Boon, Hayden, and Betty Wilson inducted into Cricket Australia Hall of Fame

Former Australian batsmen David Boon and Matthew Hayden have been inducted into the Australia hall of fame. While both players certainly embodied the whole playing with a certain swagger, Betty Wilson, a legendary women’s player who played in the 1950s for Australia women.

While many would certainly not be knowing about Wilson, Boon and Hayden are players many have either heard of or have watched play. Both players were openers and both have won the World Cup on multiple occasions. While Hayden has won it twice, Boon was victorious in the 1987 World Cup in India wherein they beat England in the final and Boon played that excellent inning.

ACHoF chairman Peter King went on to state that the three players were the selection committee’s choice for induction this year.

“David Boon and Matthew Hayden are among a select group of just 12 players to have appeared in 100 Test matches but their significance goes way beyond that simple statistic,” said Mr. King.“David Boon was a key figure in the rise of the Australia side under Allan Border that went from easy-beats to winners of the ICC Cricket World Cup in India and Pakistan in 1987 and then the best Test side in the world.

“David Boon was a key figure in the rise of the Australia side under Allan Border that went from easy-beats to winners of the ICC Cricket World Cup in India and Pakistan in 1987 and then the best Test side in the world.

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“He was player of the match in the 1987 World Cup final against England and was a reassuring presence either as an opener or number three with more than 13,000 international runs across more than a decade at the highest level.

“He played a crucial role in putting Tasmania cricket on the map and did much the same for English county side Durham, where he ended his career in 1999 with a tally of more than 23,000 first-class runs, plus more than 10,000 runs in List A cricket.”

Mr. King added: “Matthew Hayden featured prominently in the Australia squads that went unbeaten to win successive ICC Cricket World Cups in 2003 and 2007 and his role as an intimidating opening batsman and outstanding slip fielder mark him out as one of the greatest players this country has ever produced.

“Matthew’s record in both Tests and One-Day Internationals stands comparison with anyone in history and it is a pleasure to see him join such august company in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.”