John Buchanan (cricketer)

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John Marshall Buchanan (born April 5, 1953 in Ipswich, Queensland) is the current Australian cricket team coach.

Appointed in October 1999 to replace Geoff Marsh he was considered an unlikely candidate given that he had not played at the Test level as had his predecessors, Marsh and Bob Simpson. His results speak for themselves however as he has helped steer the team to unprecedented success. At one stage his record was 15 wins from 15 games played.

Buchanan has, along with current captain Ricky Ponting, led the side to numerous successes, including a world-record 16 consecutive Test match victories, Buchanan only not involved in the first one, a 2001 and 2002-03 Ashes domination winning both series 4-1, the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa, the 2004 tour of India, in which Australia hadn't won a series there in thirty-six years, and more recently, following their shock Ashes defeat, a whitewash of the Super Series that saw the Aussies up against a World XI. He has also just recently helped the team to their first ever ICC Champions Trophy victory, after four previously failed attempts. In mid 2006, Buchanan confirmed that at the conclusion of next year's World Cup in the West Indies, he will step down as coach, this will also follow the hugely anticipated return Ashes series on Australian soil.

Prior to the senior coaching position, he had five successful years as the Queensland Bulls coach in which they enjoyed two Sheffield Shield titles, the first in 1994/95 was in the state's history, and two Mercantile Mutual Cup wins. He also coached Middlesex in 1998.

Buchanan had a brief first-class career with Queensland in 1978/79 in which he played in 7 matches and hit 160 runs. He also played league cricket in England including a spell at Hyde Cricket Club in Cheshire.

John Buchanan is also an old boy of The Southport School, located in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. His son Michael Buchanan is also a cricketer and in 2006/07 will play Domestic Cricket for the Queensland Bulls.

	Australia squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup
1 Ponting | 2 Gilchrist | 3 Bevan | 4 Bichel | 5 Bracken | 6 Gillespie | 7 Harvey | 8 Hauritz | 9 Hayden | 10 Hogg | 11 Lee | 12 Lehmann | 13 Maher | 14 Martyn | 15 McGrath | 16 Symonds | 17 Warne | 18 Watson | Coach: Buchanan