Matthew James Hoggard MBE (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. The 6' 2" Hoggard is a right arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman. He plays county cricket for Yorkshire and was first selected for the England cricket team in 2000, playing both Test cricket and One-day international cricket. However, in recent years he has been mainly viewed as a Test specialist by the England selectors, getting few opportunities in the shorter format. Wikipedia
A true product of league cricket, Matthew is the latest in a distinguished line of players born in the Pudsey area to make their mark on the game. www.yorkshireccc.com/players/capped_first_eleven/matthew_...
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