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Australia`s 199 living Test cricketers to be honoured
Sydney, May 06: Australia`s 199 living Test cricketers will be honoured at a dinner and presentation night here in July, the Australian Cricket Board said today.
Sydney, May 06: Australia's 199 living Test cricketers will be honoured at a dinner and presentation night here in July, the Australian Cricket Board said today.
Each player will receive a commemorative baggy green cap and the older players will be issued with an official Test number.
Players began wearing their official numbers on shirts and caps in the 1990s. The function, to be held on July 11, is a joint initiative of the ACB and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) to reunite Australia's Test players.
"The 385 players who have worn the baggy green cap have collectively contributed to a sporting tradition that in turn has helped develop our distinctive Australian National Culture," ACB chief executive James Sutherland said.
When selected to represent Australia for the first time, players receive a baggy green cap and an allocated Test cap. Australia's oldest living Test cricketer, 90-year-old Bill Brown, was the 150th player selected to represent Australia when he made his debut against England at Nottingham in 1934.
The most-recently capped player was Queensland batsman Martin Love against England in last summer's home ashes series.
Bureau Report
Players began wearing their official numbers on shirts and caps in the 1990s. The function, to be held on July 11, is a joint initiative of the ACB and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) to reunite Australia's Test players.
"The 385 players who have worn the baggy green cap have collectively contributed to a sporting tradition that in turn has helped develop our distinctive Australian National Culture," ACB chief executive James Sutherland said.
When selected to represent Australia for the first time, players receive a baggy green cap and an allocated Test cap. Australia's oldest living Test cricketer, 90-year-old Bill Brown, was the 150th player selected to represent Australia when he made his debut against England at Nottingham in 1934.
The most-recently capped player was Queensland batsman Martin Love against England in last summer's home ashes series.
Bureau Report