John Buchanan was the coach of the most successful Australian cricket team in history. Born in Ipswich in 1953, he represented Queensland in seven Sheffield Shield matches.

He first achieved acclaim as the coach of the Queensland Bulls. Under his direction, the team broke a sixty-nine year drought and won the Sheffield Shield twice.

During his eight years with the Australian Cricket Team, there were many more victories. The team maintained an unprecedented win ratio of seventy-five per cent or better in both Tests and One-Day Internationals. No other team in cricket history has been able to reach or sustain such a winning percentage over the same length and focus of the Australian Cricket Team under Buchanan.