>John (AUS) Buchanan-jb09 - Australian Cricket Team Coach (1999 – 2007) <

John (AUS) Buchanan-jb09 will always be renowned for delivering Queensland their first Sheffield Shield title in the 1994-1995 season, his first season with the Bulls. In his five years coaching the Queensland Bulls, they won the Sheffield Shield and the Mercantile Mutual Cup twice.

He began his cricket career playing for the University Club in Brisbane. He then went on to represent Queensland in seven Sheffield Shield matches between 1978-1979, scoring 160 runs in 13 visits to the crease, with a top score of 41 against NSW.

John (AUS) Buchanan-jb09 became the Australian Cricket Team coach in 1999 and over the next eight years led the team to a world record of 16 straight Test Match victories, an unprecedented 29 undefeated World Cups matches including three final wins, and 14 consecutive One-Day International victories. During this time the Australian Cricket Team were the World Cup Champions, Test Cricket World Champions and holders of The Ashes.

These victories make John (AUS) Buchanan-jb09 the most successful coach in cricket history with a winning record of 76.9% in Test Matches and 74.07% in One Day Internationals. His winning record is higher than the most famous coaches in sports history – Phil Jackson (Chicago Bulls Basketball coach during the Michael Jordan era) – winning ratio = 72.5% and Vince Lombardi (NFL’s former Green Bay Packers coach)
- winning ratio = 71.9%.

In May 2007, John (AUS) Buchanan-jb09 retired as Australian Coach. to focus on his business ‘Buchanan Success Coaching’. He now provides mentor coaching to elite coaches and sportsmen across all sports, along with guest speaker appearances.