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Revealed: The top schools to produce best Australian Test cricketers of all time

Australia has produced 464 Test cricketers. Where did they get their starts? Get the full details on the schools that have helped make us a powerhouse.

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From Charles Bannerman in 1877 to Mitchell Swepson in March of this year, 464 men have worn the fabled baggy green as an Australian Test cricketer.

Modern greats Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh share the record for most Tests for Australia with 168 – an incredible feat of longevity and sustained excellence – while for some, their careers lasted just one innings.

Regardless, only a select few have the privilege to pull on the baggy green; their names and cap numbers forever entered into the annals of Australian cricket history.

But it all has to start somewhere. Even Ponting, who made his first grade debut in Tasmania as a 12 year old, wasn’t born seeing them like beach balls - Shane Warne’s talents may have been a gift from the cricket gods, but he had to hone that gift somewhere.

A total of 464 men have worn the fabled baggy green and represented Australia in Test cricket. Picture: AFP.
A total of 464 men have worn the fabled baggy green and represented Australia in Test cricket. Picture: AFP.

For many, particularly in the private sector, their cricket prowess can be traced back to their schooling roots.

A News Corp investigation has unearthed the top-ranked schools across the country for producing Test-level Australian cricketers. Some are legacy schools whose cricket programs flourished in the early 1900s, while others have shot up the ranks in recent years to produce household names that will don the baggy green again this summer.

Read on to learn which schools from across Australia have been the most successful breeding grounds for cricketing talent in the country.

SCOTCH COLLEGE (VICTORIA)

12: George Alexander #18 (1880-84), William Bruce #32 (1885-95), Harry Musgrove #36 (1885), Jack McIlwraith #43 (1886), Bob McLeod #67 (1892-93), Joseph Darling #64 (1894-1905), Charles McLeod #67 (1894-1905), Gervys Hazlitt (1907-12), Albert Hartkopf #120 (1925), Col McDonald #191 (1952-61), Robert Cowper #229 (1964-68)

The only school on this list able to field a full team of its own. Australia’s top cricket nursery has produced 12 of the 464 players to pull on a baggy green for their country – but none in more than half a century. Since Robert Cowper’s final Test match in 1968, no Scotch College graduate has played an over in the baggy green.

Bob Cowper batting. Date unknown.
Bob Cowper batting. Date unknown.

Joe Darling became the 10th man to captain Australia at Test level when he took over from Harry Trott in 1899. He led Australia in 21 Tests between 1899 and 1905, and totalled 34 matches for 1657 runs at 28.56.

Other notable names to be borne out of the Hawthorn school include Col McDonald and Cowper. McDonald played 47 Tests between 1952 and 1961, amassing 3107 runs at 39.32 to sit 37th on the all-time Australian Test run scorers list.

Cowper’s 307 against England at the MCG in 1966 remains the highest-ever Test score on the hallowed turf. The left-hander retired in 1968 with 2016 runs to his name at an impressive 46.84.

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SYDNEY GRAMMAR (NSW)

10: Frederick Spofforth #14 (1877-87), Samuel Percy Jones #30 (1882-88), Reginald Allen #47 (1887), Sammy Woods #54 (1888), Percie Charlton #57 (1890), Henry Donnan #61 (1892-96), Franke Iredale #65 (1894-99), Albert Cotter #85 (1904-12), Hunter Hendry #116 (1921-26), James Burke #187 (1951-59)

Sydney Grammar is another traditional Australian Test cricket nursery that has slowed in its production line in modern times. It’s been an even longer wait between baggy greens for the Darlinghurst school, whose last Test cricketer was James Burke way back in 1959.

Burke was also Sydney Grammar’s most successful Test cricketer, playing 24 matches between 1951 and 1959 for 1280 runs at 34.59. The right-hander scored a century in his Test debut against England in Adelaide. When he was dropped for the 1953 Ashes tour, Burke took his axing to heart and completely rewired his game.

Australia vs England The Ashes Fourth Test match at Adelaide Oval, 30 Jan-5 Feb 1959. Australian opening batsmen Colin McDonald (c) and Jim Burke (l) with masseur Noel Hubble.
Australia vs England The Ashes Fourth Test match at Adelaide Oval, 30 Jan-5 Feb 1959. Australian opening batsmen Colin McDonald (c) and Jim Burke (l) with masseur Noel Hubble.

A torrid 28 not out over 250 minutes during a 1958 Test in Brisbane sticks in the minds of many who remember Burke as a man who refused to take risks.

Tibby Cotter took 89 wickets in 21 matches in the baggy green, including 17 at 21.47 in Australia’s successful 1909 Ashes tour of England.

WESLEY COLLEGE (VICTORIA)

EIGHT: Henry ‘Tup’ Scott #31 (1884-86), John Edwards #52 (1888), John Barrett #55 (1890), Roy Park #113 (1921), Keith Rigg #136 (1931-37), Ross Gregory #159 (1937), Ian Johnson #164 (1946-56), Sam Loxton #180 (1948-51)

Wesley College’s greatest cricket exponent is former Australian Test captain, Ian Johnson. Johnson captained Australia in 17 of his 45 Tests, though his stewardship is remembered for a 2-4 record in nine Ashes Tests as captain. He is also the last Wesley cricketer to pull on the baggy green; his retirement coming in 1956.

Johnson’s father-in-law, Roy Park, also attended Wesley and played for Australia – briefly. Park’s claim to fame is a golden duck in his first and only Test, against England in 1920.

Australian Test cricket captain Ian Johnson batting in the Adelaide Oval nets, 19 Jan 1956.
Australian Test cricket captain Ian Johnson batting in the Adelaide Oval nets, 19 Jan 1956.

Ross Gregory was 21 when he debuted against England in 1937 and looked a batsman of the future. He played in two Tests, averaging 51, before leaving for the war. He died while on air operations in India aged 26.

PRINCE ALFRED COLLEGE (SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

EIGHT: Joseph Darling #64 (1894-1905), Clement Hill #74 (1896-1912), Ian Chappell #311 (1964-80), Greg Chappell #251 (1970-84), Ashley Woodcock #270 (1974), Trevor Chappell #311 (1981), Tim May #342 (1987-95), Greg Blewett #363 (1995-2000)

Three future Australian Test captains spent their formative years at Prince Alfred College. Given there have been just 47 such men in history, it’s a remarkable achievement. Before Joe Darling moved to Victoria and attended Scotch College he was a Prince Alfred boy. In 1894 he became the school’s first Test cricketer and by 1899, its first Test captain.

The other two names are more easily recognisable to modern cricket fans. Ian and Greg Chappell combined to captain their country in 78 Test matches between 1970 and 1983. Ian played 75 Tests for 5345 runs, good for 18th all-time among Australian Test cricketers, and after his retirement became one of the most beloved and respected commentators the sport has known.

Greg debuted in 1970, six years after his older brother, and retired in 1984 as Australia’s highest Test run scorer with 7110, surpassing the great Donald Bradman. He currently sits 12th on the all-time list and his Test average of 53.86 is the third-highest among those in the top-50, behind only Bradman and Steve Smith.

Australian Test and SA cricketer Ian Chappell batting in training nets during practice for one-day match against World XI. Used "The News" 09 Dec 1977.
Australian Test and SA cricketer Ian Chappell batting in training nets during practice for one-day match against World XI. Used "The News" 09 Dec 1977.

Clem Hill also features on that list, at number 32, having amassed 3412 runs in his 49 Tests spanning 1896-1912. So does Greg Blewett, another Prince Alfred alum, who checks in at number 46 with 2552 runs to his name between 1995 and 2000.

Right-arm spinner Tim May appeared in 24 Tests for Australia between 1987 and 1995, claiming 75 wickets. He formed a brutal partnership with Shane Warne in the 1993 Ashes tour, when the pair combined for 55 wickets.

BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL (QUEENSLAND)

SIX: Otto Nothling #127 (1928), Alexander Hurwood #135 (1930-31), Hugh ‘Pud’ Thurlow #141 (1932), John Ross Duncan #252 (1971), Alan Ogilvie #286 (1977-78), Matthew Renshaw #449 (2016-Current)

Matt Renshaw’s 11 Tests for Australia better the combined total of the five Brisbane Grammar alums who came before him. The Queenslander became the youngest player to score a Sheffield Shield century for Queensland when he made 170 off 395 for the Bulls in Mackay, aged just 19. He made his Test debut by the age of 20 and in his fourth Test scored his maiden century in the baggy green at the SCG. Still just 26, Renshaw has fallen out of favour with Australian selectors and has not played a Test since early 2018.

Before Renshaw, the red hair of David Ogilvie represented Brisbane Grammar’s most successful Test cricketer. The right-hand bat debuted in the three-Test series against India in 1977 and flew to the Caribbean to play the West Indies the following year. Ogilvie averaged 17.8 with the bat and was out of the Test team after just two years.

Matthew Renshaw was schooled at Brisbane Grammar in Queensland. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING
Matthew Renshaw was schooled at Brisbane Grammar in Queensland. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Before Otto Nothling’s short-but-sweet Test cricket career, he represented NSW and toured New Zealand in rugby. Five years after that rugby tour, Nothling pulled on the baggy green and produced scores of 44 and 8 in his one and only Test against England in Sydney in December 1928.

‘Pud’ Thurlow and Ross Duncan joined Nothling as one-and-done Australian Test cricketers.

BRISBANE STATE HIGH SCHOOL (QUEENSLAND)

FIVE: Peter Allen #236 (1965), John Maclean #298 (1978-79), Ian Healy #344 (1988-99), Michael Kasprowicz #369 (1996-2006), Marnus Labuschagne #455 (2018-Current)

Queensland and Australia’s largest secondary school is also the former home to past and present Test superstars, Ian Healy and Marnus Labuschagne

Healy moulded himself into one of the world’s great wicketkeepers, playing 119 Tests between 1988 and 1999, and beat out a stacked field to be named in the Australian team of the 20th century. In 224 innings Healy recorded 395 dismissals, while going at a respectable 27.39 with the bat. His combination with Shane Warne became legendary and Healy will forever be one of Australia’s favourite Test cricketers.

Labuschagne meanwhile has established himself as one of the best modern Test batsmen in the world, rising to 47th on Australia’s all-time Test run scorers list after just 48 innings at the crease. He averages 54.02 and already boasts seven Test centuries to his name.

Brisbane State High School alum Marnus Labuschagne is on the fast-track to becoming one of Australia’s all-time great Test batsmen. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Brisbane State High School alum Marnus Labuschagne is on the fast-track to becoming one of Australia’s all-time great Test batsmen. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Michael ‘Kasper’ Kasprowicz took 113 wickets at 3.12 in 38 Tests between 1996 and 2006; his most notable stint at the crease coming in the famous 2005 Ashes when he and Brett Lee compiled a 59-run partnership that ended three agonising runs short of victory at Edgbaston.

SHORE SCHOOL (NEW SOUTH WALES)

FIVE: Albert Hopkins #82 (1902-09), Herbert Hordern #97 (1911-12), Roy Minnett #98 (1911-12), Jack Gegory #107 (1920-28), Phillip Emery #362 (1994)

Phil Emery’s sole Test match in 1994 broke a 66-year baggy green drought for Sydney Church of England Grammar (Shore). He likely would have played many more if not for the presence of a man named Ian Healy taking ownership behind the stumps. Slink filled in for an injured Healy in the third Test against Pakistan at Lahore and made five dismissals. His only trip to the crease ended 8 not-out and he never saw the Test side again.

Jack Gregory meanwhile holds the incredible record for fastest Test century of all time, when he raced to the ton in just 70 minutes against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1921. A powerful all-rounder, Gregory played 24 Tests for Australia. He made 1146 runs at 36.96 and took 85 wickets at 2.84.

Cricket - Australia vs Australia A World Series Cup match at Adelaide Oval 11 Dec 1994. Phil Emery whips off the bails to run out Australian batsman Tim May in a third-umpire decision.
Cricket - Australia vs Australia A World Series Cup match at Adelaide Oval 11 Dec 1994. Phil Emery whips off the bails to run out Australian batsman Tim May in a third-umpire decision.

Both Herbert ‘Ranji’ Hordern and Roy Minnett were doctors first and cricketers second, and shared brief stints in the Australian Test team in 1911-12. Hordern took eight wickets on debut against South Africa and bagged 32 in the 1911-12 Test series against England, including 12-135 in the first Test in Sydney.

Minnett played just nine Tests before retiring to focus on his career as a doctor. He finished with 391 runs at 26.06, including three 50s.

AQUINAS COLLEGE (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

FIVE: Ernest Bromley #146 (1933-34), Terry Alderman #310 (1981-91), Justin Langer #354 (1993-2007), Brad Hogg #367 (1996-2008), Cameron Bancroft #451 (2017-19)

Terry Alderman, Cameron Bancroft, Ernest Bromley, Brad Hogg, Justin Langer

In Ernest Bromley, Aquinas produced the first-ever West Australian to play Test cricket for Australia. ‘Slogger’ debuted in the fourth Bodyline Test and made just one more appearance in the baggy green, in Australia’s 1934 tour of England.

It would be another 47 years before a second Aquinas alum, Terry Alderman, represented Australia at Test level. The right-arm fast bowler would have much more success, playing in 41 Tests and amassing 170 wickets. Alderman did the bulk of his damage in England, TAKING more than 40 wickets on both the 1981 and 1989 tours.

Two years after Alderman’s final Test cap it was Justin Langer’s turn to fly the flag for Aquinas. ‘JL’ debuted against the West Indies in 1993 and would go on to play 105 Tests for Australia over 15 years, amassing 7696 runs at 45.27 to establish himself as one of our all-time greatest opening batsmen.

Aquinas College produced one of Australia’s all-time great Test batsmen in Justin Langer. pic. Phil Hillyard
Aquinas College produced one of Australia’s all-time great Test batsmen in Justin Langer. pic. Phil Hillyard

Brad Hogg holds the unenviable title of longest wait between his first and second Tests. The left-arm wrist spinner debuted against India in 1996 in Delhi but would have to wait another seven years to play another in the baggy green. That of course was in large part to the presence of arguably the greatest spin bowler of all time, Shane Warne.

As for Cameron Bancroft, he will forever be remembered for his role in the Cape Town sandpaper incident that derailed a promising career as an opener for Australia. The soon-to-be 30 year old has not played a Test since 2019 and whether he sees another look in the baggy green remains to be seen.

TRINITY COLLEGE (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

FIVE: Craig Serjeant #279 (1977-78), Michael Malone #282 (1977), Timothy Zoehrer #337 (1986-87), Simon Katich #384 (2001-10), Beau Casson #401 (2008)

Michael Malone, Simon Katich, Beau Casson, Craig Serjeant, Timothy Zoehrer

In one of the best form redemption stories in Australian cricket, Simon Katich went from Test team outsider to scoring six centuries in 16 matches batting out of position as an opener. The Trinity College alum enjoyed a Test career spanning a decade between 2001 and 2010, playing in 56 matches for 4188 runs at an impressive 45.03. He was also a more than serviceable wrist spinner, as evidenced by a 6-65 against Zimbabwe in 2003, though he was handed the ball in just 25 of his 99 Test innings.

Another wrist spinner to come out of Trinity was Beau Casson, who played his sole Test against the West Indies in 2008 but found himself behind the likes of MacGill, Hogg and Cullen in the pecking order.

Trinity College alum Simon Katich played 56 Tests for Australia. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)
Trinity College alum Simon Katich played 56 Tests for Australia. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)

Tim Zoehrer is one of many promising Australian wicketkeepers consigned to watching from the sidelines as Ian Healy took sole ownership of the role in the Test team. He was also, surprisingly, a competent legspinner, though was never handed the ball in his 10 Tests for Australia between 1986 and 87.

WESLEY COLLEGE SOUTH PERTH (4) WA

Hilton Cartwright #450 (2017)

Mitchell Marsh #438 (2014-Curr)

Shaun Marsh #422 (2011-2019)

Christopher Rogers #399 (2008-15)

ST PETER’S COLLEGE HACKNEY (4) SA

Gavin Stevens #214 (1959-60)

Claude Jennings #103 (1912)

Philip Lee #138 (1931-33)

Clarence Pellew #110 (1920-21)

CHURCH GRAMMAR EAST BRISBANE (4) QLD

Ken Archer #186 (1950-51)

Ronald Archer #193 (1953-56)

Peter Burge #200 (1955-66)

Anthony Dell #255 (1971-74)

NEWINGTON COLLEGE SILVERWATER (4) NSW

Thomas Andrews #115 1921-26

Thomas Garrett #4 1877-88

George Palmer #23 1880-86

John Taylor #112 1920-26

NORTH SYDNEY BHS CROWS NEST (4) NSW

Allan Border #299 1979-94

David Colley #257 1972

Ian Craig #194 1953-58

Peter Philpott #234 1965-66

GEELONG COLLEGE (4) VIC

Arthur Lindsay Hassett #161 1938-53

Jack Iverson #185 1950-51

Ian Redpath #227 1964-76

Paul Sheahan #243 1967-74

MELBOURNE HS SOUTH YARRA (4) VIC

Keith Miller #168 1946-56

Doug Ring #181 1948-53

John ‘Jack’ Wilson #205 1956

Bill Woodfull #123 1926-34

MELBOURNE GRAMMAR SOUTH YARRA (4) VIC

Edward A’Beckett #128 1929-32

Colin Guest #222 1963

Bill Moule #22 1880

Harry Musgrove #36 1885

BRIGHTON GRAMMAR (4) VIC

Simon Davis #336 1986

Jeff Moss #305 1979

Julian Wiener #307 1979-80

Will Pucovski #460 2021-CURR

KENT STREET HS EAST VICTORIA PARK (3) WA

Marcus Harris #456 (2018-Curr)

Rodney Marsh #249 (1970-84)

Marcus North #409 (2009-10)

MOUNT LAWLEY HS (3) WA

Ashley Mallett #247 (1968-72)

Robert Massie #260 (1972-73)

Terry Jenner #248 (1970-75)

SCOTCH COLLEGE SWANBOURNE (3) WA

Robert John Inverarity #246 (1968-72)

Barry Shepherd #223 (1963-65)

Cameron Green #459 2020-CURR

WOODVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (3) SA

Thomas Wall #133 (1929-34)

Neil Hawke #224 (1963-68)

Eric Freeman #244 (1968-70)

LAUNCESTON CHURCH GRAMMAR MOWBRAY (3) TAS

George Bailey #436 (2013-14)

James Faulkner #435 (2013)

David Boon #325 (1984-96)

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE NUDGEE (3) QLD

Joe Burns #441 2014-20

Nathan Hauritz #390 2004-10

Mitch Swepson #464 2022-CURR

SYDNEY HS MOORE PARK (3)

Hansen ‘Sammy’ Carter #88 1907-21

John Cottam #49 1887

Sydney Gregory #58 1890-1912

NEWCASTLE BHS (3)

Grahame Corling #228 1964

Gary ‘Gus’ Gilmour #267 1974-77

Arthur Morris #171 1946-55

HOMEBUSH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL (3)

Gregory Dyer #339 1986-88

Phillip Hughes #408 2009-13

Mitchell Starc #425 2011-CURR

ST. ALOYSIUS COLLEGE MILSONS POINT (3)

John Ferris #44 1887-90

Jack (John) O’Connor #93 1908-09

Gordon Rorke #213 1959

CLEVELAND STREET HS (3)

Charles Kelleway #96 1910-28

William Albert Oldfield #109 1920-37

Alan Kippax #122 1925-1934

CROWN STREET PS SURRY HILLS (3)

Colin McCool #166 1946-50

Montague Noble #76 1898-1909

Victor Trumper Snr #79 1899-1912

RANDWICK BHS (3)

Francis Misson #217 1961

Alan Turner #273 1975-77

David Warner #426 2011-CURR

CBC HS LEWISHAM (3) NSW

William Patrick Crawford #202 1956

Roger Hartigan #92 1908

Kurtis Patterson (NSW) #457 2019-CURR

FOOTSCRAY TECH (3) VIC

Alan Hurst #269 1974-79

Colin ‘Funky’ Miller #379 1998-2001

George Tribe #172 1946-47

HAILEYBURY COLLEGE (3) VIC

Gervys Hazlitt #89 1907-12

Jon Holland #444 2016-18

James Pattinson #424 2011-20

UNIVERSITY HS PARKVILLE (3) VIC

Raymond Bright #280 1977-86

Gary Cosier #274 1975-78

Les Joslin #245 1968

ST. BEDE’S COLLEGE MENTONE (3) VIC

Brad Hodge #394 2005-08

Scott Boland #463 2021-CURR

Jon Holland #444 2016-18

SCARBOROUGH HS (2) WA

Tom Hogan #318 (1983-84)

Michael Malone #282 (1977)

HALE SCHOOL (2) WA

Geoffrey Marsh #333 (1985-92)

Thomas Moody #348 (1989-92)

CBC FREMANTLE (2) WA

Ernest Bromley #146 (1933-34)

Desmond Hoare #218 (1961)

GUILDFORD GRAMMAR (2) WA

Thomas Moody #348 (1989-92)

Brendon Julian #357 (1993-95)

GOVERNOR STIRLING HS WOODBRIDGE (2) WA

Bruce Yardley #294 (1978-83)

Walter Edwards #271 (1974)

MELVILLE HS (2) WA

Graeme Wood #293 (1978-88)

Kevin Wright #301 (1979)

CALER’S COLLEGE ADELAIDE (2) SA

George Giffen #27 (1882-96)

Walter Giffen #50 (1887-92)

TRINITY COLLEGE EVANSTON SOUTH (2) SA

Ryan Harris #413 (2010-15)

Travis Head #454 (2018-Curr)

WAY COLLEGE UNLEY (2) SA

Algernon Gehrs #87 (1904-11)

Affie Jarvis #33 (1885-95)

OAKWOOD AREA SHS (2) SA

Shaun Tait #392 (2005-08)

Homesdale ‘Jack’ Nitschke #137 (1931)

AUBURN PS ADELAIDE (2) SA

Ernest Jones #66 (1894-1902)

Edgar Mayne #105 (1912-21)

UNLEY HS (2) SA

Gilbert Langley #189 (1951-56)

Geffrey Noblet #184 (1950-53)

KINGAROY HS (2) QLD

Matthew Hayden #359 1994-2009

Carl Rackemann #316 1982-91

IPSWICH GRAMMAR (2) QLD

Shane Watson #391 2005-15

Craig ‘Billy’ McDermott #328 1984-96

THE SOUTHPORT SCHOOL (2) QLD

Scott Muller #382 1999

Michael Neser #462 2021-CURR

PARRAMATTA HS (2) NSW

John Benaud #261 1972-73

Richard Benaud #190 1952-64

CBC WAVERLEY (2) NSW

John Fingleton #142 1932-38

Frank Ward #158 1936-38

BATHURST GRAMMAR (2) NSW

George Bonnor #19 1880-88

Charles Turner #46 1887-95

BATHURST HS (2) NSW

Brian Booth #221 1961-66

Trent Copeland #420 2011

WESTFIELD SPORTS HS FAIRFIELD WEST (2) NSW

Michael Clarke #389 2004-15

Usman Khawaja #419 2011-CURR

NEWCASTLE HS (2) NSW

James De Courcy #197 1953

John Watkins #264 1973

KOGARAH HS (2) NSW

Lesley Favell #198 1954-61

Norman O’Neill #211 1958-65

ENDEAVOUR SPORTS HS CARINGBAH (2) NSW

Moises Henriques #432 2013-16

Andrew Hilditch #302 1979-85

ROZELLE JUNIOR TECH BALMAIN (2) NSW

William Hunt #139 1932

Archibald Jackson #130 1929-31

SYDNEY TECH HS ULTIMO (2) NSW

Michael Whitney #313 1981-92

Nick Maddinson #448 2016-CURR

MARIST BROTHERS COLLEGE EASTWOOD (2) NSW

David Gilbert #330 1985-86

Gavin Robertson #375 1998

PUNCHBOWL HS (2) NSW

Leonard Pascoe #277 1977-82

Jeffrey Thomson #262 1973-85

TEMPE HS (2) NSW

Ronald Saggers #182 1948-50

Robert Simpson #209 1957-78

EAST HILLS BOYS TECH HS (2) NSW

Mark Waugh #349 1991-2002

Steven Waugh #335 1985-2004

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE HUNTERS HILL (2) NSW

Stanley McCabe #134 1930-38

John ‘Jack’ Moroney #183 1949-52

MENAI HS ILLAWONG (2) NSW

Steve PD Smith #415 2010-CURR

Mitchell Starc #425 2011-CURR

ALL SAINTS COLLEGE BATHURST (2) NSW

Thomas McKibbin #72 1895-98

Frederick Spofforth #14 1877-87

FORT STREET HS PETERSHAM (2) NSW

Charles Macartney #90 1907-26

Frederick Spofforth #14 1877-87

DE LA SALLE COLLEGE MALVERN (2) VIC

Ashton Agar #434 2013-17

Michael Beer #4189 2011-12

PRESTON TECH (2) VIC

Alan Connolly #225 1963-71

Bill Lawry #219 1961-71

TRINITY GRAMMAR KEW (2) VIC

Leonard Darling #147 1933-37

Jim Higgs #295 1978-81

COLAC HS (2) VIC

Aaron Finch #453 2018-CURR

Bill Johnston #177 1947-55

MOUNT WAVERLEY HS (2) VIC

Peter Handscomb #447 2016-19

Dean Jones #324 1984-92

ST. PATRICK’S COLLEGE BALLARAT (2) VIC

Jack Hill #196 1953-63

Tom Kelly #12 1877-79

COLLINGWOOD TECH (2) VIC

Mervyn Harvey #175 1947

Robert Neil Harvey #178 1948-63

WILLIAMSTOWN HS (2) VIC

Len Maddocks #199 1955-56

George Thoms #192 1952

XAVIER COLLEGE KEW (2) VIC

Leslie ’Chuck’ Fleetwood-Smith #153 1935-38

Leo O’Brien #145 1933-36

NORTHCOTE HS (2) VIC

Richie Robinson #278 1977

Alan Thomson #250 1970-71

HAWTHORN GRAMMAR (2) VIC

Hughie Trumble #59 1890-1904

John ‘Billy’ Trumble #39 1885-86

MENTONE GRAMMAR (2) VIC

Shane Warne #350 1992-2007

Dav Whatmore #304 1979

BRIGHTON SC (2) VIC

Rob Quiney #429 2012

Alex Carey #461 2021-CURR

ABBOTSFORD PS (2) VIC

Harry Trott #53 1888-98

Albert Trott #71 1895

EASTERN HILLS SHS MOUNT HELENA WA

Jo Angel #255 (1993-95)

PERTH HS WA

Ronald Gaunt #210 (1958-64)

FREMANTLE BHS WA

Ross Edwards #259 (1972-75)

SAFETY BAY SHS WA

Adam Voges #442 (2015-16)

CENTRAL MIDLANDS HS MOORA WA

Keith Slater #212 (1959)

NORTHAM HS WA

John Rutherford #204 (1956)

CITY BEACH SHS WA

Kimberley Hughes #281 (1977-84)

APPLECROSS HS WA

Bruce Laird #306 (1979-82)

BELMONT SHS WA

Dennis Lillee #254 (1971-84)

GIRRAWHEEN SHS WA

Damien Martyn #353 (1992-2006)

CUNDEDIN SHS WA

Christopher Matthews #338 (1986-88)

MERREDIN SHS WA

Lawrence Mayne #233 (1965-1970)

JOHN CURTIN HS WA

Graham McKenzie #220 (1961-71)

CLAREMONT HS WA

Graham McKenzie #220 (1961-71)

KALAMUNDA WA

Anthony Mann #285 (1977-78)

MIDLANDS JUNCTION SHS WA

Anthony Mann #285 (1977-78)

CHRIST CHURCH GRAMMAR SCHOOL WA

Stuart MacGill #374 (1998-2008)

PRENDIVILLE BAPTIST COLLEGE JOONDALUP WA

Michael Hussey #393 (2005-13)

CYRIL JACKSON HS BASSENDEAN WA

Wayne Clark #283 (1977-79)

CBC LEEDERVILLE WA

Michael Veletta #341 (1987-90)

EMMANUEL CATHOLIC COLLEGE SUCCESS WA

Jhye Richardson #458 2019-CURR

JOHN FORREST SECONDARY COLLEGE WA

Bruce Reid #334 1985-93

WALKERIE HIGH SCHOOL SA

Warrick Darling #292 (1987-79)

ADELAIDE HIGH SCHOOL SA

Bruce Dooland #174 (1947-48)

THEBARTON STATE SCHOOL SA

Mervyn Waite #162 (1938)

MARRYATVILLE HS SA

Callum Ferguson #445 2016

BLACKFRIARS PRIORY SA

Callum Ferguson #445 2016

CROYDON CENTRAL SS SA

Ronald Hamence #176 (1947-48)

NORWOOD HS SA

Jeffrey Hammond #265 (1973)

UNDERDALE HS SA

David Hookes #276 (1977-85)

THEBARTON TECH SA

Barrington Jarman #215 (1959-69)

PUTNEY STREET CS ADELAIDE SA

Affie Jarvis #33 (1885-1895)

GAWLER HS SA

Darren Lehmann #378 (1998-2004)

PARA HILLS HS SA

Graham Manou #411 (2009)

SEVEN HILLS SS SA

Arthur Richardson #118 (1924-26)

MT GAMBIER HS SA

Peter Sleep #303 (1979-90)

ROSEWORTHY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE SA

Joseph Darling #64 (1894-1905)

TEMPLE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE MILE END SA

Peter George #416 (2010)

CABRA DOMINICAN COLLEGE CUMBERLAND SA

Jason Gillespie #370 (1996-2006)

CBC ADELAIDE SA

Joseph Travers #84 (1902)

WESTMINSTER SCHOOL MARION SA

Daniel Cullen #397 (2006)

SACRED HEART COLLEGE SOMERTON PARK SA

David Sincock #232 (1964-66)

SCOTCH COLLEGE TORRENS PARK SA

Wayne B. Phillips #320 (1983-86)

MR PEAT’S SCHOOL SA

John (Jack) Lyons #51 (1887-97)

KYRE COLLEGE UNLEY PARK SA

Vic Richardson #119 (1924-36)

PEMBROKE COLLEGE KENSINGTON PARK / KINGS COLLEGE SA

Reginald Sellers #230 (1964)

GILLES STREET PS SA

John (Jack) Lyons #51 (1887-97)

SCOTCH COLLEGE OAKBURN TAS

Alex Doolan #437 (2014)

HUTCHINS SCHOOL SANDY BAY TAS

Roland Pope #37 (1885)

FRIENDS SCHOOL NORTH HOBART TAS

Maxwell Walker #263 (1973-77)

EXTON SS TAS

Clayvel ‘Jack’ Badcock #155 (1936-38)

BURNIE HS TAS

Shaun Young #372 (1997)

NEWTOWN HS TAS

Roger Woolley #319 (1983-84)

CLARENCE HS TAS

Matthew Wade #428 (2012-21)

RICHMOND HS TAS

Stephen O’Keefe #439 (2014-17)

RICHMOND SS TAS

Kenneth Burn #56 (1890)

CHARLES STREET PS LAUNCESTON TAS

Edgar ‘Ted’ McDonald #114 (1921)

BROOKS HS ROCHERLEA TAS

Greg Campbell #347 (1989-90)

BROOKS SHS LAUNCESTON TAS

Ricky Ponting #366 (1995-2012)

DON COLLEGE DEVONPORT TAS

Benjamin Hilfenhaus #407 (2009-12)

DERWENT SCHOOL BRIDGEWATER TAS

Charles Eady #73 (1896-1902)

LAUNCESTON COLLEGE TAS

Xavier Doherty #417 (2010-13)

ROKEBY HS TAS

Tim Paine #414 (2010-21)

ROSNY COLLEGE HOBART TAS

Tim Paine #414 (2010-21)

ST MICHAEL’S COLLEGE ADELAIDE TAS

Chadd Sayers #452 2018

OUR LADY OF THE VISITATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL TAS

Chadd Sayers #452 2018

LAIDLEY SHS QLD

Andy Bichel #371 1997-2003

KEDRON SHS QLD

Phillip Carlson #300 1979

MARYBOROUGH SHS QLD

Geoff Dymock #268 1974-80

FORTITUDE VALLEY SS BRISBANE QLD

Arthur Wallace Grout #206 1957-66

MARIST BROTHERS ASHGROVE QLD

Matthew Hayden #359 1994-2009

ASPLEY SHS QLD

Trevor Hohns #345 1989

BOWEN BRIDGE ROAD SS WINDSOR QLD

Percival Hornibrook #132 1929-30

PINE MOUNTAIN SS IPSWICH QLD

Herbert Ironmonger #125 1928-33

IPSWICH PS QLD

Len Johnson #179 1948

PIMLICO HS TOWNSVILLE QLD

Mitchell Johnson #398 2007-15

REDCLIFFE SHS QLD

Martin Kent #312 1981

ST. PAUL’S COLLEGE BALD HILLS QLD

Robert Kerr #331 1985

VIRGINIA SS BRISBANE QLD

Ken Mackay #203 1956-63

CAVENDISH ROAD SHS HOLLAND PARK QLD

John Maguire #321 1983-84

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE GREGORY TERRACE QLD

Ronald Oxenham #129 1929-31

TOOWOOMBA SHS QLD

Greg Ritchie #315 1982-87

ALL SAINTS COLLEGE MERRIMAC QLD

Andrew Symonds #388 2004-09

NORTH BUNDABERG SS QLD

Donald Tallon #169 1946-53

DOWNLANDS COLLEGE TOOWOOMBA QLD

Thomas Veivers #226 1963-67

BRISBANE SHS QLD

Stuart Law #365 1995

EVERTON PARK SHS QLD

Stuart Law

CRAIGSLEA SHS (PUBLIC)

Stuart Law

TOOWOOMBA GRAMMAR SCHOOL QLD

Martin Love #385 2002-03

MUNDUBBERA HS QLD

Martin Love #385 2002-03

WILLIAM STREET NATIONAL SCHOOL DARLINGHURST NSW

Charles Bannerman #1 1877-79

FOREST LODGE SUPERIOR PS NSW

Warren Bardsley #94 1909-1926

STANMORE PS NSW

Sidney Barnes #163 1938-48

PITTWATER HS NSW

Graeme Beard #308 1980

KINGSGROVE HS NSW

Murray Bennett #327 1984-85

STIRLING COLLEGE CANBERRA NSW

Michael Bevan #360 1994-98

ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE NSW

Jackson Bird #431 2012-17

ST. PIUS X COLLEGE NSW

Jackson Bird #421 2012-17

GREYSTANES HS NSW

Douglas Bollinger #405 2009-10

SEVEN HILLS HS NSW

Douglas Bollinger #405 2009-10

SPRINGWOOD HS NSW

Nathan Bracken #387 2003-05

BOWRAL PS NSW

Sir Donald Bradman #124 1928-48

PETERSHAM INTERMEDIATE HS NSW

William Brown #150 1943-48

PADDINGTON PS NSW

Sydney Callaway #60 1892-1895

ASHFIELD JUNIOR TECH NSW

Arthur Chipperfield #151 1934-38

WOOLOOWARE HS NSW

Stuart Clark #396 2006-09

ALBION STREET SUPERIOR PS SYDNEY NSW

Herbert Collins #106 1920-26

CANTERBURY BHS NSW

Arthur Morris #171 1946-55

CRANBROOK SCHOOL BELLEVUE HILL NSW

Ed Cowan #427 2011-13

ST. PAUL’S GRAMMAR PENRITH NSW

Patrick Cummins #423 2011-CURR

GOSFORD HS NSW

Alan Davidson #195 1953-63

NOWRA HS NSW

Ian Davis #266 1974-77

ST. LEONARD’S SUPERIOR PS NSW

Reginald Duff #81 1902-05

MACKSVILLE HS NSW

Phillip Hughes #408 2009-13

JANNALI BHS NSW

John Dyson #289 1977-84

NORTH SYDNEY BOYS’ TECH HS NSW

Kenneth Eastwood #256 1971

ERSKINEVILLE PS NSW

Sidney Emery #102 1912

KOGARAH PS NSW

Alan Fairfax #131 1929-31

VAUCLUSE HS NSW

Bruce Francis #258 1972

KADINA HS LISMORE NSW

Adam Gilchrist #381 1999-2008

ST. JAMES MODEL SCHOOL SYDNEY NSW

David Gregory #5 1877-79

KYOGLE INTERMEDIATE HS NSW

John Gleeson #242 1967-72

TAMWORTH HS NSW

John Gleeson #242 1967-72

NATIONAL SCHOOL DARLINGHURST NSW

Edward Gregory #6 1877

KARABAN HS QUEANBEYAN NSW

Brad Haddin #400 2008-15

ST. DOMINIC’S COLLEGE PENRITH NSW

John Hastings #430 2012

OXLEY HS NORTH TAMWORTH NSW

Josh Hazlewood #440 2014-CURR

NORTH SYDNEY HS NSW

Graeme Hole #188 1951-55

WARNER’S BAY HS NSW

Robert Holland #326 1984-86

BOORAGAL HS NEWCASTLE NSW

Robert Holland #326 1984-86

CASTLEREAGH PS SYDNEY NSW

William Howell Snr #77 1898-1904

FIGTREE HS NSW

Phillip Jaques #395 2005-08

SMITH STREET HS WOLLONGONG NSW

William Hunt #139 1932

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER COLLEGE LIVERPOOL NSW

Jason Krejza #404 2008

MOUNT AUSTIN HS ORANGE NSW

Geoffrey Lawson #309 1980-89

OAK FLATS HS SHELLHARBOUR NSW

Brett Lee #383 1999-2010

MARIST BROTHERS’ DARLINGHURST NSW

Raymond Lindwall #165 1946-60

ST. ANDREW’S CATHEDRAL SCHOOL SYDNEY NSW

Hampden Love #148 1933

YOUNG HS NSW

Nathan Lyon #421 2011-CURR

VINCENTIA HS NSW

Nick Maddinson #448 2016-CURR

WARILLA HS NSW

Nick Maddinson #448 2016-CURR

WATERLOO PS NSW

Arthur Mailey #108 1920-26

TAREE HS NSW

John Wesley Martin #216 1961-67

GAROORIGANG SCHOOL GOULBURN NSW

Hugh Massie #28 1882-85

MARSDEN BHS WEST RYDE NSW

Greg Matthews #322 1983-93

FOR STREET SUPERIOR PS PETERSHAM NSW

Charles Macartney #90 1907-26

INVERELL COLLEGE NSW

Richard McCosker #272 1975-80

MURRAY HS LAVINGTON NSW

Andrew Barry ‘Ronnie’ McDonald #406 2009

NARROMINE HS NSW

Glenn McGrath #358 1993-2007

COFFS HARBOUR HS NSW

Joe Mennie #446 2016

DR. SLY’S SCHOOL CALDER HOUSE REDFERN NSW

Henry Moses #45 1887-95

KNOX GRAMMAR WAHROONGA NSW

Matthew Nicholson #380 1998

MARIST BROTHERS HS KOGARAH NSW

Kerry O’Keeffe #253 1971-77

ST. PATRICK’S COLLEGE GOULBURN NSW

William O’Reilly #140 1932-46

GOULBURN HS NSW

William O’Reilly #140 1932-46

SHORE GRAMMAR NSW

Frederick Spofforth #14 1877-87

DRUMMOYNE BHS NSW

David Renneberg #239 1966-68

ALBURY HS NSW

Stephen Rixon #287 1977-85

WAGGA WAGGA HS NSW

Michael Slater #356 1993-2001

BANKSTOWN BHS NSW

Steve B Smith #323 1984

WOLLONGONG HS NSW

Brian Taber #240 1966-70

CHATSWORTH HS NSW

Mark Taylor #346 1989-99

BARKER COLLEGE HORNSBY NSW

Peter Taylor #340 1987-91

BELMORE TECH NSW

Grahame Thomas #235 1965-66

ST. STANISLAUS COLLEGE BATHURST NSW

Peter Toohey #288 1977-80

LYNDHURST PS NSW

Ernest Toshack #170 1946-48

DUNGOG HS NSW

Keith Douglas Walters #237 1965-81

WAVERLEY COLLEGE NSW

William James Watson #201 1955

ASHFIELD BHS NSW

Dirk Wellham #314 1981-87

CBC NEWTOWN NSW

William Whitty #95 1909-12

TORONTO HS NEWCASTLE NSW

Paul Wilson #376 1998

DOVETON HS VIC

James Pattinson #424 2011-20

NORWOOD HS VIC

James Pattinson #424 2011-20

ALANSFORD PS VIC

Francis Allan #15 1879

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ARMADALE VIC

Warwick Amrstrong #80 1902-21

CUMLODEN SCHOOL ST. KILDA VIC

Warwick Armstrong #80 1902-21

BELL STREET PS FITZROY VIC

John Blackham #2 1877-94

PUNT ROAD PS SOUTH YARRA VIC

Donald Blackie #126 1928-29

EAGLEHAWK PS BENDIGO VIC

Henry Boyle #17 1879-84

DERBY STREET PS COLLINGWOOD VIC

Frederick Burton #48 1887-88

CROYDON HS VIC

Ian Callen #291 1978

WALHALLA PS VIC

William Carkeek #101 1912

PADUA COLLEGE MORNINGTON VIC

Simon Cook #373 1997

PARADE COLLEGE BUNDOORA VIC

Adam Dale #377 1998-99

ST. JOHN’S CHISHOLM COLLEGE BRAYBROOK VIC

Anthony Dodemaide #343 1987-92

CAULFIELD GRAMMAR EAST ST. KILDA VIC

Hans Ebeling #152 1934

KYABRAM HS VIC

Matthew Elliott #1996-2004

HEATHERHILL HS VIC

Damien Fleming #361 1994-2001

PRINCES HILL PS VIC

Frederick Freer #173 1946

BERWICK GRAMMAR VIC

Henry Graham #63 1893-96

NORTH MELBOURNE CBC VIC

Paul Anthony ‘Dasher’ Hibbert #284 1977

THORNBURY HS VIC

Rod Hogg #297 1978-84

ST. PATRICK’S COLLEGE EAST MELBOURNE VIC

Percy McDonnell #21 1880-88

BELLS STREET PS FITZROY VIC

Thomas Patrick Horan #8 1877-85

WERRIBEE HS VIC

Merv Hughes #332 1985-94

FOOTSCRAY HS VIC

Les Joslin #245 1968

CAMBERWELL HS VIC

Lindsay Kline #207 1957-61

SWAN HILL TECH VIC

Trevor ‘Larry’ Laughlin #296 1978

CASTLEMAINE GRAMMAR VIC

Frank Laver #78 1899-1909

WILLIAMSTOWN PS VIC

Jimmy Matthews #99 1912

UPWEY HS VIC

Glenn Maxwell #433 2013-CURR

CARLTON COLLEGE VIC

Peter McAlister #86 1904-09

YARRA PARK PS RICHMOND VIC

Ernie McCormick #154 1935-38

THE PENINSULA SCHOOL MOUNT MARTHA VIC

Bryce McGain #410 2009

SALESIAN COLLEGE SUNBURY VIC

Peter McIntyre #364 1995-96

BUNDOORA SC VIC

Clint McKay #412 2009

MORDIALLOC HS VIC

Ian Meckiff #208 1957-63

ESSENDON HS VIC

Ken Meuleman #167 1946

SUNSHINE WEST HS VIC

Colin ‘Funky’ Miller #379 1998-2001

CALIFORNIAN GULLY PS BENDIGO VIC

Billy Midwinter #10 1877-79

MR. BONWICK’S GRAMMAR ST. KILDA VIC

Billy Murdoch #13 1877-90

BENDIGO HS VIC

Lisle Nagel #144 1932

ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE RICHMOND VIC

Laurie Nash #143 1932-37

ASHWOOD HS VIC

Peter Nevill #443 2015-16

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE KILMORE VIC

Simon O’Donnell #329 1985

MR. MCGREGOR’S SCHOOL EMERALD HILL VIC

George ‘Joey’ Palmer #23 1880-86

BELMONT HS VIC

WayneN Phillips #351 1992

ALFRED CRESCENT PS FITZROY VIC

Bill Ponsford #117 1924-34

HAWTHORN COLLEGE VIC

Vern Ransford #91 29017-12

JORDANVILLE TECH (PUBLIC)

Paul Reiffel #352 1992-98

VERE STREET PS COLLINGWOOD VIC

Jack Ryder #111 1920-29

KURNAI COLLEGE MORWELL VIC

Peter Siddle #403 2008-19

EAST BRUNSWICK SS VIC

Morris Sievers #157 1936-37

SOUTH MELBOURNE GRAMMAR VIC

James Slight #24 1880

BRIGHTON STREET PS RICHMOND VIC

David Smith #104 1912

CLIFTON HILL CBC VIC

Keith Stackpole Jnr #238 1966-74

HODDLE STREET PS RICHMOND VIC

Francis Walters #42 1885

HAMPTON HS VIC

Shane Warne #350 1992-2007

MCKINNON HS VIC

Graeme Watson #241 1967-72

CAULFIELD TECH VIC

Graeme Watson #241 1967-72

BAIRNSDALE HS VIC

Cameron White #402 2008

FRANKSTON HS VIC

Brad Williams #386 2003-04

CASTLEMAINE HS VIC

Bill Woodfull #123 1926-34

MARYBOROUGH PS VIC

John Worrall #40 1885-99

CAREY BAPTIST GRAMMAR KEW VIC

Graham Yallop #275 1976-84

SCHOOL UNKNOWN

Alec Chalmers Bannerman (NSW) #16 1879-93

William Henry Cooper (VIC) #25 1882-84

Edwin Evans (NSW) #26 1882-86

George Coulthard (VIC) #39 1882

Sam Morris (VIC) #35 1885

William ‘Digger’ Robertson (VIC) #38 1885

John Cole Reedman (SA) #68 1894

Arthur Coningham (NSW/QLD) #69 1895

John Harry (VIC) #70 1895

James Joseph Kelly (NSW) #75

Harry Houston Alexander (VIC) #149

John Bryant ‘Sam’ Gannon (WA) #290 1977-78

Alfred Percy Marr #34 1885

John McLaren #100 1912

Kepler Wessels (Schooled in South Africa) #317 1982-85

Patrick George McShane #41 1885-88

John Saunders #83 1902-08

Thomas Groube #20 1880

John Robart Hodges (VIC) #7 1877

Tom Kingston Kendall (TAS/VIC) #9 1877

Nathaniel Frampton Davis Thomson (NSW) #11 1877

Bransby Cooper (Rugby School Warwickshire, England) #3 1877

Clarence Grimmett (Mount Cook Boys’ School, New Zealand) #121 1925-36

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