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Full name Mark Edward Waugh
Born June 2, 1965, Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 42 years 350 days
Major teams Australia,Essex,New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Relations Brother - DP Waugh,Twin brother - SR Waugh
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
128
209
17
8029
153*
41.81
15360
52.27
20
47
844
41
181
0
ODIs
244
236
20
8500
173
39.35
11053
76.90
18
50
651
57
108
0
First-class
368
591
75
26855
229*
52.04
81
133
452
0
List A
434
417
42
14663
173
39.10
27
85
200
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
128
128
4853
2429
59
5/40
5/73
41.16
3.00
82.2
1
1
0
ODIs
244
120
3687
2938
85
5/24
5/24
34.56
4.78
43.3
1
1
0
First-class
368
15808
8525
208
6/68
40.98
3.23
76.0
3
0
List A
434
6935
5786
173
5/24
5/24
33.44
5.00
40.0
2
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Adelaide, Jan 25-29, 1991 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah, Oct 19-22, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Dec 11, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v South Africa at Perth, Feb 3, 2002 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1985/86 - 2003/04
List A span
1985/86 - 2003/04
Profile
The twin brother of Steve, Mark Waugh was one of the world's most elegant and gifted strokemakers. His game was characterised by an ability to drive, cut, pull and loft the ball so effortlessly that it could make him look disdainful of the talents of bowlers. Waugh made his name as a middle-order player for New South Wales in the late 1980s, twice winning the Sheffield Shield Cricketer of the Year titles as he built and maintained a first-class average in excess of fifty. Although he lived in the shadow of his more famous brother for a number of seasons, progression to international cricket was inevitable. The only sour note when his promotion eventually came, for the fourth Test of the 1990-91 series against England, was that it arrived at Steve's expense. Critics took issue with Waugh's apparent loss of concentration at times and his capacity to occasionally succumb to lazy-looking shots. The weakness was on show most evidently during his disastrous 1992-93 tour to Sri Lanka when he scored four successive Test ducks, but it would be hard to find a player more difficult to
contain when in full flight. To complement his batting skills, he offered
handy part-time bowling as a medium-pacer-cum-offspinner and a remarkable
penchant for spectacular saves and catches - he had few
rivals to match his freakish brilliance in the field. His many
highlights included a world-record partnership of 464 for the fifth wicket with Steve for New South Wales
against Western Australia in 1990-91; his sterling 138 on Test debut; three commanding centuries as an opener at
the 1996 World Cup tournament; and 126 to seal the Frank Worrell Trophy in West Indies in 1995. The
lowest moment came in late 1998 when it emerged that he and Shane Warne accepted money
from an Indian bookmaker during a tour of Sri Lanka four years earlier.
A laconic, unassuming character, Waugh announced his retirement from
international cricket without fuss in October 2002 after losing his
place in the Test squad to play England. He played on for two seasons at New South Wales, but his elegant best was behind him.
John Polack
Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1991 Played for Ireland against Zimbabwe, 2000 (guest player)
