Craig Serjeant

In the West Indies Serjeant scored 63 in his first tour game but a duck in the second. This meant he was initially not picked in the first Test team but a last minute illness to Rick Darling saw him open – he scored 3 and 40. Serjeant then made 114 against Barbados but failed twice in the second test.

Serjeant managed to keep his position for the next two Tests. In the third he made 85, which he later described as his best innings. However he failed in the second innings, and in both digs in the 4th Test.

Serjeant struggled early during the 1978–79 season and was unable to regain his place in the Australian team. However, he performed solidly for Western Australia for the next few seasons. He was appointed vice captain at the beginning of the 1981–82 season.

This run of strong scores, particularly against two touring sides, saw him selected in the Australian squad for the 1977 Ashes. He was one of a number of young batsmen in the squad, others including Kim Hughes and David Hookes. Australia only took two specialist openers, Rick McCosker and Ian Davis, and it was thought Serjeant could be a back up.

Serjeant enjoyed good domestic form at the beginning of the 1977–78 summer, scoring 129 against New South Wales, 140 against Queensland and 63 against South Australia.

Serjeant made his first class debut in 1976–77 for Western Australia. He enjoyed a successful season, scoring 730 runs at an average of 66.36, including 89 against New South Wales, 82 against Pakistan, 54 against Victoria, 140 against Queensland and 101 against the touring MCC.

Serjeant graduated from Curtin University with a degree in science in 1972 and worked as a chemist at SCGH for 12 years. He then became a financial planner, working under former Australian bowler Sam Gannon from 1988 onwards.

Craig Stanton Serjeant (born 1 November 1951) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 12 Test matches and three One Day Internationals in 1977 and 1978.