biography
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Atherton, Mike
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popular name of Michael Andrew Atherton
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1968– )
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. He studied at Cambridge and made his first-class debut for the University v. Essex in 1987, his debut for Lancashire the same year, and his debut for England in 1989 against Australia. He captained England in a record 51 Tests (1993–8), leading tours to the West Indies (1994–8), Australia (1994–5), South Africa (1995–6), and Zimbabwe and New Zealand (1996–7). Awards include Cricket Writers' Young Cricketer of the Year (1990) and the Cornhill Player of the Year (1994). Latterly bedevilled by back trouble, his best-remembered innings was an 11-hour, match-saving 188 against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1996. He announced his retirement from first-class cricket in 2001. |
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