The Wardman Wire

“The former England batsman, Graeme Hick, has announced that he will retire at the end of the summer to take up a coaching post at Malvern College.”

A Century of Centuries:

Played for Worcestershire from 1984 to 2008:

Bullied by foul-mouthed oiks: “So what does your husband do when he is not watching you play cricket?”

And pursued by ugly men with no trousers (bet he’s a footballer):

A sample innings. 211 against New Zealand.

And let’s do this the traditional cricket way.

Test Career:

One Day Internationals:

Dates: (full stats from Cricinfo):

• 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
• 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
• First-class debut 1983/84
• Last First-class Essex v Worcestershire at Colchester, Aug 20-23, 2008 scorecard
• List A debut 1983/84
• Last List A Somerset v Worcestershire at Taunton, Aug 28, 2008 scorecard
• Twenty20 debut Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Worcester, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
• Last Twenty20 Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard

More:

• Cricinfo: Hick announces retirement.
• Cricinfo: Embodiment of County Cricket.
• Corridor of Uncertainty: Another View.