Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is a part of the
The hall of fame opened with ten inaugural members, ranging from Fred Spofforth, a pace bowler who retired from Test cricket in 1887, to Dennis Lillee who played his last Test match in 1984. As of January 2023[update], the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame comprises 61 members.[1][3] All twelve members of the Australian Cricket Board Team of the Century are included, six of them amongst the inaugural members.[4] The vast majority are men; Belinda Clark was the first woman admitted to the hall when she was inducted in 2014 (three years after she was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame).[5][6] Five female Test captains have been admitted, along with 21 of their male counterparts.[7][8] In December 2020, Johnny Mullagh became the first Indigenous Australian to be inducted into the hall of fame. Regarded as a standout player of the Aboriginal team which toured England in 1868, Mullagh is also the only member to have not played Test cricket for Australia.[9]
The current[10] selection committee comprises:
- Peter King – ACHOF chairman and current MCC committee member
- Belinda Clark – Former Test captain
- Mark Taylor – Former Test captain
- Paul Sheahan – Former Test batsman and former MCC President
- Todd Greenberg – Australian Cricketers' Association CEO
- Nick Hockley – Cricket Australia CEO
- Greg Baum and Ben Horne – Media representatives
New members are inducted at the annual Australian Cricket Awards night.[11]
Members of the Hall of Fame
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Name | Image | Inducted | Career | Mat | Batting | Bowling | Fielding | Ref(s) | ||||||||||
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Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Balls | Mdn | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Ca | St | ||||||
Jack Blackham ^ | 1996 | 1877–1894 | 35 | 62 | 11 | 800 | 74 | 15.68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 24 | [13] | |
Fred Spofforth $ | 1996 | 1877–1887 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 217 | 50 | 9.43 | 4,185 | 416 | 1,731 | 94 | 7/44 | 18.41 | 11 | – | [14] | |
Victor Trumper $ | 1996 | 1899–1912 | 48 | 89 | 8 | 3,163 | 214* | 39.04 | 546 | 20 | 317 | 8 | 3/60 | 39.62 | 31 | – | [15] | |
Clarrie Grimmett $ | 1996 | 1925–1936 | 37 | 50 | 10 | 557 | 50 | 13.92 | 14,513 | 736 | 5,231 | 216 | 7/40 | 24.21 | 17 | – | [16] | |
Bill Ponsford ‡ | 1996 | 1924–1934 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 2,122 | 266 | 48.22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | [17] | |
Don Bradman ‡^$ | 1996 | 1928–1948 | 52 | 80 | 10 | 6,996 | 334 | 99.94 | 160 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 1/8 | 36.00 | 32 | – | [18] | |
Bill O'Reilly ‡$ | 1996 | 1932–1946 | 27 | 39 | 7 | 410 | 56* | 12.81 | 10,024 | 585 | 3,254 | 144 | 7/54 | 22.59 | 7 | – | [19] | |
Keith Miller ‡$ | 1996 | 1946–1956 | 55 | 87 | 7 | 2,958 | 147 | 36.97 | 10,461 | 337 | 3,906 | 170 | 7/60 | 22.97 | 38 | – | [20] | |
Ray Lindwall ‡^$ | 1996 | 1946–1960 | 61 | 84 | 13 | 1,502 | 118 | 21.15 | 13,650 | 419 | 5,251 | 228 | 7/38 | 23.03 | 26 | – | [21] | |
Dennis Lillee ‡$ | 1996 | 1971–1984 | 70 | 90 | 24 | 905 | 73* | 13.71 | 18,467 | 652 | 8,493 | 355 | 7/83 | 23.92 | 23 | – | [22] | |
Warwick Armstrong ^ | 2000 | 1902–1921 | 50 | 84 | 10 | 2,863 | 159* | 38.68 | 8,022 | 407 | 2,923 | 87 | 6/35 | 33.59 | 44 | – | [23] | |
Neil Harvey ‡^$ | 2000 | 1948–1963 | 79 | 137 | 10 | 6,149 | 205 | 48.41 | 414 | 23 | 120 | 3 | 1/8 | 40.00 | 64 | – | [24] | |
Allan Border ‡^$ | 2000 | 1978–1994 | 156 | 265 | 44 | 11,174 | 205 | 50.56 | 4,009 | 197 | 1,525 | 39 | 7/46 | 39.10 | 156 | – | [25] | |
Bill Woodfull ^ | 2001 | 1926–1934 | 35 | 54 | 4 | 2,300 | 161 | 46.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | [26] | |
Arthur Morris ‡^$ | 2001 | 1946–1955 | 46 | 79 | 3 | 3,533 | 206 | 46.48 | 111 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 1/5 | 25.00 | 15 | – | [27] | |
Greg Chappell ‡^$ | – | 2002 | 1970–1984 | 87 | 151 | 19 | 7,110 | 247* | 53.86 | 5,327 | 208 | 1,913 | 47 | 5/61 | 40.70 | 122 | – | [28] |
Stan McCabe | 2002 | 1930–1938 | 39 | 62 | 5 | 2,748 | 232 | 48.21 | 3,746 | 127 | 1,543 | 36 | 4/13 | 42.86 | 41 | – | [29] | |
Ian Chappell ^$ | 2003 | 1964–1980 | 75 | 136 | 10 | 5,345 | 196 | 42.42 | 2,873 | 87 | 1,316 | 20 | 2/21 | 65.80 | 105 | – | [30] | |
Lindsay Hassett ^ | 2003 | 1938–1953 | 43 | 69 | 3 | 3,073 | 198* | 46.56 | 111 | 2 | 78 | – | – | – | 30 | – | [31] | |
Hugh Trumble ^ | 2004 | 1890–1904 | 32 | 57 | 14 | 851 | 70 | 19.79 | 8,099 | 452 | 3,072 | 141 | 8/65 | 21.78 | 45 | – | [32] | |
Alan Davidson $
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2004 | 1953–1963 | 44 | 61 | 7 | 1,328 | 80 | 24.59 | 11,587 | 431 | 3,819 | 186 | 7/93 | 20.53 | 42 | – | [33] | |
Clem Hill ^ | 2005 | 1896–1912 | 49 | 89 | 2 | 3,412 | 191 | 39.21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | – | [34] | |
Rod Marsh $ | – | 2005 | 1970–1984 | 96 | 150 | 13 | 3,633 | 132 | 26.51 | 72 | 1 | 54 | – | – | – | 343 | 12 | [35] |
Bob Simpson ^$ | 2006 | 1957–1978 | 62 | 111 | 7 | 4,869 | 311 | 46.81 | 6,881 | 253 | 3,001 | 71 | 5/57 | 42.27 | 110 | – | [36] | |
Monty Noble ^ | 2006 | 1898–1909 | 42 | 73 | 7 | 1,997 | 133 | 30.25 | 7,159 | 361 | 3,025 | 121 | 7/17 | 25.00 | 26 | – | [37] | |
Charlie Macartney | 2007 | 1907–1926 | 35 | 55 | 4 | 2,131 | 170 | 41.78 | 3,561 | 177 | 1,240 | 45 | 7/58 | 27.55 | 17 | – | [38] | |
Richie Benaud ^$ | 2007 | 1952–1964 | 63 | 97 | 7 | 2,201 | 122 | 24.45 | 19,108 | 805 | 6,704 | 248 | 7/72 | 27.03 | 65 | – | [39] | |
George Giffen ^ | 2008 | 1881–1896 | 31 | 53 | 0 | 1,238 | 161 | 23.35 | 6,391 | 434 | 2,791 | 103 | 7/117 | 27.09 | 24 | – | [40] | |
Ian Healy ‡ | 2008 | 1988–1999 | 119 | 182 | 23 | 4,356 | 161* | 27.39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 366 | 29 | [41] | |
Steve Waugh ^$ | 2009 | 1985–2004 | 168 | 260 | 46 | 10,927 | 200 | 51.06 | 7,805 | 332 | 3,445 | 92 | 5/28 | 37.44 | 112 | – | [42] | |
Bill Lawry ^ | – | 2010 | 1961–1971 | 67 | 123 | 12 | 5,234 | 210 | 47.15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 | – | 30 | – | [43] |
Graham McKenzie | – | 2010 | 1961–1971 | 60 | 89 | 12 | 945 | 76 | 12.27 | 17,681 | 547 | 7,328 | 246 | 8/71 | 29.78 | 34 | – | [44] |
Mark Taylor ^ | 2011 | 1989–1999 | 104 | 186 | 13 | 7,525 | 334* | 43.49 | 42 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1/11 | 26.00 | 157 | – | [45] | |
Doug Walters | 2011 | 1965–1981 | 74 | 125 | 14 | 5,357 | 250 | 48.26 | 3,295 | 79 | 1,425 | 49 | 5/66 | 29.08 | 43 | – | [46] | |
Shane Warne ‡$ | 2012 | 1992–2007 | 145 | 199 | 17 | 3,154 | 99 | 17.32 | 40,705 | 1,761 | 17,995 | 708 | 8/71 | 25.41 | 125 | – | [47] | |
Glenn McGrath $ | 2013 | 1993–2007 | 124 | 138 | 51 | 641 | 61 | 7.36 | 29,248 | 1,471 | 12,186 | 563 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 38 | – | [48] | |
Charles Turner | 2013 | 1887–1895 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 323 | 29 | 11.53 | 5,179 | 457 | 1,670 | 101 | 7/43 | 16.53 | 8 | – | [49] | |
Belinda Clark ^$ | – | 2014 | 1991–2005 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 919 | 136 | 45.95 | 78 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 1/10 | 28.00 | 4 | – | [50] |
Mark Waugh | 2014 | 1991–2002 | 128 | 209 | 17 | 8,029 | 153* | 41.81 | 4,853 | 171 | 2,429 | 59 | 5/40 | 41.16 | 181 | – | [51] | |
Jack Ryder ^ | 2015 | 1920–1929 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 1,394 | 201* | 51.62 | 1,897 | 71 | 743 | 17 | 2/20 | 43.70 | 17 | – | [52] | |
Adam Gilchrist ^$ | 2015 | 1999–2008 | 96 | 137 | 20 | 5,570 | 204* | 47.60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 379 | 37 | [53] | |
Wally Grout | 2016 | 1957–1966 | 51 | 67 | 8 | 890 | 74 | 15.08 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 163 | 24 | [54] | |
Jeff Thomson | – | 2016 | 1972–1985 | 51 | 73 | 20 | 679 | 49 | 12.81 | 10,535 | 300 | 5,601 | 200 | 6/46 | 28.00 | 20 | – | [55] |
David Boon | 2017 | 1984–1996 | 107 | 190 | 20 | 7,422 | 200 | 43.65 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0/0 | – | 99 | – | [56] | |
Matthew Hayden | 2017 | 1994–2009 | 103 | 184 | 14 | 8,625 | 380 | 50.73 | 54 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0/7 | 128.00 | 128 | – | [57] | |
Betty Wilson $ | 2017 | 1948–1958 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 862 | 127 | 57.46 | 2,885 | 172 | 803 | 68 | 7/7 | 11.80 | 10 | – | [58] | |
Norm O'Neill | – | 2018 | 1958–1965 | 42 | 69 | 8 | 2,779 | 181 | 45.55 | 1,392 | 48 | 667 | 17 | 4/41 | 39.23 | 21 | – | [59] |
Ricky Ponting ^$ | 2018 | 1995–2012 | 168 | 287 | 29 | 13,378 | 257 | 51.85 | 587 | 24 | 276 | 5 | 1/0 | 55.20 | 196 | – | [60] | |
Karen Rolton ^$ | 2018 | 1995–2009 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 1,002 | 209* | 55.66 | 1,104 | 79 | 327 | 14 | 2/6 | 23.35 | 9 | – | [61] | |
Cathryn Fitzpatrick $ | – | 2019 | 1991–2006 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 152 | 53 | 16.88 | 3,603 | 1,147 | 60 | 5/14 | 19.11 | 5 | – | [62] | |
Dean Jones | – | 2019 | 1984–1994 | 52 | 89 | 11 | 3,631 | 216 | 46.55 | 198 | 64 | 1 | 1/5 | 64.00 | 34 | – | [63] | |
Billy Murdoch | 2019 | 1875–1904 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 908 | 211 | 31.31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | [64] | |
Sharon Tredrea ^ | – | 2020 | 1975–1984 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 346 | 63 | 31.45 | 2,455 | – | 784 | 30 | 4/22 | 26.13 | 8 | – | [65] |
Craig McDermott | 2020 | 1984–1996 | 71 | 90 | 13 | 940 | 42* | 12.20 | 16,586 | 579 | 8,332 | 291 | 8/97 | 28.63 | 19 | – | [66] | |
Johnny Mullagh | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | [67] | |
Merv Hughes | 2021 | 1985–1994 | 53 | 70 | 8 | 1,032 | 72* | 16.64 | 12,285 | 499 | 6,017 | 212 | 8/87 | 28.38 | 23 | – | [68] | |
Lisa Sthalekar $ | 2021 | 2003–2011 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 416 | 120* | 32.00 | 1,745 | 117 | 482 | 23 | 5/30 | 20.95 | 3 | – | [69] | |
Justin Langer | 2022 | 1993–2007 | 105 | 182 | 12 | 7,696 | 250 | 45.27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | – | 73 | – | [70] | |
Raelee Thompson ^ | – | 2022 | 1972–1985 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 162 | 25 | 11.57 | 4,304 | 276 | 1,040 | 57 | 8/31 | 18.24 | 12 | – | [71] |
Margaret Jennings ^ | – | 2023 | 1972–1977 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 341 | 104 | 28.41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | [72] |
Ian Redpath | – | 2023 | 1964–1976 | 66 | 120 | 11 | 4,737 | 171 | 43.45 | 64 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0/0 | – | 83 | – | [73] |
See also
- Allan Border Medal
- Australia national cricket team
- Australia women's national cricket team
- Cricket Australia
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