ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

For the hall of fame located in the United States, see Cricket Hall of Fame (Hartford, Connecticut).

ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
SportCricket
Awarded forAchievements of the legends of the game from cricket's long and illustrious history
History
First award2009

The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame recognises "the achievements of the legends of the game from cricket's long and illustrious history".[1] It was launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on 2 January 2009, in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), as part of the ICC's centenary celebrations.[1] The initial inductees were the 55 players included in the FICA Hall of Fame which ran from 1999 to 2003,[2] but further members are added each year during the ICC Awards ceremony.[1] The inaugural inductees ranged from W. G. Grace, who retired from Test cricket in 1899, to Graham Gooch, who played his last Test match in 1995.[3] Living inductees receive a commemorative cap; Australian Rod Marsh was the first member of the initial inductees to receive his. Members of the Hall of Fame assist in the selection of future inductees.[2]

South African Barry Richards played the fewest Test matches during his career with four, before South Africa were excluded from participating in international cricket in 1970.[4] Indian Sachin Tendulkar, inducted in July 2019, played the most Tests with 200 in an international career spanning 24 years. Out of 112 inductees in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, 82 are from England, Australia and the West Indies, while the other 30 inductees are from the remaining Test playing nations, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. In 2024 it was reported that all three New Zealand inductees were listed as Australian on the ICC's official Hall of Fame website.[5]

As of 2023, there are twelve women in the Hall of Fame. In 2010, Rachael Heyhoe Flint, the former England captain who led her team to victory at the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1973, became the first woman in the Hall of Fame;[6] the eleven other female members are Belinda Clark, inducted in 2011,[7] Enid Bakewell, inducted in 2012,[8] Debbie Hockley, inducted in 2013,[9] Betty Wilson, inducted in 2015, Karen Rolton, inducted in 2016, Claire Taylor, inducted in 2018,[10] Cathryn Fitzpatrick, inducted in 2019[11] Lisa Sthalekar, inducted in 2020,[12] Jan Brittin, inducted in 2021,[13] Charlotte Edwards inducted in 2022[14] and Diana Edulji, inducted in 2023.[15]

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  4. ^ "Profile: Barry Richards". Marylebone Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  5. ^ Gilhooy, Daniel (7 February 2024). "Hall of Fame mistakenly lists NZ cricket greats as Aussies". RNZ. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Rachael Heyhoe-Flint first woman inducted into cricket's Hall of Fame". The Guardian. London. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Davidson, Spofforth inducted into ICC Hall of Fame". Cricinfo. ESPN. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Lara, Enid Bakewell inducted into Hall of Fame". Cricinfo. ESPN. 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Simpson to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Dravid, Ponting and Taylor inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald, Cathryn Fitzpatrick inducted in ICC Hall of Fame". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas, Lisa Sthalekar enter ICC's Hall of Fame". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Janette Brittin, Mahela Jayawardene and Shaun Pollock inducted into ICC Hall of Fame". Cricinfo. ESPN. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Charlotte Edwards: Record run-scorer, inspirational captain and cricketing trailblazer". www.icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Diana Edulji: A true pioneer for India's female cricketers". International Cricket Council. ICC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.