Mark Waugh
On scorecards: ME Waugh
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mark Waugh played 128 Tests for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 1991 to 2002. The first came against England at Adelaide Oval, with scores of 138 and 23, and the last against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2002.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 6,371 runs at 41.6 in 99 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 153 not out from 267 balls against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 1998, in a match Australia won. In all: 20 hundreds, 47 fifties.
At home the average was 43.2 across 61 Tests; away it was 41.4 across 64 Tests. The most runs came against England: 2,204 runs at 50.1 in 29 Tests. Adelaide Oval was the most frequent ground, with 12 Tests and 837 runs at 39.9. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 72 of the Tests Mark Waugh played and lost 27, with 29 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 128 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153* | 267 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 140 | 215 | England | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1994 | Won |
| 139* | 188 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1991 | Won |
| 138 | 188 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1991 | Drawn |
| 137 | 219 | England | Edgbaston | 1993 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/40 | 14 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1995 | Lost |
| 4/80 | 28 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1991 | Lost |
| 3/40 | 15 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 2001 | Won |
| 2/12 | 3 | India | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 2/21 | 6 | West Indies | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1993 | Lost |
Best in a match: 5/73 against England (1995).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 2,204 | 50.09 | 6/11 | 14 | 37.07 |
| West Indies | 28 | 1,858 | 41.29 | 4/13 | 14 | 27.50 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1,135 | 42.04 | 4/4 | 7 | 55.43 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 933 | 42.41 | 3/6 | 4 | 74.75 |
| India | 14 | 698 | 33.24 | 1/4 | 9 | 47.00 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 766 | 42.56 | 1/5 | 7 | 34.14 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 345 | 24.64 | 1/3 | 4 | 44.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 90 | 90.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 61 | 4,019 | 43.22 | 11/23 | 33 | 32.82 |
| Away | 64 | 3,930 | 41.37 | 9/23 | 26 | 49.04 |
| Neutral | 3 | 80 | 20.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99 | 6,371 | 41.64 | 17/37 | 50 | 39.68 |
| 2000s | 29 | 1,658 | 42.51 | 3/10 | 9 | 49.44 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | 12 | 837 | 39.86 | 2/6 | 8 | 26.88 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 11 | 766 | 51.07 | 2/4 | 7 | 23.71 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 11 | 735 | 45.94 | 1/5 | 7 | 25.43 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 11 | 689 | 45.93 | 2/4 | 5 | 39.20 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 11 | 683 | 37.94 | 3/2 | 3 | 64.67 |
| Bellerive Oval | 5 | 309 | 38.63 | 1/2 | 3 | 44.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1991 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2002 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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