"England continued to do well in the Ashes. Mike Gatting was the captain in 1986–87 but his team started badly and attracted some criticism. Then Chris Broad scored three hundreds in successive Tests and bowling successes from Graham Dilley and Gladstone Small meant England won the series 2–1. The Australian team of 1989 was comparable to the great Australian teams of the past, and resoundingly defeated England 4–0. Well led by Allan Border, the team included the young cricketers Mark Taylor, Merv Hughes, David Boon, Ian Healy and Steve Waugh, who were all to prove long-serving and successful Ashes competitors."
"Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club at age 20, He currently lives in Peak District National Park, adjacent to Nottinghamshire County, with his two Weimaraners, King and Kookaburra. Tom Rowe (cricketer) Thomas Christopher (""Tom"") Rowe (born 16 October 1993 in Truro) is an English List A cricketer active since 2013 who has played for Nottinghamshire. He had a difficult childhood, and his parents were killed in a car bombing when he was a baby. He was sent to live with his grandmother, who froze to death when he was 13. He and his two brothers played cricket in a large field near"
"the vagaries of the fixture list, in August 2001), and making his first ever List A half-century in the same competition in 2003 when he hit an unbeaten 53 in a defeat against Nottinghamshire. Robert Chapman (cricketer) Robert James Chapman (born 28 July 1972 in Nottingham) is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire between 1992 and 1998, and List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the early 21st century. He is the son of footballer Bob Chapman, who was often known as 'Sammy'. Chapman first played for Nottinghamshire's Second XI as a teenager, but his first-class"
"Robert Chapman (cricketer) Robert James Chapman (born 28 July 1972 in Nottingham) is an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire between 1992 and 1998, and List A cricket for Lincolnshire in the early 21st century. He is the son of footballer Bob Chapman, who was often known as 'Sammy'. Chapman first played for Nottinghamshire's Second XI as a teenager, but his first-class debut came in July 1992 in the County Championship match against Warwickshire. He took one wicket in each innings (both future international players: Roger Twose and Neil Smith), but Notts declared in both innings"
"for Nottinghamshire in 1937. Noah Buxton Noah Buxton (6 November 1876 – 26 May 1967) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1902 and 1911. Buxton was born at Codnor, Derbyshire, the son of William Buxton, a coal miner, and his wife Mary. In 1881 the family was living at Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. Buxton made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1902 season. In his opening match against Warwickshire in June, he achieved his best bowling performance of 2 for 14. He played four more matches for Derbyshire during the 1902 season. In 1905, he"
"to England. Cricket is a strong tradition in Alan Butcher's family. His two brothers, Martin and Ian, both played first-class cricket and both of his sons have also gone on to do so. His eldest son, Mark found fame playing for, and also captaining, Surrey and was for some time a mainstay batsman for England, not suffering the one-Test fate of his father. The youngest, Gary, has also played for Surrey and Glamorgan. In 1991, Mark and Alan Butcher played against each other in a Sunday League match at The Oval, on the occasion of Mark's Surrey debut. Mark Butcher"
"had a son, Roger. They lived at Moat Bank, Ashby Road, Winshill where he died on 15 August 1882 at the age of 78. Abraham Bass Abraham Bass (23 February 1804 – 15 August 1882) was an English cricketer known as 'the father of Midland cricket'. He played first-class cricket for the North in 1840 and 1841 and for Nottinghamshire in 1843. Bass was born in Burton-upon-Trent, the third son of brewer Michael Bass and his wife Sarah Hoskins. He was the main influence behind the founding of Burton Cricket Club in 1827. In 1840 he played two matches for"
"in successive seasons from 1882 to 1884. The very exceptional skills shown by CT gained him a place in the England team in 1882 which lost the match to Australia which originated the tradition of ""the Ashes"" between the two countries. The following winter he toured Australia with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) team who recovered the trophy. Their father Edward Studd, who had 11 children in all, was born in Bombay and made his fortune in indigo manufacture. Charles played in the original test against Australia where the Ashes were first named and was one of the last 2"
"a geography teacher at north Gosforth academy . He currently resides in the rural-urban fringe town of Seaton Delaval, near Newcastle upon Tyne, with his wife and their three children. John Graham (cricketer) John Alexander Graham (born 4 March 1978) is an English cricketer. Graham is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Graham started his cricket career playing Second XI cricket for Durham, which he did between 1996 and 2000. While doing so, he appeared for England Under-19s against Pakistan Under-19s during England's 1996 tour there. He played 2 Youth Test matches"
"they are currently expecting their first child in October. Ben Nolan Benjamin Peter Francis Nolan-Stone (born 13 May 1983 in Poole, Dorset) is a former English cricketer. Nolan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Nolan made a single List-A appearance for the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1st Round of the 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy against the Kent Cricket Board. Nolan was not required to bat or bowl as Kent Cricket Board won on a bowl out. Nolan made a single appearance in the 2005 Second Eleven Championship for Hampshire Second XI against Warwickshire Second XI. Ben"
"and Ashley Giles. His father Ken Graveney was a prolific right-arm fast bowler with Gloucestershire between 1947 and 1964, who once took 10/66 in an innings. He captained his county between 1963 and 1964. His uncle Tom Graveney was an elegant batsman with Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (captaining both counties), and played in 79 tests for England (one as captain). David Graveney David Anthony Graveney OBE (born 2 January 1953, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol) is a leading figure in English cricket and former chairman of the England Test selectors, a post he held from 1997 until 2008. Graveney attended Millfield School in Somerset."
"Tom Rowe (cricketer) Thomas Christopher (""Tom"") Rowe (born 16 October 1993 in Truro) is an English List A cricketer active since 2013 who has played for Nottinghamshire. He had a difficult childhood, and his parents were killed in a car bombing when he was a baby. He was sent to live with his grandmother, who froze to death when he was 13. He and his two brothers played cricket in a large field near their house, fashioning a wicket out of segments of copper pipe. He earned the prestigious Young Cricketeer Award in 2008, and was eventually scouted for the"
"was played in 2001. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last coming against Lincolnshire in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in 2003. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 15 runs at an average of 3.75, with a high score of 10. With the ball, he bowled a total of 3 wicket-less overs. His father, Paul, played List A cricket for Norfolk. Christopher Borrett Christopher Richard Borrett (born 2 December 1979) is an English cricketer. Borrett is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in North"
"his retirement from cricket in July 2015, three days before the start of the Ashes. Harris is a dual citizen of the UK and Australia, due to his father being born in Leicester. He revealed during the 2013 Ashes of how he almost opted playing for England. Harris lives with his wife Cherie, whom he married in 2012, in Brisbane. In 2015, the couple had their first child; Harris missed the 2015 West Indies tour to be present at the birth. Ryan Harris (cricketer) Ryan James Harris (born 11 October 1979) is an Australian former cricketer. He was a right-arm"
"England Under-19 team. He retired from first-class cricket in 1999. Since retiring from cricket, Gie went on to co-found Corporate Software Services. He is currently the President and CEO and based in Costa Mesa, California. Noel Gie Noel Addison Gie (born 12 April 1977) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, Gie's father, Clive, played for Western Province, Northern Transvaal and Natal. Gie himself made his first class cricket debut for Nottinghamshire in 1995 and played sixteen matches, scoring 455 runs at a batting average of 18.95. He scored three half-centuries, the best of which"
"brother, Robert, and nephew, Thomas Pearson, both played first-class cricket. Henry Holden (cricketer) Henry Holden DL, JP (26 August 1823 – 1 February 1900) was an English soldier and Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire. He was also an amateur cricketer and controversial cricket administrator who played a part in one of the first strikes by professional cricketers in 1881. As a player, Holden's batting style is unknown. The son of Robert Holden and Mary Anne Drury Lowe, he was born at Locko Park, Derbyshire. Holden served in the British Army where he reached the rank of captain in the 38th Regiment."
"Abraham Bass Abraham Bass (23 February 1804 – 15 August 1882) was an English cricketer known as 'the father of Midland cricket'. He played first-class cricket for the North in 1840 and 1841 and for Nottinghamshire in 1843. Bass was born in Burton-upon-Trent, the third son of brewer Michael Bass and his wife Sarah Hoskins. He was the main influence behind the founding of Burton Cricket Club in 1827. In 1840 he played two matches for the North against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lords and at Burton and one match in 1841 at Burton. In 1843 he played a"
"A cricket, when he made 107 for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup. Rob Newton (cricketer) Robert Irving ""Rob"" Newton (born 18 January 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is an aggressive right-handed top order batsman. Newton enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school and was tipped by ""The Wisden Cricketer"" as 'one to watch'. He made his Northamptonshire first-team debut in 2009. Although born in Taunton, he moved from Somerset at an early age to Norfolk. He first recalled playing cricket in the back garden aged four"
"his only century, came against Nottinghamshire in his debut match. He also made a single first-class appearance each for the South against the North in 1894 and for Midland Counties against the touring Australians in 1896. He died at Smethwick, Staffordshire, on 2 December 1963. His brother, Henry, played first-class cricket, as did his nephew Alfred Hill. John Hill (English cricketer) John Ernest Hill (27 September 1867 – 2 December 1963) was an English cricketer. Hill was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Handsworth, Warwickshire. Hill made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Nottinghamshire"
"in 1977. In List A matches his highest was 120 not out against Warwickshire in 1981. He was 12th man for England in a Test in 1985 at Trent Bridge during the Ashes series after which he retired from county cricket. He was for some years the Nottinghamshire Development Manager. Basher Hassan Sheikh Basharat ""Basher"" Hassan (born March 24, 1944) in Nairobi, Kenya, was a Kenyan first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire from 1966 to 1985. A right-handed batsman, he made 14,394 runs at an average of 29.07. After playing club cricket in Kenya, Hassan made his first-class debut for"
"Natal and Glamorgan. His brother, Mark, played a single List A match for Staffordshire. Arran Steele Arran Spencer Steele (born 14 January 1975) is a former English cricketer. Steele was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Corby, Northamptonshire. Steele represented the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against Wiltshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. In his only List A match, he scored 23 runs. His father, David, played Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire, the Marylebone Cricket Club, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, as well"
"surname originated with their father, who was born Albert William Rought Whitta. His maternal grandfather William Rought left him the family hatters and furriers business in Brandon on the condition that he adopted the surname Rought. He became Albert William Rought-Rought. Desmond Rought-Rought died in a car accident in Cambridge on 7 January 1970, which also claimed the life of his wife. Desmond Rought-Rought Desmond Charles Rought-Rought (3 May 1912 – 7 January 1970) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket from 1934–1947, but was mostly associated with minor counties cricket where he played for Norfolk. Rought-Rought made his"
"the County Championship. He is known mainly by his middle name, ""Paul"" which he picked up at Oxford University. Butcher has now taken up a full-time job at King's School in Wimbledon, as a sports teacher. He teaches rugby, football, cricket, basketball and hockey. Gary Butcher Gary Paul Butcher (born 11 March 1975) is a former English first-class cricketer. The brother of England Test player Mark and son of Alan, he was an all rounder who bowled right arm with a hint of swing. Butcher started his career with Glamorgan in 1994, taking a wicket with his very first delivery"
"played first-class cricket. In 2011, his great-grandson Charlie Ellison made his debut in first-class cricket. Henry Ellison Henry Richard Nevile Ellison (6 July 1868 – 7 October 1948) was an English cricketer. He was born at Blyth, Nottinghamshire. Prior to playing for Nottinghamshire, Ellison made minor appearances for Lincolnshire from 1889 to 1893. He spent from at least December 1893 to December 1894 in India, where he played for the Madras Presidency and Madras. Ellison later made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Trent Bridge in 1897. In Nottinghamshire's first-innings, he scored 2 runs,"
"against Worcestershire he scored 4 in his only innings of the match. Following his brief cricket career, he opened a sports shop in Haywards Heath, Sussex. Nicholas Wisdom Nicholas Wisdom (born 18 March 1953) is a former English cricketer, turned businessman. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. The son of Sir Norman Wisdom, the comedian, singer-songwriter and actor, he was born at Edmonton, Middlesex. Wisdom made two first-class appearances for Sussex in 1974, against Oxford University at Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham, and Worcestershire in the County Championship at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. Against Oxford"
"XI cricket for the Nottinghamshire Second XI and the Northamptonshire Second XI. His nephew, Scott, plays first-class cricket for Durham. David Borthwick (cricketer) David Borthwick (born 2 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Borthwick was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Sunderland, County Durham. Borthwick made his debut for Northumberland in the 1994 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Cheshire. Borthwick played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1994 to 1996, which included 25 Minor Counties Championship matches and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his only List A appearance against Nottinghamshire in"
"79 wickets at 35.12, with a best of 7 for 44 for Surrey against Cambridge University, one of two occasions when he took five wickets in an innings. He also scored 180 runs at 8.18, with a top score of 24 not out. Nick Taylor (cricketer) Nick Taylor (born Nicholas Simon Taylor; 2 June 1963 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England) is an English former first-class cricketer. The son of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club stalwart Ken Taylor, he made his debut as a strapping right arm fast medium bowler, and right-handed tail end batsman, for Yorkshire in 1982. After failing to"
"David and son Mark, were also cricketers for a brief period. Peter Thomas (cricketer, born 1952) Peter Wynne Thomas (born 11 April 1952) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Norfolk. He was born in Swardeston. Thomas, who made his Minor counties Championship debut in 1982, made his sole List A appearance in the NatWest Trophy the following year. Having not played a Minor Counties Championship match since 1986, Thomas joined the East Anglian Premier Cricket League side Swardeston in 1999, for whom he played five games. Since 2003, Thomas"
"3/42 in the first innings against Western Province in February 1979. His brother Patrick also played first-class cricket for Natal, and his uncle Leslie, Denis's brother, played for Middlesex (and for Arsenal and England at football). His son Nick captained Harrow in 2001, played first-class cricket for Middlesex (2001–2010 and 2015 to date) and Somerset (2010–2014). Nick made his test debut for England in 2012 against India. Richard Compton (cricketer) Richard Cecil Denis Compton (born 29 March 1956) is a retired South African cricketer. Compton was the third son of the English Test cricketer Denis Compton, Denis's second son with"
"and against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1927. He died on 8 January 1978 in Malvern, the last survivor of his cricket playing brothers. His wife's name was Ratana Yuok. Neville Foster Neville John Acland Foster (1890–1978) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he was the youngest of seven brothers to play first-class cricket for Worcestershire, though his county cricket was restricted to two seasons as he spent most of his life in Malaya. Born on 28 September 1890 in Malvern, Foster played twice for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1911 and 1912, he made"
"infant and nursery school, a junior school and a medium-sized secondary, South Nottinghamshire Academy, formerly Dayncourt School. Nineteenth century Nottinghamshire and England cricket captain George Parr was born and died in the village. He also played for the Radcliffe on Trent Cricket Club. Evidence of the Parr family's long association with Radcliffe can be seen in a number of street and building names. Also professional footballer, Ian Woan most famous for playing for Nottingham Forest lives near Radcliffe-on-Trent. Woan is now the assistant manager of Watford FC. Tom Graham who played Tom Archer for 17 years (1997–2014) in the long"
"average of 3.80 and a high score of 12. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 52.50, with best figures of 1/30. He later coached cricket at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Mansfield. He died at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire on 9 September 1963. His father Billy played Test cricket for England, while his uncle Thomas Barnes also played first-class cricket. James Barnes (cricketer) James William Barnes (14 August 1886 – 9 September 1963) was an English cricketer. Barnes' batting style is unknown, though it is known he bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire."
"named Eliza. Although he played cricket professionally, this was only a summer occupation, and in the 1881 Census he listed his profession as a cotton weaver. His brother, Thomas, and nephew, James Barnes, both played first-class cricket. Billy Barnes (cricketer) William Barnes (27 May 1852 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire – 24 March 1899 in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire between 1875 and 1894 and England between 1880 and 1890. In 1890 he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. He toured Australia three times and North America once. Barnes was"