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Michael Atherton, OBE
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Michael Atherton OBE,
a Failsworth Lad |
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Full Name:
Michael Andrew Atherton.
Born: 23 March 1968,
FAILSWORTH, Manchester, Lancashire.
Teams: England,
Lancashire, Cambridge University.
Batting Style: Right
Handed.
Bowling Style: Leg
Break.
First Class Debut:
1987
Test Debut: V
Australia at Nottingham, 5th test, 1989 |
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MICHAEL ATHERTON FACTFILE
Michael Atherton played his final
Test innings in the final match of the Ashes series at The Oval on
Sunday August 26 2001.
Following his decision to retire
from the international game, he ends his England career as the
leading run-scorer in Test cricket since January 1990, with 7,663
runs from 206 innings.
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1968: |
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Born March 23 at Failsworth,
Manchester |
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1987:
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Made debuts for Cambridge
University and Lancashire. Topped 1,000 runs in his debut
season. Captained Young England in Sri Lanka.
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1988:
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Appointed captain of Cambridge
University. Captained Young England in Australia. |
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1989:
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Awarded county cap and made
England debut against Australia at Trent Bridge. |
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1990:
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Voted Young Cricketer of the
Year. Appointed vice-captain of England A in Zimbabwe. One of
Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year. Made first Test century,
151 against New Zealand at Nottingham. Youngest Lancashire
player to score a Test century. |
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1990-91:
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Toured Australia |
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1992-93:
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Toured India & Sri Lanka |
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July 29 |
Appointed England captain for
fifth Test against Australia. Secured first Test win as captain
in sixth Test at the Oval.
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1994:
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Captained England on tour of
the West Indies. Lost 3-1. Captained England to 1-0 home Test
series win against New Zealand and a 1-1 draw with South Africa.
Accused of ball tampering on third day of first Test at Lord's
against South Africa after pictures were shown on TV - denied
allegations but was subsequently fined £1,000 by England
management. |
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1994-95:
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Captained England in
Australia, losing series 3-1.
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1995:
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Captained England to a 2-2
home series draw against the West Indies. Captained England on
tour of South Africa. Made highest-ever Test score of 185 not
out, passing 4,000 runs for England - 1,000 of them in 1995 -
while helping save the second Test in Johannesburg. It was his
ninth Test century in his 53rd Test. |
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1996:
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Captained England to a 1-0
home series win over India - including 160 at Trent Bridge - but
lost series against Pakistan 2-0. Came under increasing pressure
over style of captaincy following drawn series in Zimbabwe
during the winter.
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1997:
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Scored 94 not out and 118 at
Christchurch to secure 2-0 series win over New Zealand but lost
form for the Ashes series with Australia which England lost 3-2
despite a thrilling final Test victory at the Oval. Elected to
continue as captain despite calls for him to resign and agreed
to lead England to West Indies. |
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1998:
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Struggled throughout Test
series in West Indies, which England lost 3-1, and was
surprisingly appointed captain for five-match, one-day series,
despite Adam Hollioake's success in leading one-day side to
Sharjah Cup victory three months previously. Resigned, however,
after final Test.
Hit century in first Test back among the ranks as England draw
with South Africa at Edgbaston. Won man-of-the-series after
hitting an unbeaten 98 at Trent Bridge in an epic duel with
Allan Donald.
Missed final Test of summer against Sri Lanka at the Oval
because of back trouble. |
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1999:
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Chosen in England's World Cup
squad and flew out to Pakistan with rest of party for training
camp, but back trouble flared up again and was forced to
withdraw from the tournament.
Suffered a pair in the opening Test against South Africa in
Johannesburg, taking his Test duck tally to 19 - equalling the
England record held by Derek Underwood. |
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2000: |
June |
Scored 136 in first innings of
drawn Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge but was then forced
off the field with a stomach upset, causing him to bat outside
the top three for only the second time for England in the second
innings. |
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August 3
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Made his 100th Test appearance
for England alongside Alec Stewart against West Indies at Old
Trafford. |
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September
2 |
Scored century against West
Indies in the fifth and final Test at the Oval.
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2001: |
March 10
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Escaped punishment after
finger-wagging confrontation Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara during
second Test at Kandy. |
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June 20
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Warmed up for Ashes series
with unbeaten 125 for Lancashire against Essex. |
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July 12
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Appointed stand-in captain for
second Test against Australia at Lord's, with Nasser Hussain
injured. Scored 37 and 20, but cannot stop England from slumping
to an eight-wickets defeat. |
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August 2 |
Took charge again for the
crucial match at Trent Bridge, which England needed to win to
have any chance of regaining the Ashes. Out for a duck in the
first innings, but made 51 in the second as England were well
beaten by seven wickets.
Opened the batting in the fourth Test at Headingley. Made 22 and
eight as England record a remarkable six-wicket victory.
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August 26 |
In what could well be his
final Test match for England, Atherton was out for nine in the
second innings as England were forced to follow on at The Oval. |
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