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Australian Cricket Hall of Fame


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.

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.

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

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 and their test cricket performances.


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