- Born
- Birth nameMark Edward Waugh
- Nicknames
- Afghan
- Audi
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Mark Waugh was born on June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia.
- RelativesSteve Waugh(Sibling)
- Earned the nickname Afghan because he was considered the "forgotten Waugh".
- Member of the Australian Test cricket side 1991-2001.
- Retired with an aggregate of 8500 runs in 244 ODIs, which at that time was the 4th highest tally in the format and Australia's highest. [2004].
- First batsman to score 3 centuries in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup, he achieved this feat in 1996. He is also the first Australian batsman to score 3 centuries in the same Australia tri-series, which he completed during the 1999-00 VB Series against Zimbabwe and the West Indies, which included his career best 173, an Australian record which stood till 2006-07 when broken by Matthew Hayden's 181.
- Currently works as a commentator and analyst for Fox Sports Australia.
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