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The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is a part of the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum in the Australian Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1] This hall of fame commemorates the greatest Australian cricketers of all time, as the "selection philosophy for the hall of fame focuses on the players' status as sporting legends in addition to their outstanding statistical records."[1] Inductees must be retired from international cricket for at least five years.[1] The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame was an idea conceived by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) to honour Australia's legendary cricketers. It was opened on 6 December 1996 by the then Prime Minister, John Howard.[2]

The hall of fame opened with ten inaugural members, ranging from Fred Spofforth, a pace bowler who retired from Test cricket in 1887, to Dennis Lillee who played his last Test match in 1984. As of January 2023, the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame comprises 61 members.[1][3] All twelve members of the Australian Cricket Board Team of the Century are included, six of them amongst the inaugural members.[4] The vast majority are men; Belinda Clark was the first woman admitted to the hall when she was inducted in 2014 (three years after she was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame).[5][6] Five female Test captains have been admitted, along with 21 of their male counterparts.[7][8] In December 2020, Johnny Mullagh became the first Indigenous Australian to be inducted into the hall of fame. Regarded as a standout player of the Aboriginal team which toured England in 1868, Mullagh is also the only member to have not played Test cricket for Australia.[9]

The current[10] selection committee comprises:

New members are inducted at the annual Australian Cricket Awards night.[11]

Members of the Hall of Fame

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Key

General

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Australian Cricket Hall of Fame members and their Test cricket statistics
Name Image Inducted Career Mat Batting Bowling Fielding Ref(s)
Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Mdn Runs Wkts Best Avg Ca St
Jack Blackham ^ Jack Blackham c.1885 1996 1877–1894 35 62 11 800 74 15.68 – – – – – – 37 24 [13]
Fred Spofforth $ Fred Spofforth 1996 1877–1887 18 29 6 217 50 9.43 4,185 416 1,731 94 7/44 18.41 11 – [14]
Victor Trumper $ Victor Trumper 1996 1899–1912 48 89 8 3,163 214* 39.04 546 20 317 8 3/60 39.62 31 – [15]
Clarrie Grimmett $ Clarrie Grimmett in 1932 1996 1925–1936 37 50 10 557 50 13.92 14,513 736 5,231 216 7/40 24.21 17 – [16]
Bill Ponsford ‡ Bill Ponsford in 1930 1996 1924–1934 29 48 4 2,122 266 48.22 – – – – – – 21 – [17]
Don Bradman ‡^$ Don Bradman during his playing career 1996 1928–1948 52 80 10 6,996 334 99.94 160 3 72 2 1/8 36.00 32 – [18]
Bill O'Reilly ‡$ Bill O'Reilly in 1934 1996 1932–1946 27 39 7 410 56* 12.81 10,024 585 3,254 144 7/54 22.59 7 – [19]
Keith Miller ‡$ Keith Miller in 1951 1996 1946–1956 55 87 7 2,958 147 36.97 10,461 337 3,906 170 7/60 22.97 38 – [20]
Ray Lindwall ‡^$ Ray Lindwall circa 1940s 1996 1946–1960 61 84 13 1,502 118 21.15 13,650 419 5,251 228 7/38 23.03 26 – [21]
Dennis Lillee ‡$ Dennis Lillee in 2012 1996 1971–1984 70 90 24 905 73* 13.71 18,467 652 8,493 355 7/83 23.92 23 – [22]
Warwick Armstrong ^ Warwick Armstrong during his playing career 2000 1902–1921 50 84 10 2,863 159* 38.68 8,022 407 2,923 87 6/35 33.59 44 – [23]
Neil Harvey ‡^$ 2000 1948–1963 79 137 10 6,149 205 48.41 414 23 120 3 1/8 40.00 64 – [24]
Allan Border ‡^$ Allan Border in 1988 2000 1978–1994 156 265 44 11,174 205 50.56 4,009 197 1,525 39 7/46 39.10 156 – [25]
Bill Woodfull ^ Bill Woodfull during his playing career 2001 1926–1934 35 54 4 2,300 161 46.00 – – – – – – 7 – [26]
Arthur Morris ‡^$ Arthur Morris in 1939 2001 1946–1955 46 79 3 3,533 206 46.48 111 1 50 2 1/5 25.00 15 – [27]
Greg Chappell ‡^$ – 2002 1970–1984 87 151 19 7,110 247* 53.86 5,327 208 1,913 47 5/61 40.70 122 – [28]
Stan McCabe Stan McCabe 2002 1930–1938 39 62 5 2,748 232 48.21 3,746 127 1,543 36 4/13 42.86 41 – [29]
Ian Chappell ^$ Ian Chappell during his playing career 2003 1964–1980 75 136 10 5,345 196 42.42 2,873 87 1,316 20 2/21 65.80 105 – [30]
Lindsay Hassett ^ Lindsay Hassett 2003 1938–1953 43 69 3 3,073 198* 46.56 111 2 78 – – – 30 – [31]
Hugh Trumble ^ Hugh Trumble 2004 1890–1904 32 57 14 851 70 19.79 8,099 452 3,072 141 8/65 21.78 45 – [32]
Alan Davidson $ Alan Keith Davidson in 2014 2004 1953–1963 44 61 7 1,328 80 24.59 11,587 431 3,819 186 7/93 20.53 42 – [33]
Clem Hill ^ Clem Hill during his playing career 2005 1896–1912 49 89 2 3,412 191 39.21 – – – – – – 33 – [34]
Rod Marsh $ – 2005 1970–1984 96 150 13 3,633 132 26.51 72 1 54 – – – 343 12 [35]
Bob Simpson ^$ Bob Simpson in 1998 2006 1957–1978 62 111 7 4,869 311 46.81 6,881 253 3,001 71 5/57 42.27 110 – [36]
Monty Noble ^ Monty Noble in 1905 2006 1898–1909 42 73 7 1,997 133 30.25 7,159 361 3,025 121 7/17 25.00 26 – [37]
Charlie Macartney Charlie Macartney circa 1920s 2007 1907–1926 35 55 4 2,131 170 41.78 3,561 177 1,240 45 7/58 27.55 17 – [38]
Richie Benaud ^$ Richie Benaud in 1956 2007 1952–1964 63 97 7 2,201 122 24.45 19,108 805 6,704 248 7/72 27.03 65 – [39]
George Giffen ^ George Giffen in 1895 2008 1881–1896 31 53 0 1,238 161 23.35 6,391 434 2,791 103 7/117 27.09 24 – [40]
Ian Healy ‡ Ian Healy in 2009 2008 1988–1999 119 182 23 4,356 161* 27.39 – – – – – – 366 29 [41]
Steve Waugh ^$ Steve Waugh in 2002 2009 1985–2004 168 260 46 10,927 200 51.06 7,805 332 3,445 92 5/28 37.44 112 – [42]
Bill Lawry ^ – 2010 1961–1971 67 123 12 5,234 210 47.15 14 1 6 0 0/0 – 30 – [43]
Graham McKenzie – 2010 1961–1971 60 89 12 945 76 12.27 17,681 547 7,328 246 8/71 29.78 34 – [44]
Mark Taylor ^ Mark Taylor in 2014 2011 1989–1999 104 186 13 7,525 334* 43.49 42 1 26 1 1/11 26.00 157 – [45]
Doug Walters 2011 1965–1981 74 125 14 5,357 250 48.26 3,295 79 1,425 49 5/66 29.08 43 – [46]
Shane Warne ‡$ Shane Warne in 2011 2012 1992–2007 145 199 17 3,154 99 17.32 40,705 1,761 17,995 708 8/71 25.41 125 – [47]
Glenn McGrath $ Glenn McGrath in 2011 2013 1993–2007 124 138 51 641 61 7.36 29,248 1,471 12,186 563 8/24 21.64 38 – [48]
Charles Turner Charles Turner 2013 1887–1895 17 35 4 323 29 11.53 5,179 457 1,670 101 7/43 16.53 8 – [49]
Belinda Clark ^$ – 2014 1991–2005 15 25 5 919 136 45.95 78 5 28 1 1/10 28.00 4 – [50]
Mark Waugh Mark Waugh in 2011 2014 1991–2002 128 209 17 8,029 153* 41.81 4,853 171 2,429 59 5/40 41.16 181 – [51]
Jack Ryder ^ Jack Ryder 2015 1920–1929 20 32 5 1,394 201* 51.62 1,897 71 743 17 2/20 43.70 17 – [52]
Adam Gilchrist ^$ Adam Gilchrist in 2010 2015 1999–2008 96 137 20 5,570 204* 47.60 – – – – – – 379 37 [53]
Wally Grout 2016 1957–1966 51 67 8 890 74 15.08 – – – – – – 163 24 [54]
Jeff Thomson – 2016 1972–1985 51 73 20 679 49 12.81 10,535 300 5,601 200 6/46 28.00 20 – [55]
David Boon David Boon in 2006 2017 1984–1996 107 190 20 7,422 200 43.65 36 3 14 0 0/0 – 99 – [56]
Matthew Hayden Matthew Hayden in 2012 2017 1994–2009 103 184 14 8,625 380 50.73 54 0 40 0 0/7 128.00 128 – [57]
Betty Wilson $ Betty Wilson in 1951 2017 1948–1958 11 16 1 862 127 57.46 2,885 172 803 68 7/7 11.80 10 – [58]
Norm O'Neill – 2018 1958–1965 42 69 8 2,779 181 45.55 1,392 48 667 17 4/41 39.23 21 – [59]
Ricky Ponting ^$ Ricky Ponting in 2015 2018 1995–2012 168 287 29 13,378 257 51.85 587 24 276 5 1/0 55.20 196 – [60]
Karen Rolton ^$ Karen Rolton in 2009 2018 1995–2009 14 22 4 1,002 209* 55.66 1,104 79 327 14 2/6 23.35 9 – [61]
Cathryn Fitzpatrick $ – 2019 1991–2006 13 9 0 152 53 16.88 3,603 1,147 60 5/14 19.11 5 – [62]
Dean Jones – 2019 1984–1994 52 89 11 3,631 216 46.55 198 64 1 1/5 64.00 34 – [63]
Billy Murdoch Billy Murdoch sitting holding a bat 2019 1875–1904 19 34 5 908 211 31.31 – – – – – – 14 1 [64]
Sharon Tredrea ^ – 2020 1975–1984 10 14 3 346 63 31.45 2,455 – 784 30 4/22 26.13 8 – [65]
Craig McDermott
2020 1984–1996 71 90 13 940 42* 12.20 16,586 579 8,332 291 8/97 28.63 19 – [66]
Johnny Mullagh 2020 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [67]
Merv Hughes 2021 1985–1994 53 70 8 1,032 72* 16.64 12,285 499 6,017 212 8/87 28.38 23 – [68]
Lisa Sthalekar $
2021 2003–2011 8 15 2 416 120* 32.00 1,745 117 482 23 5/30 20.95 3 – [69]
Justin Langer
2022 1993–2007 105 182 12 7,696 250 45.27 6 0 3 0 0/3 – 73 – [70]
Raelee Thompson ^ – 2022 1972–1985 16 22 8 162 25 11.57 4,304 276 1,040 57 8/31 18.24 12 – [71]
Margaret Jennings ^ – 2023 1972–1977 8 12 0 341 104 28.41 – – – – – – 14 10 [72]
Ian Redpath – 2023 1964–1976 66 120 11 4,737 171 43.45 64 2 41 0 0/0 – 83 – [73]

See also

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References

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