Michael Bevan, widely regarded as one of the greatest white-ball cricketers of all time, has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Bevan's remarkable career included two World Cup victories, a towering ODI batting average, and unforgettable match-winning performances. His legacy as a pressure player and run-chasing specialist cemented his place among Australia's cricketing greats.
Prickly Jos takes jab at match referee | 01:06His last ball four to take down the West Indies in an ODI at the SCG is one of Australian cricket’s most memorable moments, and now Michael Bevan has been rewarded for the entirety of his illustrious cricket career with inclusion in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
He wasn’t just a white-ball dynamo. Bevan also played 18 Test matches, scoring 785 runs at 29.0 and took 29 wickets and 24.24, including a 10-wicket match haul against West Indies in 1996/97 at the Adelaide Oval. In Sheffield Shield, Bevan was also a prolific run-scorer throughout his career, scoring 42 centuries, the second most of any player. In 2005, he signed with Tasmania and scored an incredible 1464 runs in the season, which included a Sheffield Shield record eight centuries.
“It was Michael’s exceptional playing record and public standing that pushed the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame committee to review its selection criteria to ensure players who excelled in one-day or Twenty20 internationals were equally recognised as those who shone in the Test format.
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