Craig McDermott

Craig McDermott
Craig McDermott in Wellington, 1986
Personal information
Full name
Craig John McDermott
Born (1965-04-14) 14 April 1965 (age 59)
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
NicknameBilly
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
RelationsAlister McDermott (son)
Ben McDermott (son)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 328)22 December 1984 v West Indies
Last Test25 January 1996 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 82)6 January 1985 v West Indies
Last ODI23 February 1996 v Kenya
ODI shirt no.15
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983/84–1995/96Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 71 138
Runs scored 940 432
Batting average 12.20 7.08
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 42* 37
Balls bowled 16,586 7,461
Wickets 291 203
Bowling average 28.63 24.71
5 wickets in innings 14 1
10 wickets in match 2 0
Best bowling 8/97 5/44
Catches/stumpings 19/0 27/0
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1987 India and Pakistan
Runner-up 1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2005

Craig John McDermott (born 14 April 1965) is a former Australian cricketer. Between 1984 and 1996 he played 71 Tests for Australia, taking 291 wickets. Following the end of his playing career, he was the bowling coach for the Australian team for two spells between 2011 and 2016.[1] McDermott was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.

  1. ^ "McDermott leaves pace renaissance behind". Cricinfo. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2019.