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Ian Healy
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161
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366/29
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168
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56
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(born
April 30 ,
1964 in
Brisbane ) was an
Australia n
Cricket er.
An excellent
Wicketkeeper and useful right-handed lower middle-order
Batsman , he made his
First-class debut for the
Queensland State Team in the
1986 -
1987 season, as understudy to
Peter Anderson .
Healy was a shock call-up to the
Australian National Team for the
1988 -
1989 tour of
Pakistan , having played only six first-class games to date, when it was expected more experienced wicketkeepers such as
Tim Zoehrer or
Greg Dyer might have gone in his place.
He had a tremendous work ethic allied to natural skill and for the next decade Healy established himself as one of the game's top wicketkeepers, playing in 119 Test matches and 168
One-day International s from 1988 to
1999 . He took 366 catches and completed 29 stumpings, for a world record 395 dismissals.
Although he has since been overshadowed as a batsman by current Australian wicketkeeper
Adam Gilchrist , he was a very useful lower-order batsman, with over 4000 Test runs at an
Average of 27.39, including four centuries and twenty-two half-centuries. He captained Australia in eight one-dayers, winning five and losing three.
Healy was also well known for his energy and optimism behind the stumps, and could frequently be heard on effects microphones encouraging the rest of the team, perhaps most prominently praise of
Shane Warne , expressed as 'Bowling, Shane'. Notable too was his attitude to injuries; despite breaking all of his fingers during his thirteen-year career he only ever missed one Test match, replaced by
Phil Emery in Pakistan.
He could court controversy though, at one stage stripped of the captaincy after television cameras caught him reacting to being given out in a game against
South Africa by smashing a plate glass window in the dressing room. He was also involved in an infamous incident with then
Sri Lankan captain
Arjuna Ranatunga in
1995 , telling him he couldn't have a runner for being "an overweight twat" after the portly batsman claimed he had "sprained something".
Healy was widely considered the world's best wicketkeeper when he announced his retirement from all cricket in
1999 , receiving selection as the wicketkeeper in the
Australian Cricket Board 's team of the
20th Century ahead of greats such as
Rod Marsh ,
Wally Grout and
Don Tallon . He was also recognised as a
Wisden Cricketer Of The Year in
1994 . Since retiring he has gone on to a career in the commentary box, as well as coaching the Somerville House cricket team.
When Healy had Pakistani batsman
Wasim Akram caught from
Colin Miller's bowling on
October 4 ,
1998 in
Islamabad , he became the most successful Test wicketkeeper ever, going past
Rod Marsh 's previous record with his 356th career dismissal. He went on to take 395 career dismissals.
Test Debut: vs Pakistan,
Karachi , 1988-89
Last Test: vs
Zimbabwe ,
Harare , 1999
- Healy's highest Test batting score of 161 not out was made against West Indies , Brisbane, 1996 - 1997
ODI Debut: vs Pakistan,
Lahore , 1988-89
Last ODI: vs
England ,
Lord's , 1997
- Healy's highest ODI batting score of 56 was made against England, Melbourne , 1994 - 1995
- His ODI captaincy record was as follows: 8 matches, 5 wins, 3 losses
