Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ is a Jamaican former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001,captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler and considered one of the all-time greats,best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years. Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively. He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000,after he broke the record of Kapil Dev. This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne. He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket. His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion". Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987. In October 2010,he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016.
Sir Leonard Hutton was an English cricketer. He played as an opening batsman for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1934 to 1955 and for England in 79 Test matches between 1937 and 1955. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described him as "one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket". He set a record in 1938 for the highest individual innings in a Test match in only his sixth Test appearance,scoring 364 runs against Australia,a milestone that stood for nearly 20 years. Following the Second World War,he was the mainstay of England's batting. In 1952,he became the first professional cricketer of the 20th century to captain England in Tests;under his captaincy England won the Ashes the following year for the first time in 19 years.
Sir Andrew John Strauss is an English cricket administrator and former player,formerly the Director of Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He played county cricket for Middlesex,and captained the England national team in all formats of the game. A fluent left-handed opening batsman,Strauss favoured scoring off the back foot,mostly playing cut and pull shots. He was also known for his fielding strength at slip or in the covers.
Marcus Edward Trescothick is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club,and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. He was Somerset captain from 2010 to 2016 and temporary England captain for several Tests and ODIs. Since retirement he has commentated and coached at both county and international level.
Ashley Fraser Giles is a former English first-class cricketer,who played 54 Test matches and 62 One Day Internationals for England before being forced to retire due to a recurring hip injury. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
Andrew Richard Caddick is a former cricketer who played for England as a fast bowler in Tests and ODIs. At 6 ft 5in,Caddick was a successful bowler for England for a decade,taking 13 five-wicket hauls in Test matches. He spent his entire English domestic first-class cricket career at Somerset County Cricket Club,and then played one Minor Counties match for Wiltshire in 2009.
Stephen James Harmison,is an English former first-class cricketer,who played all formats of the game. Primarily a fast bowler,he represented England in 63 Tests,58 ODIs,and 2 T20s. He also played county cricket for Durham and Yorkshire.
Devon Eugene Malcolm is a Jamaican-born English former cricketer. Born in Kingston,Jamaica,Malcolm played in 40 Test matches and 10 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team.
Robert Damien Bale Croft is a former Welsh cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team. He is an off-spin bowler who played for Glamorgan and captained the county from 2003 to 2006. He retired from first class cricket at the end of the 2012 season,having played county cricket for 23 seasons. He commentates on cricket occasionally for Sky Sports.
Mark Ravin Ramprakash is an English former cricketer and cricket coach.
James Michael Anderson is an English cricketer who played for England. He is currently serving as the fast bowling mentor of the England cricket team. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport,he holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket. Anderson was a member of the England team that won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2010. In February 2023,he became the oldest player to top the ICC men's Test bowling rankings. and is one of the few fast bowlers to play at Test match level into his forties.
Philip John Newport is a former English first-class cricketer,who played primarily as a seam and swing bowler. Newport was a stalwart of Worcestershire County Cricket Club for most of the 1980s and 1990s,and played a key part in the county's triumphs in the late 1980s. Newport played in three Test matches for England between 1988 and 1991. He was born at High Wycombe in 1962.
Steven Llewellyn Watkin is a former Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. A reliable seam bowler who never suffered serious injury despite several lesser niggles,he played three Test matches in 1991 and 1993,and four One Day Internationals in 1993 and 1994. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1994,the only one of that year's five who was not Australian.
Philippe-Henri Edmonds is a former cricketer who represented England at international level and Middlesex at county level. After retiring he became a successful,albeit controversial,corporate executive. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Geoffrey Miller,is an English former cricketer,who played in 34 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1976 and 1984. Nicknamed "Dusty",he played for Derbyshire from 1973 to 1986,captaining the side from 1979 to 1981,and returned in 1990 after playing for Essex between 1987 and 1989. He was an England selector from 2008 to 2013 and was appointed President of Derbyshire C.C.C. in March 2014. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Edward Ernest Hemmings is a former English cricketer,who played in 16 Test matches and 33 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1982 and 1991. He made his England debut relatively late in his career,at the age of 33,having predominantly represented Nottinghamshire in the County Championship. His chance came when several England players announced their intention to go on a rebel cricket tour to South Africa. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
Norman George Cowans is a former cricketer who mainly played as a right-arm fast bowler. He was the 500th cricketer to play Test cricket for England,featuring between 1982 and 1985 in 19 Test matches and 23 One Day Internationals. Cowans also played first-class and List A cricket for both Middlesex and Hampshire.
Adil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket,and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket,he represents Yorkshire,and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.2 Crore,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction. He is regarded as one of the best English spinners of all-time.
Simon Ross Harmer is a South African international cricketer. He plays for South Africa primarily as an off-break bowler but is also a capable lower order batsman. He plays domestic cricket for Titans.
Jamie Luke Smith is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey and England. He has been described by BBC Test Match Special commentator Daniel Norcross as a "generational talent".
