Ian Craig
Australian cricketer (1935-2014) · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 79
Ian David Craig was an Australian cricketer who represented the Australian national team in 11 Tests between 1953 and 1958. A right-handed batsman, Craig holds the records for being the youngest Australian to make a first-class double century, appear in a Test match, and captain his country in a Test match.
Ian Craig is read about 12 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Ian
Close ties
Career 2
Media & music
Photos 4
Craig was one of many players burdened with the tag of being the "next Bradman" (pictured).
Craig (left), Johnny Martin and Brian Booth in New Zealand in 1960![Ian Craig's Test career batting graph. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last 10 innings.[20]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Ian_Craig_graph.png/500px-Ian_Craig_graph.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Ian Craig's Test career batting graph. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last 10 innings.[20]Awards
About this person
Burdened by the public expectation of being the "next Bradman", Craig's career did not fulfil its early promise. In 1957, he was appointed Australian captain, leading a young team as part of a regeneration plan following the decline of the national team in the mid-1950s, but a loss of form and illness forced him out of the team after one season. Craig made a comeback, but work commitments forced him to retire from first-class cricket at only 26 years of age.
