With the support of Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria, the Hall of Fame was officially opened by the then Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable John Howard MP in 1996.
Selection philosophy for the hall of fame focuses on the players’ status as sporting legends in addition to their outstanding statistical records.
All inductees must have been retired from international cricket for a minimum of five years to be eligible for selection.
An inaugural group of 10 players were inducted in 1996, and a further 51 players have been welcomed since.
Australian Cricket hall of Fame Inductees
| Year Inducted | Inductees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Fred Spofforth, John Blackham, Victor Trumper, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Ponsford, Sir Donald Bradman, Bill O’Reilly, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Dennis Lille |
| 2000 | Warwick Armstrong, Neil Harvey and Allan Border |
| 2001 | Bill Woodfull and Arthur Morris |
| 2002 | Stan McCabe and Greg Chappell |
| 2003 | Lindsay Hassett and Ian Chappell |
| 2004 | Hugh Trumble and Alan Davidson |
| 2005 | Clem Hill and Rod Marsh |
| 2006 | Monty Noble and Bob Simpson |
| 2007 | Charles Macartney and Richie Benaud |
| 2008 | George Giffen and Ian Healy |
| 2009 | Steve Waugh |
| 2010 | Bill Lawry and Graham McKenzie |
| 2011 | Mark Taylor and Doug Walters |
| 2012 | Shane Warne |
| 2013 | Charlie Turner and Glenn McGrath |
| 2014 | Mark Waugh and Belinda Clark |
| 2015 | Adam Gilchrist and Jack Ryder |
| 2016 | Jeff Thomson and Wally Grout |
| 2017 | David Boon, Matthew Hayden and Betty Wilson |
| 2018 | Norm O’Neill, Ricky Ponting and Karen Rolton |
| 2019 | Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Dean Jones and Billy Murdoch |
| 2020 | Sharon Tredrea and Craig McDermott |
| 2021 | Johnny Mullagh (Unaarrimin), Merv Hughes and Lisa Sthalekar |
| 2022 | Justin Langer and Raelee Thompson |
| 2023 | Marg Jennings and Ian Redpath |
| 2024 | Michael Hussey and Lyn Larsen |
| 2025 | Michael Clarke, Christina Matthews and Michael Bevan |
Selection Panel
The selection panel is made up of representatives from all levels of cricket. Chaired by a Melbourne Cricket Club representative, three former players are joined by the respective CEOs of Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers’ Association, along with two representatives from the media.
Peter King - Australian Cricket Hall of Fame Chair
Belinda Clark - Former Text captain
Mark Taylor - Former Test captain
Greg Chappell - Former Australian batter
Todd Greenberg - Australian Cricketers' Association CEO
Nick Hockley - Cricket Australia CEO
Ben Horne - Media representative
Greg Baum - Media representative
