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Australia's tour of India
By Mohandas Menon

Player Profiles

Stephen Rodger WAUGH (Captain)
Steve Waugh Known as: Steve Waugh
Born: Canterbury, Sydney, 2-6-1965
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler
Teams: New South Wales. Also played for Somerset (1987 to 1988) and Ireland (1998)
First-class debut: 1984-85 (for NSW)

Test debut: v India at Melbourne, 1985-86
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 200 v West Indies at Kingston, 1994-95
Best Test bowling: 5-28 v South Africa at Cape Town, 1993-94
Test captaincy record (1998-99 to 2000-01): P22, W17, L3, D2

Adam Craig GILCHRIST (Vice - captain)
Adam Craig GILCHRIST (Vice - captain) Known as: Adam Gilchrist
Born: Bellingen, New South Wales, 14-11-1971
Type: Left hand opening / middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper
Teams: New South Wales (1992-93 to 1993-94) & Western Australia (from 1994-95 to date)
First-class debut: 1992-93 (for NSW)

Test debut: v Pakistan at Brisbane, 1999-00
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 149* v Pakistan at Hobart (BO), 1999-00
Best Test wicket-keeping performance (in an innings):
5 (5ct) v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
5 (5ct) v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
5 (4ct+1st) v West Indies at Brisbane, 2000-01
Best Test wicket-keeping performance (in a match): 10 (10ct) v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
Test captaincy record (2000-01): P1, W1

Damien William FLEMING
Damien FlemingKnown as: Damien Fleming
Born: Bentley, Western Australia, 24-4-1970
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm fast-medium pace bowler
Team: Victoria
First-class debut: 1989-90

Test debut: v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1994-95
Last Test: v India at Sydney, 1999-00
Highest Test score: 71* v England at Brisbane, 1998-99
Best Test bowling : 5-30 v India at Adelaide, 1999-00

Jason Neil GILLESPIE
Jason Neil GILLESPIE Known as: Jason Gillespie
Born: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 19-4-1975
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm fast bowler
Teams: South Australia
First-class debut: 1994-95

Test debut: v West Indies at Sydney, 1996-97
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 41 v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 1999-00
Best Test bowling (in an innings): 7-37 v England at Leeds, 1997

Matthew Lawrence HAYDEN
Matthew Lawrence HAYDEN Known as: Matthew Hayden
Born: Kingaroy, Queensland, 29-10-1971
Type: Left hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium bowler
Team: Queensland (from 1991-92 to date). Also for Hampshire (1997) and Northamptonshire (1999 and 2000 - as captain)
First-class debut: 1991-92.

Test debut: v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1993-94
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 125 v West Indies at Adelaide, 1996-97

Michael Scott KASPROWICZ
Michael Scott KASPROWICZ Known as: Michael Kasprowicz
Born: South Brisbane, 10-2-1972
Type: Right hand tail-order batsman and right arm fast bowler
Teams: Queensland
First-class debut: 1989-90. Also appeared for Essex in 1994 and Liecestershire inn1999.

Test debut: v West Indies at Brisbane, 1996-97
Last Test: v India at Adelaide, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 25 v India at Calcutta, 1997-98
Best Test bowling (in an innings) :7-36 v England at The Oval, 1997

Justin Lee LANGER
Justin Lee LANGER Known as: Justin Langer
Born: Perth, 21-11-1970
Type: Left hand middle-order batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler (can also keep wickets)
Teams: Western Australia (from 1991-92) and also for Middlesex (in 1998 to 2000)
First-class debut: 1991-92

Test debut: v West Indies at Adelaide, 1992-93
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 223 v India at Sydney, 1999-00

Damien Richard MARTYN
Damien Richard MARTYN Known as: Damien Martyn
Born: Darwin, 21-10-1971
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler (can also keep wickets)
Team: Western Australia
First-class debut: 1990-91

Test debut: v West Indies at Brisbane, 1992-63
Last Test: v West Indies at Adelaide, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 89* v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00

Glenn Donald McGRATH
Glenn Donald McGRATH Known as: Glenn McGrath
Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, 9-2-1970
Type: Right hand tail-order batsman and right arm fast bowler
Team: New South Wales. Also for Worcestershire in the English county in 2000
First-class debut: 1992-93

Test debut: v New Zealand at Perth, 1993-94
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 39 v West Indies at Port of Spain, 1998-99
Best Test bowling (in an innings): 8-38 v England at Lord's, 1997
Best Test bowling (in a match): 10-27 v West Indies at Brisbane, 2000-01

Colin Reid MILLER
Colin Reid MILLER Known as: Colin "Funky" Miller
Born: Footscray, Victoria, 6-2-1964
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm medium pace and off-break bowler
Teams: Victoria (1985-86 & 2000-01) , South Australia (1988-89 to 1991-92) and Tasmania (1992-93 to 1999-00). Also represented Holland in the ICC Trophy.
First-class debut: 1985-86
Test debut: v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1998-99
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 43 v West Indies at St John's, 1998-99
Best Test bowling (in an innings) :5-32 v West Indies at Adeliade, 2000-01
Best Test bowling (in a match) : 10-113 v West Indies at Adeliade, 2000-01

Ricky Thomas PONTING
Ricky Thomas PONTING Known as: Ricky Ponting
Born: Launceston, Tasmania 19-12-1974
Type: Right hand middle-order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler
Team: Tasmania
First-class debut: 1992-93

Test debut: v Sri Lanka at Perth, 1995-96
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 197 v Pakistan at Perth, 1999-00
Best Test bowling: 1-0 v West Indies at Brisbane, 1996-97

Michael Jonathon SLATER
Michael Jonathon SLATER Known as: Michael Slater
Born: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 21-2-1970
Type: Right hand opening batsman and occasional right arm leg-break bowler
Team: New South Wales (from 1991-92 to date). Also appeared for Derbyshire (in 1998-1999).
First-class debut: 1991-92.

Test debut: v England at Manchester, 1993
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 219 v Sri Lanka at Perth, 1995-96
Best Test bowling: 1-4 v Pakistan at Rawalpindi, 1994-95

Shane Keith WARNE
Shane Keith WARNE Known as: Shane Warne
Born: Upper Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, 13-9-1969
Type: Right hand lower-order batsman and right arm leg-break googly bowler
Team: Victoria. Also for Hampshire in the English county in 2000
First-class debut: 1990-91

Test debut: v India at Sydney, 1991-92
Last Test: v New Zealand at Hamilton, 1999-00
Highest Test score: 86 v Pakistan at Brisbane, 1999-00 and v India at Adelaide, 1999-00
Best Test bowling (in an innings): 8-71 v West Indies at Brisbane, 1994-95
Best Test bowling (in a match): 12-128 v South Africa at Sydney, 1993-94

Mark Edward WAUGH
Mark Edward WAUGH Known as: Mark Waugh
Born: Canterbury, Sydney, 2-6-1965
Type: Right hand middle / opening batsman and right arm off-break bowler
Teams: New South Wales. Also played for Essex (1989 to 1990; 1992 & 1995)
First-class debut: 1985-86 (for NSW)
Test debut: v England at Adelaide, 1990-91
Last Test: v West Indies at Sydney, 2000-01
Highest Test score: 153* v India at Bangalore, 1997-98
Best Test bowling: 5-40 v England at Adelaide, 1994-95

Bradley James HADDIN
Known as: Brad Haddin
Born: Cowra, NSW, 23-10-1977
Type: Rght hand middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper
Teams: New South Wales
First-class debut: 1999-00
Test debut: Yet to make Test debut.

Australia - Test career bowling
Player M Balls Md Runs W Ave Best 5 10 SR R/o
Fleming, DW 20 4129 153 1942 75 25.89 5/30 3 - 55.05 2.82
Gillespie, JN 19 3279 158 1571 75 20.95 7/37 5 - 43.72 2.87
Hayden, ML 14 12 0 9 0 - 0/9 - - - 4.50
Kasprowicz, MS 16 3050 111 1561 45 34.69 7/36 2 - 67.78 3.07
Martyn, DR 11 48 5 12 0 - 0/0 - - - 1.50
McGrath, GD 68 16183 782 6861 314 21.85 8/38 18 3 51.54 2.54
Miller, CR 17 3761 156 1604 63 25.46 5/32 3 1 59.70 2.56
Ponting, RT 40 227 12 89 4 22.25 1/0 - - 56.75 2.35
Slater, MJ 68 13 0 6 1 6.00 1/4 - - 13.00 2.77
Warne, SK 85 23801 1212 9612 371 25.91 8/71 16 4 64.15 2.42
Waugh, ME 109 4218 157 2039 54 37.76 5/40 1 - 78.11 2.90
Waugh, SR 133 7175 309 3181 89 35.74 5/28 3 - 80.62 2.66

Australia - Test career batting & fielding
Player M Inn NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Ct St
Fleming, DW 20 19 3 305 71* 19.06 - 2 7 9 -
Gilchrist, AC (V Capt) 15 21 4 992 149* 58.35 2 7 1 63 5
Gillespie, JN 19 27 9 281 41 15.61 - - 4 6 -
Hayden, ML 14 24 1 683 125 29.70 2 2 4 18 -
Kasprowicz, MS 16 21 4 214 25 12.59 - - 4 6 -
Langer, JL 39 64 2 2435 223 39.27 7 11 4 28 -
Martyn, DR 11 20 5 638 89* 42.53 - 5 1 5 -
McGrath, GD 68 81 24 341 39 5.98 - - 22 20 -
Miller, CR 17 22 3 172 43 9.05 - - 6 5 -
Ponting, RT 40 62 8 2475 197 45.83 7 12 4 43 -
Slater, MJ 68 120 7 5005 219 44.29 14 20 9 32 -
Warne, SK 85 118 12 1652 86 15.58 - 4 20 65 -
Waugh, ME 109 180 14 6932 153* 41.76 18 40 16 145 -
Waugh, SR (capt) 133 211 39 8737 200 50.80 24 42 17 94 -

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