John Buchanan (Australian cricketer)

John Buchanan

Personal information
Full name	John Marshall Buchanan
Born	(1953-04-05) 5 April 1953 (age 71) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Nickname	Buck
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Batsman
Relations	Michael Buchanan (son) Tim Buchanan (son) Nick Buchanan (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1978/79	Queensland
Head coaching information
Years	Team
1999–2007	Australia
2008-2009	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 7 1 Runs scored 160 64 Batting average 12.30 64.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 41 64 Balls bowled 32 12 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 5/0 1/0
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia as Coach ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya Winner 2007 West Indies ICC Champions Trophy Winner 2006 India
Source: CricketArchive, 13 August 2015

John Marshall Buchanan (born 5 April 1953) is the current First XI cricket coach at Brisbane Boys' College, and a former cricket coach of the Australia national cricket team and of Kolkata Knight Riders team in the Indian Premier League. John Buchanan is a King's Old Collegian (University of Queensland, Brisbane) and is also an old boy of The Southport School, located in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Buchanan is also known in cricketing circles as 'Ned Flanders', due to his similarity in appearance to the character in The Simpsons.^[1] Buchanan led the Australian teams to being the champions of both the 2003 Cricket World Cup and the 2007 Cricket World Cup, along with winning the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.