Martin McCague

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Martin McCague
Personal information
Full nameMartin John McCague
Born (1969-05-24) 24 May 1969 (age 52)
Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 568)1 July 1993 v Australia
Last Test25 November 1994 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990/91–1991/92Western Australia
1991–2001Kent
2002–2005Herefordshire
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 3 135 166 2
Runs scored 21 2,324 800 6
Batting average 4.20 16.48 11.94 6.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/6 0/1 0/0
Top score 11 72 56 6
Balls bowled 593 22,924 6,971 0
Wickets 6 456 211
Bowling average 65.00 27.17 27.27
5 wickets in innings 0 25 3
10 wickets in match 0 2 0
Best bowling 4/121 9/86 5/26
Catches/stumpings 1/– 75/– 32/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 17 January 2013

Martin John McCague (born 24 May 1969) is a former professional cricketer who played for the England cricket team in three Test matches in 1993 and 1994. McCague was born in Northern Ireland and grew up in Australia where he began his professional career.[1]

Career[]

His development as a cricketer started in Australia, where he grew up.[2] He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club, who due to his Northern Ireland origins were allowed to field both him and an overseas player.

His selection for England drew negative comments from some cricket commentators including John Woodcock in view of the fact that he had started his career in Australia. It was not just English fans who disliked this: during the 1994/5 Ashes in Australia, when he hailed a taxi, the Australian driver called him a traitor and refused to take him.[3] He bowled well on debut, taking 4 for 121 in the first innings of the 1993 Trent Bridge Test. He had considerable pace but lacked control. With his experience of first-class cricket in Australia, his selection for that winter's Ashes tour was not as surprising as is sometimes suggested.

In 1994 McCague took 15 for 147 in a championship match against Derbyshire. He continued to play county cricket for many years albeit intermittently. He played some Twenty20 cricket in 2005.

Personal life[]

McCague played one first team game for semi-professional Australian rules football team North Adelaide in 1990.

He has two children and as of 2018 plays for Leeds and Broomfield Cricket Club.

References[]

  1. ^ "Poacher-turned-gamekeeper". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ Cricket: 'I tried my nuts off every day', The Irish Independent, 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ^ Smyth R (2017) 'Let him die of thirst': Douglas Jardine and the long history of Ashes sledging, The Guardian, 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-10.

External links[]

Martin McCague at ESPNcricinfo Edit this at Wikidata

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