Top 10 Most Successful Australian Cricketers of All Time

Australia has produced so many great cricketers, which makes it challenging to select the 10 most successful Australian cricket players. However, after going through the cricket career of the Australian players one after one, we have chosen the ten most successful Australian cricketers of all time in history. These are those greatest cricketers from Australia who always carried the top position in ICC ranking till they played. As we know cricket is a game loved by the most and the reason behind its success is the great cricketers who can make or break a game within a frame of a second. So, if you are looking for the most successful Australian cricketers, you are at the correct place.

Top 10 Most Successful Australian Cricketers of All Time

10. David Warner

David Warner is one of the greatest Australian cricketers. He was born on 27th October 1986 in New South Wales, Australia. He is present vice-captain of the Australian national team and an aggressive left-hand opener. He holds a plethora of records above all David Warner is the first Australian cricketer to be selected for the Australian national squad without having any first-class cricket experience. David Warner is the first one to score a century in his 100th one-day international match and also the first one to reach 1,500 T20 international runs.

Batting Career Summary

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	200	50
Test	94	172	7	7753	335	47.0	71.3	24	2	34
ODI	128	126	6	5455	179	45.5	95.55	18	0	23
T20I	88	88	10	2554	100	32.7	140.5	1	0	21
IPL	160	160	22	5876	126	42.6	140.8	4	0	55

 

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9. Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke is a former Australian cricketer who recognizes for classical shorts. He was born on 2nd  April 1981 in New South Wales, Australia. As a captain, he led the Australian national team to win the world cup in the year 2015. Michael Clarke is the only player to score a century on both home and away debuts, one against New Zealand with a score of 141 and the other against India with a score of 151, respectively. Clark is an ambidextrous player and can throw a ball with either hand equally. On 8th August 2015, Michael Clarke announced his retirement from all formats of cricket.

Batting Career Summary

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	200	50
Test	115	198	21	8643	329	48.83	55.92	28	4	27
ODI	245	223	44	7981	130	44.59	78.99	8	0	58
T20I	34	28	5	488	67	21.22	103.17	0	0	1
IPL	6	6	0	98	41	16.33	104.26	0	0	0

 

8. Brett Lee

Brett Lee is a former great Australian cricketer. He was born on 8th November 1976 in New South Wales, Australia. Brett Lee was among those few super fast bowlers who throughout his cricket career has maintained consistency of throwing the ball over 150 kilometers per hour. He is also recognized as one of the most popular cricketers in the world. Brett Lee’s fastest was 161.1 kilometers per hour against New Zealand. Brett Lee was the first one to take a T20 hat-trick against Bangladesh. Brett Lee ended his cricket career in the year 2012 after announcing his retirement from all formats of international cricket. Till then, Brett Lee has taken more than 300 Test wickets and over 380 one-day international wickets.

Bowling Career Summary

	M	Inn	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	10W
Test	76	150	9554	310	3.47	30.82	53.33	10	0
ODI	221	217	8877	380	4.76	23.36	29.43	9	0
T20I	25	25	714	28	7.86	25.5	19.46	0	0
IPL	38	38	1095	25	7.51	43.8	35	0	0

 

7. Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh is another one of the most successful Australian cricketers of all time. He was born on 2nd June 1965 in New South Wales, Australia. He was an all-rounder. Steve Waugh was a right-handed batsman and a medium pace bowler, as well. In Test matches, Steve Waugh has scored more than 10000 runs. Steve Waugh was introduced to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in January 2010. Apart from cricket, he is also a philanthropist and was named Australian of the Year in 2004 for his philanthropic activities.

Batting Career Summary

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	200	50
Test	168	260	44	10927	200	50.59	48.65	32	1	50
ODI	325	288	56	7569	120	32.62	75.91	3	0	45

 

6. Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath is another former Australian cricketer that always counts among the most successful Australian cricketers. He was born on 9 February 1970 in New South Wales, Australia. Glenn was a fast-medium pacer and hold numerous cricket records. He is considered one of the most successful Australian bowlers in cricket history. Glenn was a master of line and length. Glenn’s one of the most popular records is for taking the most wickets in the Cricket World Cup. Glenn holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler. Besides he was also one of the highest wicket-takers in ODI matches with 381 wickets in 250 matches. Glenn was inducted into the ICC Hall of fame in the year 2013.

Bowling Career Summary

M	Inn	B	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	10W
Test	124	243	29248	563	27/10	2.5	21.64	51.95	29
ODI	250	248	12970	381	15/7	3.88	22.02	34.04	7
T20I	2	2	48	5	31/3	9.88	15.8	9.6	0
IPL	14	14	324	12	29/4	6.61	29.75	27	0

 

5. Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden is one of the greatest and most successful Australian Cricketers. He was born on 29th October 1971 in Queensland, Australia. Matthew holds the record for scoring the highest of 380 runs by an Australian batsman in Tests. Not only these, but Hayden also holds the record for scoring the highest test score of 380 runs by an opening batsman in test history. Finally, in 2017, Hayden was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Mattew Hayden announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket matches in the year 2012. Everything is forgettable but the opening partnership between Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer, ain’t forgettable at all.

Batting Career Summary

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	200	50
Test	103	184	14	8625	380	50.74	60.11	30	2	29
ODI	161	155	15	6133	181	43.81	78.96	10	0	36
T20I	9	9	3	308	73	51.33	143.93	0	0	4
IPL	32	32	2	1107	93	36.9	137.52	0	0	8

 

4. Adam Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist commonly called Gilly by his teammates is a former Australian cricketer. He was born on 14th November in New South Wales, Australia. He was one of the most successful batsman-wicketkeeper in the whole history of the cricket game. Gilchrist made his First-Class debut in January 1993. Adam Gilchrist is the only wicketkeeper throughout cricket history to score a hundred in a World Cup knock-out match. Apart from these, Adam Gilchrist is the first-ever player to hit 100 sixes in Test matches.

Batting Career Summary

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	200	50
Test	96	137	20	5570	204	47.61	81.96	17	1	26
ODI	287	279	11	9619	172	35.89	96.95	16	0	55
T20I	13	13	1	272	48	22.67	141.67	0	0	0
IPL	80	80	4	2069	109	27.22	138.39	2	0	11

 

3. Shane Warne

Shane Warne, a former Australian cricketer is one of the highest wicket-takers in test matches. . He was born on born 13th September 1969 in Victoria, Australia. Shane Warne is considered the most successful Australian cricketer in the history of the cricket game. Shane Warne is also a philanthropist and has been working for seriously ill and underprivileged children, under the Shane Warne Foundation. Shane Warne is the only player to score more than 3000 runs in Test matches without even scoring any century. He announced his retirement in the year 2007 and ended his Test cricket journey with 708 wickets.

Bowling Career Summary

	M	Inn	B	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	10W
Test	145	273	40705	17995	708	2.65	25.42	57.49	37	10
ODI	194	191	10642	7541	293	4.25	25.74	36.32	1	0
IPL	55	54	1194	1447	57	7.27	25.39	20.95	0	0

 

2. Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting is one of the greatest cricketers that Australia has produced ever. He was born on 19th December 1974  in Tasmania, Australia. Ponting is among one those batsmen who scored the highest centuries in ODI matches. He led the Australian national team to win a consecutive two-time world cup in 2003 and 2007. Ricky Ponting’s record consists of 48 wins out of 77 Tests as a captain from 2004 to 2010. He is considered one of the best captains in cricket history. He along with three other batsmen holds the record for scoring 13000 runs in Test matches.

 

1. Don Bradman

Sir Don Bradman or The Don is the all-time greatest Australian cricketer. He is recognized as one of the most successful cricketers in the world of all time. He was born on 27th August 1908 in New South Wales, Australia. Sir Don Bradman has a record of an unbeatable average of 99.94 in Test matches. Apart from cricket, Sir Don Bradman’s image has appeared on postage stamps and coins, as well. He died in the year 2001, and later on finally in 2009, Sir Don Bradman was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	200	50	4s	6s
Test	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	9798	71.4	29	12	13	681	6