Who are the greatest Australian openers of all time?
Openers of a team are like the base of a building, a stronger base can support a strong and tall building. A stronger opening inning can help a team in setting up a great total. Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world. The Australian cricket team is one of the strongest teams in the world. In the history of cricket, kangaroos have won the mega title of the cricket world cup five times.
The Australian cricket team is one of the most successful teams in history. The country introduced a number of greatest batsmen, bowlers, and wicketkeepers. Australian openers always played an important role in the victory of the team.
Here we have the top 10 greatest Australian openers of all time. Have a look.
Top 10 Greatest Australian Openers of All Time
10. David Boon
Facts
Age in 2021
60
Debut
Test: 1984
ODI: 1984
Batting
Right-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 200
ODI: 122
Strike Rate
Test: 41.0
ODI: 65.1
Current Status
Retired
David Boon is an Australian former professional cricketer. He is widely considered one of the best cricket players in the Australian cricket team history. As of now in 2020, he is 59 years old.
Boom debuted in test and ODI formats in 1984. The right-handed opening batsman, David Boon is one of the greatest Australian openers in history. After retirement, he remained attached to his profession and became a cricket commentator and match umpire.
David Boon is married to Pip Boon. He has a son, Jack Boom.
9. Geoff Marsh
Facts
Age in 2021
62
Debut
Test: 1985
ODI: 1986
Batting
Right-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 138
ODI: 126*
Strike Rate
Test: 35.1
ODI: 55.9
Current Status
Retired
Geoff Marsh is an Australian retired professional cricketer who is considered one of the greatest Australian cricket players in history. Marsh is the ninth greatest Australian opener in history.
Marsh debuted in test cricket in 1985 and in ODI 1986. The right-handed opener is also one of the greatest Australian openers of all time. After retirement, he performed his duties as a coach and selector.
In total test career, Geoff March played 50 test matches and 117 ODI matches. His strike rate is 35.1 in the test cricket and 55.9 in ODI.
8. Michael Slater
Facts
Age in 2021
56
Debut
Test: 1993
ODI: 1993
Batting
Right-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 219
ODI: 73
Strike Rate
Test: 53.3
ODI: 60.4
Current Status
Retired
Michael Slater is a former Australian cricket player. He is also a popular television presenter. As a cricketer, Michael Slater is considered one of the best Australian test openers in history.
He did his test and ODI debut in 1993 and played 74 Tests and 42 ODI matches in his career. The right-handed opener has a great strike rate of 53.3 in Tests and 60.4 in ODI cricket.
7. Mark Taylor
Facts
Age in 2021
56
Debut
Test: 1989
ODI: 1989
Batting
Left-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 334*
ODI: 105
Strike Rate
Test: 41.5
ODI: 59.5
Current Status
Retired
Mark Taylor is a former Australian cricket player who is considered one of the greatest Australian openers in history. Taylor is now a cricket Australia director and commentator.
Taylor played 104 tests and 113 ODI matches in his career as a cricketer. His high score in test cricket in a single inning is 334* and 105 in ODI.
6. David Warner
Facts
Age in 2021
34
Debut
Test: 2011
ODI: 2009
T20: 2009
Batting
Left-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 335*
ODI: 179
T20: 100*
Strike Rate
Test: 72.8
ODI: 95.8
T20: 140.5
Current Status
Active
David Warner is one of the most popular cricketers of the era. He is one of the most successful and greatest Australian openers in history. He did his debut in test cricket in 2011 just after 2 years of his debut in ODI and T20 cricket.
Warner’s strike rate is the most impressive one. In his test career, he has 335* high score and 179 in ODI making him one of the highest individual single inning scorers in the cricket world.
5. Arthur Morris
Facts
Age in 2021
93 (Died-2015)
Debut
Test: 1946
Batting
Left-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 206
Avg
Test: 46.5
Current Status
Retired
Arthur Morris was one of the greatest Australian cricketers in history. He is one of the oldest cricketers who did his debut in 1946 when the only test format of cricket was played.
Morris is widely considered one of the greatest Australian test openers in history. At the age of 93, he died in 2015.
4. Bob Simpson
Facts
Age in 2021
85
Debut
Test: 1957
Batting
Right-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 311
Strike Rate
Test: 111.5
Current Status
Retired
Bob Simpson is one of the most popular and most successful Australian cricket players who also captained the Australian national cricket team. The right-handed opening batsman, Bob Simpson as a strike rate of 111.5 in his test career.
After retirement, he performed his duties as coach of the Australian national team. As a coach, he is considered one of the most successful coaches in Australian cricket. Simpson did his debut in professional cricket in 1957.
3. Justin Langer
Facts
Age in 2021
50
Debut
Test: 1993
ODI: 1994
Batting
Left-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 250
ODI: 36
Strike Rate
Test: 54.2
ODI: 88.9
Current Status
Retired
Justin Langer is an Australian cricket coach and former cricket player. He did his professional debut in1993 and has a high individual inning of 250 in test cricket. Langer was appointed as an Australian national cricket team’s coach in 2018. As cricket player is one of the greatest test openers in Australian cricket history.
Bill Lawry is a popular Australian former cricketer who is widely known as one of the best left-handed batsmen in Australian cricket. He is the second greatest Australian opener of all time.
The 83 years old former cricket legend has remarkable fame in Australian cricket fans. He was the captain who led the Australian cricket team when the first-ever ODI cricket match was played in 1971.
1. Matthew Hayden
Facts
Age in 2021
49
Debut
Test: 1994
ODI: 1993
Batting
Left-Handed
Highest Score
Test: 380
ODI: 181*
Strike Rate
Test: 60.1
ODI: 79.0
Current Status
Retired
Matthew Hayden is one of the most popular and best cricket players of the era. He is the greatest Australian opener of all time. Hayden did his professional debut in test cricket in 1994.
In his career of fifteen years, he played a vital role in many victories of the Australian cricket team. The left-handed opening batsman was an aggressive player who is now a worm commentator.
Summary
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