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Full name Ian Andrew Healy
Born April 30, 1964, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Current age 44 years 17 days
Major teams Australia,Queensland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Commentator
Relations Brother - KJ Healy,Niece - AJ Healy
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
119
182
23
4356
161*
27.39
8760
49.72
4
22
425
5
366
29
ODIs
168
120
36
1764
56
21.00
2104
83.84
0
4
77
5
194
39
First-class
231
342
66
8341
161*
30.22
4
39
698
69
List A
212
147
43
2183
56
20.99
0
4
254
46
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
119
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
168
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
231
31
22
0
-
-
-
4.25
-
0
0
0
List A
212
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Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Sep 15-20, 1988 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v Australia at Harare, Oct 14-17, 1999 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, Oct 14, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Australia at Lord's, May 25, 1997 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1986/87 - 1999/00
List A span
1986/87 - 1998/99
Profile
For ten years, Ian Healy was the pulse of the Australian team. From his shock selection and humbling beginning in Pakistan in 1988-89, he worked and willed himself to become the most successful wicketkeeper of them all. He prided himself on his total involvement, in training, in team meetings, in slashing and hooking vital runs regularly, in keeping expertly to the quicks, but his signature will always be his work standing over the stumps to Shane Warne, which elevated a prosaic business into a breathtaking spectacle. His nasally "Bowling, Warnie", strained through pitch microphones, became a catch-cry. Healy's uncompromising involvement offended some official sensibilities in the first part of his career, which was probably why he only captained Australia in a handful of one-dayers. He always thought of himself as a natural vice-captain anyway. He beat Wally Grout, Don Tallon, Rod Marsh et al to the keeper's job in the Australian team of the 20th century. After retiring, he seamlessly made the move from player to commentator.
Greg Baum October 2004
