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Ian Craig (1935 2014) was a cricketer who represented Australia in 11 Tests betwee
n 1953 and 1958. A teenage prodigy, he made his first-class debut for New South
Wales in 1952 at the age of 16, and soon earned comparisons to the great batsman
Don Bradman, but was never as successful in his later career. Craig was, and re
mains, the youngest Australian cricketer to score a first-class double century (
against the touring South Africa national cricket team), to represent his countr
y in a Test match, and to tour England (in the 1953 Ashes tour). For the 1957 58 t
our of South Africa, Craig was appointed as Australian captain, the youngest man
ever to hold the position, and led the team to an unexpected 3 0 victory despite
his poor personal batting form. He missed the 1958 59 season with hepatitis, and c
ould not regain his Test place when he returned the following season. Work commi
tments forced him to retire from first-class cricket at 26. In later life, Craig
was the managing director of the Australian subsidiary of the British pharmaceu
tical firm Boots, but continued his involvement with cricket as a board member o
f the New South Wales Cricket Association, trustee of the Sydney Cricket Ground
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