CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Steve Waugh
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
SW
493Internationals
18,496Career runs
35Centuries
287Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 260
- Runs
- 10,927
- Average
- 51.06
- Strike rate
- 48.64
- Highest score
- 200
- Not outs
- 46
- 100s
- 32
- 50s
- 50
- Ducks
- 22
- 4s
- 1,175
- 6s
- 20
- Balls faced
- 22,461
Bowling
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 150
- Balls
- 7,805
- Maidens
- 332
- Runs conceded
- 3,445
- Wickets
- 92
- Average
- 37.44
- Economy
- 2.64
- Strike rate
- 84.83
- Best innings
- 5/28
- Best match
- 8/169
- 4 wickets
- 4
- 5 wickets
- 3
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 168
- Innings
- 318
- Catches
- 112
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 112
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 112
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.352
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 325
- Innings
- 288
- Runs
- 7,569
- Average
- 32.90
- Strike rate
- 75.91
- Highest score
- 120*
- Not outs
- 58
- 100s
- 3
- 50s
- 45
- Ducks
- 15
- 4s
- 530
- 6s
- 68
- Balls faced
- 9,971
Bowling
- Matches
- 325
- Innings
- 207
- Balls
- 8,883
- Maidens
- 56
- Runs conceded
- 6,761
- Wickets
- 195
- Average
- 34.67
- Economy
- 4.56
- Strike rate
- 45.55
- Best innings
- 4/33
- Best match
- 4/33
- 4 wickets
- 3
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 325
- Innings
- 324
- Catches
- 111
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 111
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 111
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.342
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
492 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-02 | India v Australia | Test | Match drawn |
| 2003-12-26 | Australia v India | Test | Australia won by 9 wickets |
| 2003-12-12 | Australia v India | Test | India won by 4 wickets |
| 2003-12-04 | Australia v India | Test | Match drawn |
| 2003-10-17 | Zimbabwe v Australia | Test | Australia won by 9 wickets |
| 2003-10-09 | Australia v Zimbabwe | Test | Australia won by an innings and 175 runs |
| 2003-07-25 | Australia v Bangladesh | Test | Australia won by inns & 98 runs |
| 2003-07-18 | Bangladesh v Australia | Test | Australia won by an innings and 132 runs |
| 2003-05-09 | Australia v West Indies | Test | West Indies won by 3 wickets |
| 2003-05-01 | Australia v West Indies | Test | Australia won by 9 wickets |
| 2003-04-19 | Australia v West Indies | Test | Australia won by 118 runs |
| 2003-04-10 | Australia v West Indies | Test | Australia won by 9 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 20 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 120 | 80 | 60.00 | 51.94 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 231 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.00 | N/A |
| 2003 | 12 | 15 | 876 | 156 | 79.63 | 57.63 | 4 | 3 | 103 | 3 | 1,520 | 14 | 2 | 103.00 | 2.42 | 255.00 |
| 2002 | 11 | 16 | 456 | 103 | 30.40 | 50.66 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 900 | 5 | 1 | 52.00 | 2.88 | 108.00 |
| 2001 | 13 | 19 | 894 | 157 | 52.58 | 48.22 | 4 | 2 | 106 | 4 | 1,854 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | 7 | 11 | 479 | 151 | 59.87 | 49.43 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 969 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.85 | N/A |
| 1999 | 14 | 22 | 993 | 199 | 49.65 | 46.95 | 4 | 2 | 97 | 3 | 2,115 | 4 | 0 | N/A | 4.00 | N/A |
| 1998 | 11 | 20 | 906 | 157 | 60.40 | 46.58 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 2 | 1,945 | 12 | 4 | 39.25 | 2.41 | 97.50 |
| 1997 | 15 | 25 | 973 | 160 | 42.30 | 46.37 | 3 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 2,098 | 10 | 6 | 29.33 | 2.95 | 59.50 |
| 1996 | 4 | 7 | 459 | 170 | 91.80 | 42.77 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1,073 | 4 | 6 | 16.00 | 1.91 | 50.16 |
| 1995 | 11 | 18 | 959 | 200 | 73.76 | 48.82 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 2 | 1,964 | 7 | 6 | 17.00 | 2.55 | 40.00 |
| 1994 | 8 | 13 | 677 | 164 | 67.70 | 53.30 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 1,270 | 10 | 15 | 15.86 | 1.80 | 52.73 |
| 1993 | 15 | 21 | 969 | 157 | 64.60 | 46.65 | 3 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 2,077 | 19 | 6 | 48.33 | 2.30 | 126.00 |
| 1992 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 38 | 17.25 | 40.82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 3 | 2 | 33.00 | 2.86 | 69.00 |
| 1991 | 3 | 5 | 94 | 48 | 23.50 | 59.11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 159 | 4 | 0 | N/A | 2.65 | N/A |
| 1990 | 5 | 8 | 114 | 25 | 14.25 | 36.65 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 311 | 5 | 2 | 31.50 | 2.33 | 81.00 |
| 1989 | 11 | 16 | 865 | 177 | 86.50 | 58.40 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 1,481 | 13 | 2 | 141.00 | 3.43 | 246.00 |
| 1988 | 8 | 13 | 395 | 91 | 30.38 | 45.19 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 874 | 14 | 19 | 37.78 | 2.88 | 78.57 |
| 1987 | 4 | 6 | 220 | 73 | 36.66 | 39.85 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 552 | 7 | 3 | 62.66 | 2.16 | 174.00 |
| 1986 | 11 | 17 | 391 | 79 | 30.07 | 46.16 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 847 | 15 | 16 | 35.18 | 3.22 | 65.43 |
| 1985 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9.00 | 34.61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.27 | 33.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 17 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 187 | 62 | 31.16 | 69.00 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 271 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 5.90 | N/A |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | 485 | 79 | 48.50 | 85.23 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 569 | 1 | 3 | 9.66 | 4.83 | 12.00 |
| 2000 | 21 | 20 | 577 | 114 | 41.21 | 83.50 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 9 | 691 | 4 | 1 | 68.00 | 5.23 | 78.00 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | 585 | 120 | 32.50 | 76.57 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 11 | 764 | 9 | 5 | 35.60 | 5.13 | 41.60 |
| 1998 | 23 | 21 | 586 | 71 | 29.30 | 83.35 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 703 | 14 | 13 | 40.61 | 5.23 | 46.53 |
| 1997 | 19 | 19 | 471 | 91 | 26.16 | 76.21 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 618 | 4 | 0 | N/A | 6.06 | N/A |
| 1996 | 20 | 20 | 695 | 102 | 40.88 | 75.05 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 7 | 926 | 13 | 10 | 32.90 | 4.98 | 39.60 |
| 1995 | 10 | 10 | 245 | 58 | 27.22 | 72.91 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 336 | 3 | 3 | 41.00 | 5.46 | 45.00 |
| 1994 | 24 | 22 | 620 | 86 | 34.44 | 79.38 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 3 | 781 | 24 | 16 | 48.06 | 4.29 | 67.12 |
| 1993 | 17 | 16 | 365 | 64 | 28.07 | 69.39 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 526 | 16 | 14 | 39.28 | 4.30 | 54.71 |
| 1992 | 18 | 15 | 280 | 55 | 21.53 | 66.50 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 421 | 18 | 21 | 29.90 | 4.36 | 41.09 |
| 1991 | 14 | 12 | 217 | 65 | 31.00 | 70.22 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 309 | 14 | 15 | 28.33 | 4.21 | 40.33 |
| 1990 | 21 | 19 | 326 | 64 | 23.28 | 59.48 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 548 | 11 | 9 | 38.33 | 4.48 | 51.33 |
| 1989 | 17 | 16 | 377 | 53 | 31.41 | 86.46 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 436 | 13 | 9 | 56.33 | 4.85 | 69.55 |
| 1988 | 15 | 12 | 327 | 68 | 32.70 | 83.41 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 392 | 15 | 23 | 24.52 | 4.35 | 33.78 |
| 1987 | 24 | 24 | 581 | 83 | 36.31 | 72.08 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 806 | 24 | 34 | 25.35 | 4.36 | 34.82 |
| 1986 | 23 | 19 | 514 | 81 | 36.71 | 71.68 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 717 | 20 | 18 | 35.61 | 4.57 | 46.66 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Melbourne
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v England · W.A.C.A
- First century in this archive · 177 runs
Test v England · Leeds
- Best recorded bowling · 5/28
Test v South Africa · Cape Town
- Highest recorded innings · 200 runs
Test v West Indies · Kingston
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Sydney Cricket Ground