayed his debut in a team that values hard work and earnestness. `Junior` (he is younger than his twin Stephen by a few minutes) extends his genius to the field, where is has one of the team`s safest pair of hands at 2nd slip, and he has proven himself an effective partnership-breaker with decep- tively pacey seamers off a short run up. Recently he has taken to off-spinning. Now in his prime, one gets the feeling that Mark Waugh`s "magnum opus", his signature innings has not yet been played, although few who have watched it will forget his century on Test debut against England in 1990/91, a symphony of right handed cuts, drives, pulls and lofted shots executed with effort- less ease. However, just when Waugh promises to play an innings of immense stature, he will often fall to an infuriatingly thoughtless and lazy shot.

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