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This is a list of the people who have been the official Australian captains in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals cricket teams. Australia participated in the first Test match in cricket in 1877, the first One Day International in 1971 (both against England ) and the first Twenty20 international in 2005 (against New Zealand ).
Pages in category "Australian cricket captains" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
This is a list of Australia Test cricketers. A Test match is an international two- innings per side cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test cap by playing for the Australia cricket team .
Allan Border (pictured) holds the Australian record for the most consecutive career Test matches and the most matches as captain of Australia with 153 and 93, respectively. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159.
Australian cricket during the 1980s was comparatively unsuccessful, particularly following the retirement of players such as Marsh and Lillee. Queenslander Allan Border, rated as one of the finest middle-order players in history, took over as captain and attempted a re-building process. For quite some time, the common wisdom was that Australia ...
Michael John Clarke AO (born 2 April 1981) is an Australian former cricketer. He was captain of the Australian cricket team in both Test and One Day International (ODI) between 2011 and 2015, leading Australia to victory in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He also served as captain of the Twenty20 International (T20I) side
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1966-67, the 5-Test series is won by South Africa 3–1. 1965. Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 1964–65, the 5-Test series is won by West Indies 2–1. English cricket team in Australia in 1965–66, the 5-Test series is drawn 1–1. Doug Walters 155 on debut vs England at Brisbane. [92]
The Australia national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket.Along with England, it is the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing in the first ever Test match in 1877; [11] the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, participating in both the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 season [12] and the ...