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Matthew Hoggard was born on December 31, 1976 and is 47 years old now.
Birthday: December 31, 1976
How Old - Age: 47
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Matthew Hoggard - Biography
Matthew James Hoggard MBE (born 31 December 1976) is a former English cricketer. The 6' 2" Hoggard was a right arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman. He played international cricket for England cricket team from 2000–2008, playing both Test cricket and One Day International cricket. He was the captain of Leicestershire from 2010 until he announced his retirement in 2013. Previous to this he played for Yorkshire for a total of thirteen years.
Hoggard was initially brought into the England side under the wings of Nasser Hussain and Duncan Fletcher in 2000. He was brought into the NatWest Series as a replacement for the injured Andrew Caddick. Having only played two tests, Hoggard led the attack during England's 2001–2002 tour of India, and later took 7/63 against New Zealand. He then suffered an "horrific" winter tour of Australia at the hands of Matthew Hayden.
Hoggard was considered a scapegoat for his sudden falling out of favour the England and Wales Cricket Board. "We've had the same problems with the ECB since I started international cricket," he wrote in his book. "There were people slagging them off when I first came in and there are people still slagging them off. And it's not the ECB who pick the side anyway. See if you can find a player with a good word to say about the ECB. What are they going to do, sue me for telling the truth?"
In the 2006 New Year Honours Hoggard was awarded the MBE for his role in the successful Ashes tournament. He was also named as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in April 2006. On 6 March 2006, Hoggard was officially ranked the 4th best Test match bowler in the world. This was as a result of his Man of the Match performance for England against India in the First Test match at Nagpur in March 2006. On 13 May 2006 he became the tenth England bowler to take 200 Test wickets.
