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Oct 18, 2021 · The Waugh twins stood head and shoulders above all other Australian batsmen against the West Indies during the 1979-1997 period and there is little to separate them from the final Table 4 above.
Jun 21, 2021 · Only six months earlier, Mark Waugh had made his highest Test score, an unbeaten 153 to propel Australia to it’s first Test match victory in India for 28 years.
- Junior: Mark is about four minutes younger to his twin brother Steve. This is precisely why he got the nickname ‘Junior’. Both the cricketers went on to serve their country for well over 100 Tests.
- Family: Mark’s father was a bank official and his mother was a teacher with the New South Wales Department of Education. Apart from Steve, he had two more brothers — Dean and Daniel.
- Sports enthusiast: From the beginning, Mark was inclined towards sports. At an early age, he got involved in multiple sports like soccer, cricket and tennis.
- Osgood-Schlatter disease: At 15, Mark was diagnosed with a stress injury called Osgood-Schlatter disease, which meant that his growth would be restricted to his then height of 152 cm.
Jun 2, 2020 · Yet, a generation on, he occupies an unclear place in this bold era. For any discussion of Waugh inevitably draws comparison to whom he shared womb and rooms with, his twin Stephen. The temptation, to diminish the former on account of disparities to the latter, paints an incomplete picture.
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Mark Waugh was, perhaps, the most stylish batsman of his generation. Predominantly a leg-side player, it was his cover drive that was the most beautiful stroke to watch. It was elegant, like a perfectly turned ankle, or a toned calf, rather than a more traditional example of beauty.
Mark Edward Waugh AM (born 2 June 1965) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, after previously making his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1988.
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May 26, 2022 · Mark Waugh’s strike rate across both innings of 59 was superior to the 55.6 that represents the flattened average strike rate of the other seven Australian batsman combined.
