Tribute to the Iceman: Steve Waugh

Mr_Xtreme · January 3, 2003, 5:49pm

This guy is one of my favourite all time cricketers. He’s been dropped from Australia’s WC squad after leading them through their most successful period ever. The critics were sharpening their knives after his shaky knock last time out; yesterday he walked out in front of his home crowd with the Aussies in trouble and smashed his 29th century and rammed the words right back down their throats.

It was a great moment and the ovation he got from a packed MCG was something worth seeing.

I still say his single-handed defeat of SA last time round in the WC was the best 1 day innings I have ever seen considering the importance. A true Great :k:

andha_qanoon · January 3, 2003, 6:02pm

Very True.
Aussies are gonna miss his experience in WorlCup.
They wil regret it.

Faisal · January 3, 2003, 6:02pm

I agree 100%.

He is truly one of the best of his times. The reason for his fabulous success was his icy calm, solid temperament and never-say-die spirit. Through his leadership, Aussie team shaped up in a ruthless, calculating, constantly winning machine; second to none.

I never considered him the best batsmen of the present era, but I think he played more match-winning knocks than many other, much more hyped batsmen.

I wonder if years from now, Pakistan can steal him to be our coach or manager. :)

Mr_Xtreme · January 3, 2003, 6:07pm

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I agree 100%.

I never considered him the best batsmen of the present era, but I think he played more match-winning knocks than many other, much more hyped batsmen.

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This is the reason why I respect this guy so much. He does not have the best looking strokes, or the natural flair of so many players on the scene today, but when the chips were down he would always come up with the goods. That knock yesterday was just typical. The aussies will surely miss his leadership.

Sohaib · January 3, 2003, 7:16pm

yeah and though they are right to presume that thier winning streaks will contintue even if they remove Waugh from captaincy, they are mistaken coz his attacking skills as captain are not seen in Ponting to this extent. And Ponting already showed he runs out ofidea sometimes. Examples?? Well, against Pakistan in june, against Sri lanka in september and on couple f occassions against SA.

funguy · January 3, 2003, 7:32pm

Steve Waugh is to Cricket what Holyfield is to Boxing. Not much style but plenty of substance. I don't know of a single Pakistani cricketer (except Miandad) who plays the game with the same temperament Steve does.

But I think you are all under-mining Ponting's abilities as a captain. This guy is very very competitive. You just have to see him doing fielding. He is also a very aggressive batsman.

Steve Waugh was lucky as a captain since he had Warne and McGrath in the peak of their careers. Ponting will definitely miss Warne once he retires.

andha_qanoon · January 3, 2003, 7:50pm

Waugh by the numbers

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Name: Steve Rodger Waugh
Born: 2nd June 1965, Canterbury, Sydney
Teams: New South Wales, Somerset, Australia
Batting style : right hand bat
Bowling style : right arm medium
Debut: 2nd Test 1985-86 v India at Melbourne (MCG)
Last Test : 5th Test 2003 v England at

Test Career Batting **



M Inn NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St 
156 244 42 10033 200 49.66 29 46 21 108 0

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Test Career Bowling
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M Balls Md R W Ave Best 5 10 
156 7307 315 3235 91 35.54 5/28 3 0

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The 10,000 club **



Batsman Runs For M Inn NO Ave HS 100 50 0 
AR Border 11174 Aus 156 265 44 50.56 205 27 63 11 
SM Gavaskar 10122 Ind 125 214 16 51.12 236* 34 45 12 
SR Waugh 10033 Aus 156 244 42 49.66 200 29 46 21

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Not far behind... **



Batsman Runs For M Inn NO Ave HS 100 50 0 
GA Gooch 8900 Eng 118 215 6 42.58 333 20 46 13 
Javed Miandad 8832 Pak 124 189 21 52.57 280* 23 43 6 
SR Tendulkar* 8811 Ind 105 169 16 57.59 217 31 35 10 
IVA Richards 8540 WI 121 182 12 50.24 291 24 45 10 
DI Gower 8231 Eng 117 204 18 44.25 215 18 39 7 
G Boycott 8114 Eng 108 193 23 47.73 246* 22 42 10 
AJ Stewart* 8078 Eng 125 223 20 39.79 190 15 42 13 
GS Sobers 8032 WI 93 160 21 57.78 365* 26 30 12 
ME Waugh 8029 Aus 128 209 17 41.82 153* 20 47 19 
MA Atherton 7728 Eng 115 212 7 37.70 185* 16 46 20 
MC Cowdrey 7624 Eng 114 188 15 44.07 182 22 38 9 
BC Lara* 7572 WI 90 157 4 49.49 375 18 37 10 
CG Greenidge 7558 WI 108 185 16 44.72 226 19 34 11 
MA Taylor 7525 Aus 104 186 13 43.50 334* 19 40 5 
CH Lloyd 7515 WI 110 175 14 46.68 242* 19 39 4 
DL Haynes 7487 WI 116 202 25 42.30 184 18 39 10

indicates still playing ** Top century makers in Tests **



Player For 100s M Inn NO Runs HS Ave 50s 0s 90s 
SM Gavaskar Ind 34 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 45 12 5 
SR Tendulkar Ind 31 103 165 16 8711 217 58.46 34 10 5 
DG Bradman Aus 29 52 80 10 6996 334 99.94 13 7 0 
SR Waugh Aus 29 156 244 42 10033 200 49.66 45 21 10 
AR Border Aus 27 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 63 11 3 
GS Sobers WI 26 93 160 21 8032 365* 57.78 30 12 5

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Top run scorers for Australia **



Batsman Runs For M Inn NO Ave HS 100 50 0 
AR Border 11174 Aus 156 265 44 50.56 205 27 63 11 
SR Waugh 10033 Aus 156 244 42 49.66 200 29 46 21 
ME Waugh 8029 Aus 128 209 17 41.82 153* 20 47 19 
MA Taylor 7525 Aus 104 186 13 43.50 334* 19 40 5 
DC Boon 7422 Aus 107 190 20 43.66 200 21 32 16 
GS Chappell 7110 Aus 87 151 19 53.86 247* 24 31 12 
DG Bradman 6996 Aus 52 80 10 99.94 334 29 13 7 
RN Harvey 6149 Aus 79 137 10 48.42 205 21 24 7 
KD Walters 5357 Aus 74 125 14 48.26 250 15 33 4 
IM Chappell 5345 Aus 75 136 10 42.42 196 14 26 11

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Country-wise breakup of runs scored **



Team M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct 
England 46 72 18 3194 177* 59.14 10 14 6 29 
India 14 24 4 823 150 41.15 2 3 2 12 
New Zealand 23 34 5 1117 151* 38.52 2 7 3 18 
Pakistan 20 30 3 934 157 34.59 3 3 5 14 
South Africa 16 25 2 1147 164 49.87 2 7 2 9 
Sri Lanka 8 11 3 701 170 87.63 3 3 - 7 
West Indies 28 47 6 1966 200 47.95 6 9 3 18 
Zimbabwe 1 1 1 151 151* - 1 - - 1 
TOTAL 155 243 42 9931 200 49.41 28 46 21 108

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Waugh's Dismissals **



Team BW Ct Cwk Cb St Lb RO Oth Nemeses 
England 15 21 12 - - 5 - - AR Caddick 9, ARC Fraser 5 
India 3 6 4 - - 5 1 1 AB Agarkar 3, Harbhajan Singh 3 
New Zealand 3 11 7 1 - 6 1 - JG Bracewell 4, RJ Hadlee 3 
Pakistan 4 6 7 2 3 5 - - Wasim Akram 4, Iqbal Qasim 3 
South Africa 5 7 10 - - - 1 - AA Donald 3, CR Matthews 3 
Sri Lanka 2 3 3 - - - - - R Herath 2, KN Amalean 1 
West Indies 4 17 16 - - 3 1 - CEL Ambrose 11, IR Bishop 5 
Zimbabwe - - - - - - - - - 
TOTAL (201) 36 71 59 3 3 24 4 1 CEL Ambrose 11, AR Caddick 9

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Waugh's centuries**



No. Score vs Inn Tst Series Venue 
1 200 WI 1st 4th 1994-95 Kingston 
2 199 WI 1st 3rd 1998-99 Bridgetown 
3 177* Eng 1st 1st 1989 Headingley 
4 170 SL 1st 3rd 1995-96 Adelaide 
5 164 SA 1st 3rd 1993-94 Adelaide 
6 160 SA 1st 1st 1996-97 Wanderers 
7 157* Eng 1st 5th 2001 The Oval 
8 157* Eng 1st 4th 1993 Headingley 
9 157 Pak 1st 1st 1998-99 Rawalpindi CC 
10 152* Eng 1st 2nd 1989 Lord's 
11 151* NZ 1st 2nd 1999-00 Wellington 
12 151* Zim 1st 1st 1999-00 Harare 
13 150 Ind 1st 1st 1999-00 Adelaide 
14 147* NZ 1st 3rd 1993-94 'The Gabba' 
15 134* SL 2nd 2nd 1989-90 Bellerive 
16 131* SL 1st 2nd 1995-96 MCG 
17 122* Eng 1st 4th 1998-99 MCG 
18 121* WI 1st 4th 2000-01 MCG 
19 116 Eng 2nd 3rd 1997 Old Trafford 
20 112* Pak 1st 1st 1995-96 'The Gabba' 
21 112 Eng 1st 1st 1998-99 'The Gabba' 
22 110 Ind 1st 2nd 2000-01 Calcutta 
23 108 Eng 1st 3rd 1997 Old Trafford 
24 105 Eng 1st 1st 2001 Edgbaston 
25 103* Pak 1st 3rd 2002-03 Sharjah 
26 103 WI 1st 5th 2000-01 Sydney (SCG) 
27 100 WI 1st 2nd 1998-99 Kingston 
28 100 WI 1st 3rd 1992-93 Sydney (SCG) 
29 102* Eng 1st 5th 2002-03 Sydney (SCG)

indicates incomplete innings

ehsan · January 3, 2003, 8:29pm

Steve Waugh as a batsmen, as a captain and as a tactician is one of the best I have seen in the cricketing world.

Nakhrey_Wali · January 3, 2003, 9:47pm

Great Fighter. He is like Imran Khan. Emotion less and always has a control over the action in the ground. He never let game or emotion over take him.

He might not be among the most naturally talented or nature-made batsmen of the world but he tried hard to achieve the place where he is.

akpower · January 3, 2003, 10:35pm

Yeah, he is one of the greatest batsmen and captain of all times, and it is the ACB's stubborn attitude cuz of which he isn't in the world cup bound team. Australia will miss him and even moreso if they dont lift the trophy

Some1 · January 3, 2003, 11:05pm

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He never let game or emotion over take him.

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Yes, he was not a NAKHREY WALA.

Nakhrey_Wali · January 4, 2003, 1:30am

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Yes, he was not a NAKHREY WALA.
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You bet he cant be a Nakhrey Wala. It takes something more than he has to be a Nakhrey Wala :)

mo_best · January 4, 2003, 3:16am

Steven Waugh, what a player. The finest captain in the world, maybe of alltimes, a brilliant batsman, gutsy and proud. He is one of the alltime greats.

No praise is high enough for this man, brilliant. Utterly brilliant.

LahoriMunda · January 4, 2003, 3:59am

WAUGH OVER THE YEARS

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Steve Waugh notches his first Test century in his 27th match with 177 not out in the first Ashes Test in 1989

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Waugh (centre) scores the only double hundred of his Test career against the West Indies in Jamaica in 1995

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A bruised hand doesn't stop Waugh making 108 in the first innings of the third Test against England in 1997

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Waugh adds a gritty 116 in six hours in the second innings at Old Trafford to set up an Australian victory

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Pakistan's spin bowlers can't find a way past Waugh in Rawalpindi in 1998 as the Australian makes 157

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England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart congratulates Waugh on his unbeaten 102 against England in 2003

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Waugh is the third player to score 10,000 Test runs and equals Don Bradman's record of 29 Test centuries

A legend of the game and role model for many cricketers around the world.

the_game · January 4, 2003, 6:14am

The Game Responds:

           *This thread is so touchy. Really. Not every batsman has the unique quality of getting his team out of trouble when it needs him the most; Steve Waugh, once he retires, can stay proud of the fact that he achieved that more consistently than many of the other overrated shmucks in world cricket today. People, That Is All.*

The_Old_Man · January 4, 2003, 11:53am

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*Originally posted by mo_best: *
Steven Waugh, what a player. The finest captain in the world, maybe of alltimes, a brilliant batsman, gutsy and proud. He is one of the alltime greats.

No praise is high enough for this man, brilliant. Utterly brilliant.
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Couldn't have said it better.

We South African has come to hate the man because he masterminded this psycological problem we have when playing the Ausies, but has to admit he is one of cricket's All Time Greats of the world scene.

If ever I needed someone to bat for my life, I would choose Steve Waugh....

Zero_one · January 5, 2003, 10:47am

yaar Pak gov aur PCB koshish karay issko pak citizenship day kay pak WC team kayliyay … shaid hum isstarhan kuch match jeet lain … warna halat to bohot afssosnak aur sharminda karnay wali hai …

CONVICTIONS are agreater threat to the TRUTH than LIES

Pakistani_Tiger · July 21, 2003, 4:47pm

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Steve Waugh acknowledges the crowd after his team's win over Bangladesh

I'm truly lost for words here! There is not an adjective in the English language to describe the level of Steve Waugh's greatness. In the first Test against Bangladesh, Steve managed to achieve another 3 milestones. Every damn time he is criticised, he proves his critics wrong.

Steve Waugh is now the most successful Captain of all time in Test Match Cricket; and that is on both wins and a percentage ratio on the amount of matches won to captained. He now has 38 wins under his belt, surpassing Clive Lloyd and he has over a 70% win ratio of all Tests he has captained Australia in. Also, he is now top of a list which includes the likes of Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards, his fellow countryman Allan Border, Hansie Cronje etc etc. His next goal will be to get to 40 Test Match victories and possibly get his winnin percentage ratio into the highest 80's or by the end of his career, possibly even as high as 90 and possibly then get to 50 Victories as captain.

Steve Waugh is now also only the second player in the history of the game to have scored Test Centuries against every other Test Playing nation in the world. Though, I think that one is a little mis-leading as there weren't so many Test Playing nations before the likes Viv and Don probably did score centuries against every side they played against. It's just now there are a lot more sides. But still a great achievemnet by Steve Waugh.

And the third milestone is that he is now the equal second highest century scorer in the games history. He now equals Sachin Tendulkar on 31 Centuries and is now only 3 behind all-time leader Sunil Gavaskar who scored 34 in his career. I reckon Sachin Tendulkar may go on to break that record eventually but I think Steve will at least surpass Gavaskar into second spot.

So all that achieved in just one Test Match. What a player! He is truly one of the all time greats of the game.