Editing Steve Waugh (section)

==Early and personal life==
{{Main|Early life of Mark and Steve Waugh}}
Born at [[Canterbury Hospital]] in [[Campsie, New South Wales|Campsie]], a suburb in [[South-Western Sydney]] on 2 June 1965, Waugh was one of twin boys born to Rodger and Beverley Waugh. He arrived four minutes before [[Mark Waugh|Mark]], who went on to play cricket for [[Australia]] alongside him. Their father was a bank official and his mother was a teacher within the [[New South Wales]] Department of Education.<ref name="born">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|pp=4–5}}</ref> The family settled in the [[South-Western Sydney]] suburb of [[Panania, New South Wales|Panania]].<ref>{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=6}}</ref> The twins were later joined by two more brothers, [[Dean Waugh|Dean]] (who also went on to play [[first-class cricket]] in Australia) and Danny (who played first grade cricket for [[Sydney University Cricket Club]]).<ref>{{harvnb|Knight|2003|pp=9, 13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Danny Waugh makes his mark |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/danny-waugh-makes-his-mark-20030407-gdgk82.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co. |date=7 April 2003}}</ref> From an early age, the parents introduced their children to sport.<ref name="k8"/><ref name="p348">{{Harvnb|Perry|2000|p=348}}</ref> By the age of six, the twins were playing organised [[association football|soccer]], tennis and [[cricket]]. In their first cricket match, the brothers were both dismissed for [[duck (cricket)|ducks]].<ref name="k11">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=11}}</ref>

The twins came from a sporting family. Their paternal grandfather Edward was a greyhound trainer. Raised in the North Coast town of [[Bangalow, New South Wales|Bangalow]], Edward earned selection for the [[New South Wales]] Country team in [[rugby league]].<ref>{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=7}}</ref> He was about to join [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]] in the [[New South Wales Rugby League]], but had to give up his career due to family reasons.<ref name="k8">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=8}}</ref> Rodger was Edward's only son and was promising tennis player, who was ranked eighth in Australia in his junior years and was the state champion at under-14 level.<ref name="k8"/> On the maternal side, Bev was a tennis player who won the under-14 singles at the South Australian Championships.{{cn|date=November 2024}} Her eldest brother Dion Bourne was an opening batsman who played for [[Bankstown District Cricket Club|Bankstown]] in [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] and remains the leading runscorer in the club's history.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

The twins made their first representative cricket team when they were selected for the Bankstown District under-10s at the age of eight.<ref name="k12">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=12}}</ref> In 1976, the twins were the youngest ever to be selected in the New South Wales Primary Schools' soccer team. Playing for Panania Primary School, the twins swept their school to win the Umbro International Shield, a statewide knockout soccer competition, scoring all of their team's three goals in the final.<ref name="k14">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=14}}</ref> They were a key part of their school's consecutive state cricket championships,<ref name="k14"/> and were part of the school tennis team that came second in the state in their final year.<ref name="k15">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=15}}</ref> In his final year, Steve was the vice-captain of the cricket team and captained the state soccer team.<ref name="p348"/><ref name="k15"/> The twins were instrumental in New South Wales winning the cricket carnival without a defeat, in one match combining in a partnership of 150.

By this time, the increasing time demands led to conflicts between the sports, and were in one case delisted from a team due to a conflict of commitments.<ref name="k15"/> The twins progressed to [[East Hills Boys Technology High School]], which had a history of producing Australian international representatives in a number of sports.<ref name="k17">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=17}}</ref>

Aged 13, the twins were invited by their uncle Bourne, then the captain of Bankstown's first grade team, to trial for the club's under-16 team for the Green Shield, and both were selected. Aged fourteen, both made their senior grade cricket debut in 1979–1980, playing in the Fourth XI. The twins broke into East Hills Boys First XI in the same season,<ref name="k18">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=18}}</ref> and achieved the same level in soccer.<ref name="k19">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=19}}</ref> In 1980–81 the brothers were elevated to the Third XI mid-season.<ref>{{harvnb|Knight|2003|pp= 20–21}}</ref>

The brothers often formed a two-man team—in one match taking 16/85 between them.<ref name="k21">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=21}}</ref> At the end of 1980, the twins were selected in the state under-16 team for the national carnival.<ref name="k22">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=22}}</ref> The pair changed soccer teams to play in the reserve grade for [[Sydney United|Sydney Croatia]] in the state league being paid small amounts in the professional league. However, they quickly left as their cricket careers increasingly demanded more time.<ref name="k23">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=23}}</ref>

The brothers were promoted to Bankstown's Second XI,<ref name="k23"/> before being selected for the First XI in the 1982–83 season, aged 17, both making their debut against Western Suburbs. However, Waugh was dropped back to the Second XI,<ref name="k24">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=24}}</ref> He was regarded as an aggressive player, something that characterised his early international career.<ref name="p348"/>

The twins finished high school at the end of 1983.<ref name="k27">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=27}}</ref> In 1983–84, both were members of New South Wales Combined High Schools and the state under-19 team.<ref name="k26">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=26}}</ref> Waugh made 170 against Great Public Schools.<ref name="p349"/> The brothers were then selected for Australia for the first time. They had been named in the national under-19 team to play a Test and ODI series against the touring Sri Lankan counterparts.<ref name="k27"/>

The under-19 series pitted several future international players against one another.<ref name="k29">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=29}}</ref> Waugh scored 187 in the Third Test at Melbourne as Australia won 1–0.<ref name="k29"/> After leaving high school, Waugh enrolled in a teaching course, but withdrew after a few lectures.<ref name="p349">{{Harvnb|Perry|2000|p=349}}</ref> He made his maiden First XI century during the season with tons against Sydney University and Waverley.<ref name="p349"/>

At the start of the 1984–85 season, the brothers were included in the [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] state squad.<ref name="k33">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=33}}</ref>

At the end of the season, the twins signed a contract to spend the Australian winter to play for Egerton Cricket Club in the [[Bolton League]] in [[Lancashire]]. Each club was allowed to have one professional; Steve was officially designated as such but would split the earnings with Mark. The twins were billeted with a local family.<ref name="k36">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=36}}</ref>

However, during the year, an Australian rebel tour to South Africa was staged, breaking the boycott against the [[apartheid]] regime. Some players defected from the Australian Test team to play in South Africa. This resulted in [[Dave Gilbert (Australian cricketer)|Dave Gilbert]] being promoted to the national squad, forcing him to forfeit his Esso scholarship, which allowed him to play Second XI cricket in the [[County Championship]].<ref name="k37">{{harvnb|Knight|2003|p=37}}</ref> Steve was selected to replace Gilbert with [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]], leaving Mark as the lone professional.<ref name="k38">{{harv|Knight|2003|p=38}}</ref>

In December 2017, his son, Austin Waugh, was named in [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads|Australia's squad]] for the [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/under-19-world-cup-squad-australia-captain-jason-sangha-austin-waugh-will-sutherland-lloyd-pope/2017-12-15 |title=Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad |access-date=15 December 2017 |work=Cricket Australia}}</ref>