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.
He enjoyed a successful season, scoring 730 runs at an average of 66.36, including 89 against New South Wales,[1] 82 against Pakistan,[2] 54 against Victoria,[3] 140 against Queensland[4][5] and 101 against the touring MCC.
[7][8] Australia's batting line up in the Centenary Test immediately prior to the tour had been Rick McCosker, Ian Davis, Gary Cosier, Greg Chappell, David Hookes and Doug Walters.
Poor early tour form from Cosier and Davis saw opportunities open up in the test team for others.
Serjeant was one of only four players in the Australian squad who had not signed (the others being Kim Hughes, Gary Cosier and Geoff Dymock).
[18][19] He was also selected to play in the first Test at Lord's, batting at four (Davis and Cosier were dropped, Richie Robinson was picked to open.
[34] Serjeant was not only selected in Australia's team for the first Test, but also appointed vice captain under Bob Simpson.
[54] Serjeant graduated from the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) with a degree in science in 1972 and worked as a chemist at SCGH for 12 years.