Steve Waugh
Australia
Stephen Rodger Waugh
Born: 02 June 1965, Canterbury, NSWMajor Teams: Australia, , New South Wales.
Known As: Steve Waugh
Pronounced STEEV WOR
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
ODI Debut: 9 January 1986 v New Zealand, Melbourne
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 81 125 26 5002 200 50.52 11 28 61 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 1019.1 265 2710 77 35.19 5-28 3 - 2.65
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 189 169 40 3980 102* 30.85 1 19 64 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 1226 50 5442 162 33.59 4-33 - 4.43
WORLD CUP
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 16 15 5 354 55 35.40 - 1 5 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 124.1 5 565 19 29.73 3-36 - 4.55
1996 World Cup Profile:
The (non-identical) twin of Mark, Steve Waugh has been a mainstay of Australian cricket for a decade, although it sems only recently that TV commentators have stopped referring to him as "young Steven Waugh". In the last three years has been a particularly heavy scorer, after establishing himself in the middle-order. A medium pacer with an extremely good slower ball in the closing stages of an innings, Steve initially was a one-day cricket hero, and it took until the 1989 Ashes tour to finally establish a niche for himself in the Test team, and to become a regular century scorer in the longer form of the game. Steve`s batting is of a more accumulative nature than Mark, but he possess several delightful shots in his armory, his trademark being the backfoot smash through cover with a firm flick of his wrists. Initially suspect against pace, constant battery from the world`s fastest bowlers has forged an awkward though effective defense against the rising ball, and this culminated in his epic innings of 200 against the West Indies in the cauldron of Sabina Park, sharing in a record partnership with Mark. Steve`s apparenet dourness on field makes an interesting contrast to the relaxed mien of twin Mark - the two are not said to be as close as one would assume twins to be. Unfortunately, Steve Waugh has been niggled by injury during this season, and has been forced to limit his bowling, which has been considerably more than handy to Australia over the years. Almost unthinkable six months ago, including Steve Waugh in the squad for a tough World Cup campaign might be now construed as not without risk, but the experience he lends would be invaluabale.help@cricinfo.com