Former opener and head coach of the senior males’s aspect, Justin Langer has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame alongside Raelee Thompson, one of many pioneers of the ladies’s sport within the nation.
During his profitable profession as a participant, Langer had shaped a formidable pairing with Matthew Hayden in Test cricket, taking part in a key function in Australia’s dominance within the early and mid 2000s.
Former quick bowler Thompson, 76, captained the Australian staff on 4 events.
Thompson and Langer change into the 58th and 59th inductees respectively, because the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame was established in 1996.
Langer took up teaching after his retirement from worldwide cricket and following profitable stints at Western Australian and Perth Scorchers, Langer was appointed coach of the Australian males’s cricket staff in May 2018, and led them to the ICC 2021 T20 World Cup title and helped the staff retain the Ashes in 2019 and 2021-2022.
“Justin’s contribution to Australian cricket spans across four separate decades,” Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Chairman Peter King mentioned.
The 58th inductee into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame!
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“First as a player, as part of one of the most successful teams that world cricket has ever seen. As a coach, he entered the role at a time of great need and leads the Australian Men’s Cricket Team with great distinction, a team which the Australian public is very proud of.”
The duo of Langer and Hyaden amassed 6,081 runs collectively from 122 Test innings at a mean of 51.53, together with 14 century partnerships.
The gritty Langer made his Test debut towards the West Indies on the Adelaide Oval in 1993 with a gritty 54, an innings throughout which he was hit on the helmet by an Ian Bishop supply.
The 51-year-old Langer completed his profession with 7696 runs at a mean of 45.27.
He additionally performed in eight One Day Internationals in a profession spanning 18 years and performed first-class cricket for Western Australia, Middlesex and Somerset, scoring 28,382 runs at a mean of fifty.23.
However, Langer spent the primary years of his Test profession at No. 3, which included his well-known match-winning partnership with Adam Gilchrist to chase down 369 towards Pakistan in Hobart in 1999.
Thompson, hailing from Shepparton in Victoria, performed 16 Tests and 23 One Day Internationals for Australia between 1972 and 1985.
Thompson stays the oldest participant – male or feminine – to take a maiden five-wicket haul in Test matches at 39 years and 175 days of age.
About Thompson, King mentioned, “Raelee is equally a deserved induction, given her excellent contribution to the sport at a time the place there was little fanfare on the elite degree.
“She is no doubt one of our great pioneering female cricketers and represented the Baggy Green with such distinction – she is a worthy recipient of this recognition.”
Todd Greenberg, the CEO of Australian Cricketers’ Association and a member of the choice panel for the Hall of Fame, added,” Raelee is an envoy and decoration to the ladies’s sport and was a part of a staff of trailblazing girls – together with 4 video games as captain – who will be credited for the success that the current-day Australian girls’s cricket staff enjoys.
Thompson took 57 Test wickets at a mean of 18.24 and 24 One-Day International wickets at 18.66. She additionally represented Victoria on 45 events earlier than serving as a selector for a few years.
“Raelee’s dedication to the betterment of ladies’s cricket in any respect ranges by way of mentoring and administration roles is inspiring.
“To this day she remains a prominent figure in cricket, particularly at Essendon Maribyrnong Park Ladies Cricket Club where she is a Life Member. She is hugely deserving of her induction,” Greenberg mentioned.