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commemorates the greatest

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of all time, as the "selection philosophy for the hall of fame focuses on the players' status as sporting legends in addition to their outstanding statistical records." Inductees must be retired from international cricket for at least five years. The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame was an idea conceived by the

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(MCC) to honour Australia's legendary cricketers. It was opened on 6 December 1996 by the then

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. The hall of fame opened with ten inaugural members, ranging from

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, a

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who retired from

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in 1887, to

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who played his last Test match in 1984. , the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame comprises 59 members. All twelve members of the Australian Cricket Board Team of the Century are included, six of them amongst the inaugural members. The vast majority are men;

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was the first woman admitted to the hall when she was inducted in 2014 (three years after she was inducted into the

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). Four female Test captains have been admitted, along with 21 of their male counterparts. In December 2020,

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became the first

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to be inducted into the hall of fame. Regarded as a standout player of the Aboriginal team which toured England in 1868, Mullagh is also the only member to have not played Test cricket for Australia. The current selection committee comprises: * Peter King – ACHOF chairman and current MCC committee member *

– Former Test captain * Mark Taylor – Former Test captain *

Paul Sheahan Andrew Paul Sheahan (born 30 September 1946) is a former Australian international cricketer who played 31 Test matches and three One Day Internationals as an opening and middle order batsman between 1967 and 1973. He made his first-class deb ...

– Former Test batsman and former MCC President * Todd Greenberg –

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CEO * Nick Hockley –

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CEO *

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and

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– Media representatives New members are inducted at the annual Australian Cricket Awards night.

Members of the Hall of Fame

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Members of the Hall of Fame

See also

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