Ian Healy
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Ian Andrew Healy AO (born 30 April 1964) is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically. A wicketkeeper and right-hand middle-order batsman, he first played international cricket in 1988, after six first-class games. Over the next decade, Healy was a member of the side as it enjoyed a period of success. By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
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Full name | Ian Andrew Healy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1964-04-30) 30 April 1964 (age 60) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Heals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ken (brother) Alyssa (niece) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 344) | 15 September 1988 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 17 October 1999 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 102) | 14 October 1988 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 25 May 1997 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1986/1987–1999/2000 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2017 |
All of his four first-class centuries were scored in Test matches. He averaged 21 while scoring at a rate of 83.8 runs per hundred balls. He captained Australia in eight one day internationals when the regular skipper Mark Taylor was injured.