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Ian Healy

Australian cricketer (born 1964)

Ian Andrew HealyAO (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.

The Ian Healy Story : Playing for Keeps : an Autobiography

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.

All of his four first-class centuries were scored in Test matches. In one day internationals, 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.

Early life

Born in the Brisbane suburb of Spring Hill, Healy was educated at Brisbane State High School. Healy and his family Ian Healy : Hands & Heals : the Autobiography - Google Books RAVAB