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Full name Graeme Ashley Hick
Born May 23, 1966, Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia
Current age 42 years 56 days
Major teams England, Zimbabwe, Northern Districts, Queensland, Worcestershire
Nickname Hicky, Ash
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 3 in
Education Prince Edward Boys' High School, Zimbabwe

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

114

3383

178

31.32

6920

48.88

450

ODIs

120

118

3846

126*

37.33

5191

74.08

278

First-class

521

864

40787

405*

52.15

135

157

699

List A

646

625

21951

172*

41.49

139

285

Twenty20

1201

116*

36.39

769

156.17

127

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

3057

1306

4/126

5/28

56.78

2.56

132.9

ODIs

120

1236

1026

5/33

34.20

4.98

41.2

First-class

521

20889

10308

232

5/18

44.43

2.96

90.0

List A

646

8604

6649

225

5/19

29.55

4.63

38.2

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

England v West Indies at Leeds, Jun 6-10, 1991 scorecard

Last Test

Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, Mar 7-11, 2001 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

England v West Indies at Birmingham, May 23-24, 1991 scorecard

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Mar 27, 2001 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1983/84

Last First-class

Worcestershire v Northamptonshire at Worcester, Jul 10-13, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1983/84

Last List A

Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire at Worcester, Jul 15, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Worcester, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard

Few players divided opinion like Graeme Hick. With 57 first-class hundreds under his belt he arrived on the international scene in 1991 as England's Great White Hope, was dropped four tortuous Tests later, and was in and out for the next decade, until dropped for good at the end of England's triumphant tour to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 2000-01. All the while he remained a colossus at county level, where he continued to churn out the centuries for Worcestershire in his sleep. John Bracewell called Hick a flat-track bully, and though that may be harsh, he has rarely dominated the best attacks and can be psyched out, as Merv Hughes will testify. He was a gentle giant who murdered medium pace and occasionally savaged the spinners. From his breakthrough century in India in 1992-93 to England's tour of South Africa three years later, Hick averaged in excess of 45, and was beginning to look the part at Test level. But England's new chairman of selectors, Ray Illingworth, was less convinced. Hick was also an under-used offbreak bowler and a second-slip fielder of flawed brilliance. Many would have quitely retired once their international career ended, but Hick's appetite for runs remained undiminished and he scored heavily at county level, chipping away at the records as he went. After a - by his standards - poor 2005 and an uncertain start to 2006, in June some started preparing his cricketing obituary. He bounced back with a hundred, went on to score 1000 runs in an English summer for the 19th time, and signed a new contract with Worcestershire as if to underline that there was still life in the old dog.
Cricinfo staff October 2006

Jun 25, 2008

Graeme Hick is comprehensively bowled by Steve Kirby for 6 © Getty Images

Jun 19, 2008

Graeme Hick watches a streak © PA Photos

Apr 18, 2008

Graeme Hick back-cuts en route to another fifty © Getty Images

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