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Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965) is a former Australian cricketer, and fraternal twin of former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh. Steve Waugh captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. He was the most capped Test cricket player in history with 168 appearances until 3 August 2010, when Sachin Tendulkar of India broke this record. He is known amongst friends as "Tugga" (as in tug of war), and amongst the public as "Iceman" for his ability to remain calm and cool in high-pressure situations throughout his career. Dean Waugh, another of Steve's brothers, is also a cricketer, having played first-class and list A cricket in Australia. He is known for his philanthropic work, and he was named Australian of the Year in 2004.

Personal information

Full name

Stephen Rodger Waugh AO

Born

2 June 1965 (1965-06-02) (age 45)

Nickname

Tugga, Iceman

Batting style

Right-handed

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

Role

Batsman

Relations

DP Waugh, ME Waugh (brothers)

International information

Test debut

26 December 1985 v India

Last Test

2 January 2004 v India

ODI debut

9 January 1986 v New Zealand

Last ODI

3 February 2002 v South Africa

Career statistics

Competition

Test

ODI

Matches

168

325

Runs scored

10,927

7,569

Batting average

51.06

32.90

100s/50s

32/50

3/45

Top score

200

120*

Balls bowled

7,805

8,883

Wickets

92

195

Bowling average

37.44

34.67

5 wickets in innings

3

0

10 wickets in match

0

n/a

Best bowling

5/28

4/33

Catches/stumpings

112/–

111/–


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