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 2010-16 and temporary England captain for several Tests and ODIs. Since retirement he has commentated and coached at both county and international level.
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016. He was an all-rounder who played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was ranked as the world's No. 1 all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for 150 weeks,including an all-time record of 120 consecutive weeks from 13 October 2011 to 30 January 2014. He began playing during the Australian team's golden era in the early 2000s,and was the last player from this era to retire. In his time playing for Australia,Watson was part of their winning squad in the Cricket World Cup three times and in the ICC Champions Trophy twice.
Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva also known as D. S. de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer,who played Test and One Day International cricket in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the first ODI cap for Sri Lanka,second test cap for Sri Lanka and was part of Sri Lanka's first test team. He bowled leg spin,and on the tour of Pakistan in 1982 he became the first Sri Lankan bowler to take five wickets in a Test innings. He was also the oldest player to lead Sri Lanka in test cricket during a test tour to New Zealand in 1983. He is also regarded as the longest serving spinner to have played for Sri Lanka and considered one of the finest leg spinners to have emerged from Sri Lanka.
Guy Welton was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He played First-class cricket for Nottinghamshire,and also played for Lincolnshire,and Derbyshire's Second XI.
Sir Francis Eden Lacey was an English cricketer,cricket administrator and barrister. Lacey played first-class cricket for Hampshire from 1880 to 1896,either side of the club losing its first-class status between 1886 and 1894;it was during this period that he captained Hampshire in 1888 and 1889. A prolific batsman for Hampshire,he scored over 2,000 runs for the county in 33 first-class appearances,which included a double century against Kent in 1884. As a roundarm slow bowler,he also took 45 wickets for Hampshire,including three five wicket hauls. He made additional appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC),amongst others. In a minor fixture against Norfolk he made 323 runs,which remains the highest individual score in second-class county cricket.
Angelo Davis Mathews,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain in all formats. Even though he represented Sri Lanka in all three formats,Mathews currently plays Test cricket for Sri Lanka. He was also a key member of the team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and was part of the team that made the finals of 2011 Cricket World Cup,2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20. An occasional bowler who can deliver swinging match-winning spells,Mathews and Lasith Malinga hold the record for the highest ninth wicket partnership in ODI cricket. In July 2022,Mathews played in his 100th Test match for Sri Lanka.
Gary Simon Ballance is a Zimbabwean cricketer who also represented England internationally until 2017,and has represented Zimbabwe since 2023. He is a left-handed batsman and a leg break bowler,who last played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was born in Harare,Zimbabwe. He is known for his style of striking deep in the crease. He qualified to play for England through residency and British passports.
Thomas Westley is an English professional cricketer who has played Test cricket for the England cricket team. He is a top order right-handed batsman who occasionally bowls offbreaks and has played first-class cricket for Essex County Cricket Club since 2006. He began his cricket career at Weston Colville Cricket Club in Cambridgeshire.
Christopher Roger Woakes is an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket,he represents Warwickshire,and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,including for Kolkata Knight Riders,Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
Wahab Riaz is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman. He frequently bowls at speeds of around 90 mph and has reached 96 miles per hour (154 km/h). His all round performance in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 earned him worldwide recognition. In August 2018,he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). In September 2019,Riaz announced that he would be taking a break from red-ball cricket to focus on the shorter formats of the game. In June 2020,Riaz said he was willing to play Test cricket again,ahead of Pakistan's tour to England.
Kane Stuart Williamson is a New Zealand cricketer who is currently the captain of the New Zealand national team in limited overs cricket. On 27 February 2023,Williamson became the all-time leading runscorer for New Zealand in test cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional off spin bowler.
Jaik Charles Mickleburgh is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman,who used to play for Essex. Mickleburgh is in the Essex 1st team squad for the first time during the 2008 season. He has also played Minor Counties cricket for Norfolk &Suffolk. Mickleburgh also spent the 2007/2008 Australian season with the Newtown and Chilwell Cricket Club playing in the Geelong Cricket Association,where he was warmly welcomed.
John Lawrence,known as "Johnny",was a diminutive Yorkshire-born all-round cricketer whose middle or lower order batting and leg-break and googly bowling were of great importance to Somerset in the 10 cricket seasons immediately after the Second World War.
Benjamin Andrew Stokes is an English international cricketer who is the captain of the England Test team and plays for the England Twenty20 International (T20I) team. In domestic cricket,he represents Durham and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,including the Indian Premier League,playing for Rising Pune Supergiant and Rajasthan Royals.
Geoffrey Arthur Marlow was an English professional footballer who scored 20 goals from 86 appearances in the Football League playing as a winger for Lincoln City either side of the Second World War. He also played in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship for Lincolnshire.
Lewis Gregory is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and right-arm seam bowler,Gregory made his senior cricket debut in 2010,representing Somerset against the touring Pakistanis. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.
Steven John Dean is a former English cricketer. Dean was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Cosford,Staffordshire.
Thomas Philip Alsop is an English first-class cricketer. Born in High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire,Alsop is a left-handed batsman who plays as a wicket-keeper,and plays for Sussex.
William Cyril Newcome was an English clergyman and a cricketer who played in a single match for Cambridge University in 1836 that has since been judged to have been first-class. He was born at Litcham,Norfolk and died at Feltwell Hall,also in Norfolk. The precise date of his birth is not known,but he was baptised at Litcham on 19 October 1813;his second name is spelled as "Cyrill" in the baptismal record.
Harry Cherrington Brook is an English international cricketer who plays international cricket for England and domestic cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Primarily a right-handed batsman,he also bowls right-arm medium pace. He made his international debut for England in January 2022. He has made an extraordinary start to his test career by amassing 809 runs in his first six test appearances having batted ten times with a career average of 80.90 and with strike rate of almost 100.
