Steve Waugh inducted into MCG's Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

Feb 02, 2009

Former Australian captain Stephen Waugh will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the 2008 Allan Border Medal tomorrow night.

The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame was first proposed by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) in 1995.

With the support of Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria, the Hall of Fame was officially opened by the then Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable John Howard MP in 1996.  Ten players were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996, and a further 20 have been welcomed since.

The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is based in the Backyard to Baggy Green exhibition of the MCG's National Sports Museum and comprises of the following players:

Inducted 1996 -            Fred Spofforth, John Blackham, Victor Trumper, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Ponsford, Sir Donald Bradman, Bill O’Reilly, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Dennis Lillee
Inducted 2000 -            Warwick Armstrong, Neil Harvey and Allan Border
Inducted 2001 -            Bill Woodfull and Arthur Morris
Inducted 2002 -            Stan McCabe and Greg Chappell
Inducted 2003 -            Lindsay Hassett and Ian Chappell
Inducted 2004 -            Hugh Trumble and Alan Davidson
Inducted 2005 -            Clement Hill and Rod Marsh
Inducted 2006 -            Monty Noble and Bob Simpson
Inducted 2007 -            Charles Macartney and Richie Benaud
Inducted 2008 -            George Giffen and Ian Healy
Inducted 2009 -            Stephen Waugh

Selection philosophy for the Hall of Fame focuses on the players’ status as sporting legends in addition to their outstanding statistical records.  All inductees must have been retired from international cricket for a minimum of five years to be eligible for selection.

The selection panel comprises former South Australian batsman and MCC vice-president Bob Lloyd (chairman), former Test captains Bill Lawry and Richie Benaud, Australian Cricketers’ Association chief executive Paul Marsh, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland, MCC assistant to CEO Peter French (secretary), and media representatives Tim Lane, Gideon Haigh and Mike Coward.

Selection Panel Chairman Bob Lloyd said:

“Steve Waugh was an outstanding player and captain during a golden period of Australian cricket and now that he is eligible having completed five years out of the game, he is an obvious and deserving inductee into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.”