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Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

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The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is a part of the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum in the National Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This Hall of Fame commemorates the greatest Australian cricketers of all time.

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The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame was an idea conceived by the Melbourne Cricket Club to honour Australia's legendary cricketers. It was inaugurated on 6 December 1996 by the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard. The hall of fame opened with 10 inaugural members. As of January 2014, it comprises 39 members in all. Belinda Clark was the first woman admitted—in 2014

New members are inducted every year at the Allan Border Medal night.

Criteria for induction

The following criteria are referred to for induction into the hall of fame.

  • The player must be retired from the game for at least 5 years.
  • Based on more than just statistics.
  • The player must have impacted the way in which the game is played.
  • Should have either played at least 20 Test matches or made at least a thousand runs or taken at least 75 wickets.
  • The player should have played in at least one country other than Australia.

    • Selection committee

    The selection committee comprises the vice-president of Melbourne Cricket Club, David Crow, former Australian Test captains, Bill Lawry and Mark Taylor, the chief executive of the Cricket Australia, James Sutherland, the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers' Association, Paul Marsh and media representatives Gideon Haigh and Malcolm Conn.

    Members of the Hall of Fame

    Members and their test cricket performances.

    References

    Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Wikipedia
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