Mark Waugh AM
Mark Waugh AM
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
Mark Waugh is one of the finest cricketers this country has ever produced. Sir Donald Bradman described Mark as “The most elegant and graceful cricketer of the modern era.”
Mark is in a select bunch of Australians to have played more than 100 Tests.
From the moment of his one-day international debut against Pakistan in 1988-89, Mark was a near-permanent fixture in an Australian side that has enjoyed outstanding success, including the 1999 World Cup and the record-breaking streak of 16 consecutive Test wins.
Mark was Australia’s third highest run-scorer in Test history (7,800) and one of just a handful of Australians to score more than 7000 Test runs. Only his twin brother, Steve Waugh (9,734) and Allan Border (11,174) achieved a higher Test run record. Furthermore, Mark is the leading run scorer for Australia in One Day cricket history with 8500 and he holds the record for the most runs in a One Day match by any Australian (173 runs).
Mark retired from First Class cricket in March 2004 and was awarded with an AM in Australia Day 2005 for his services to cricket and the community. Since retiring, Waugh has held position as a national selector until mid 2018 and in recent times has taken up a regular role commentating on TV with Fox Sports. In recent years, Mark was named as the opening batsman in Australia’s “greatest ever ODI team” and was also inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame by CA in 2014.
Mark is married to Group One winning horse trainer Kim Moore. Together they have a highly successful horse syndication business.