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Full name Graeme Ashley Hick
Born May 23, 1966, Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia
Current age 42 years 107 days
Major teams England,Zimbabwe,Northern Districts,Queensland,Worcestershire
Nickname Hicky, Ash
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 3 in
Education Prince Edward Boys' High School, Zimbabwe
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
65
114
6
3383
178
31.32
6920
48.88
6
18
450
22
90
0
ODIs
120
118
15
3846
126*
37.33
5191
74.08
5
27
278
41
64
0
First-class
526
871
84
41112
405*
52.23
136
158
709
0
List A
650
629
96
22045
172*
41.36
40
139
288
0
Twenty20
37
36
3
1201
116*
36.39
769
156.17
2
10
127
52
10
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
65
58
3057
1306
23
4/126
5/28
56.78
2.56
132.9
1
0
0
ODIs
120
47
1236
1026
30
5/33
5/33
34.20
4.98
41.2
0
1
0
First-class
526
20889
10308
232
5/18
44.43
2.96
90.0
5
1
List A
650
8604
6649
225
5/19
5/19
29.55
4.63
38.2
6
4
0
Twenty20
37
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Career statistics
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
Test statistics
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
ODI statistics
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
Profile
Few players divided opinion like Graeme Hick. With 57 first-class hundreds under his belt he arrived on the international scene in 1991 as England's Great White Hope, was dropped four tortuous Tests later, and was in and out for the next decade, until dropped for good at the end of England's triumphant tour to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 2000-01. All the while he remained a colossus at county level, where he continued to churn out the centuries for Worcestershire in his sleep. John Bracewell called Hick a flat-track bully, and though that may be harsh, he has rarely dominated the best attacks and can be psyched out, as Merv Hughes will testify. He was a gentle giant who murdered medium pace and occasionally savaged the spinners. From his breakthrough century in India in 1992-93 to England's tour of South Africa three years later, Hick averaged in excess of 45, and was beginning to look the part at Test level. But England's new chairman of selectors, Ray Illingworth, was less convinced. Hick was also an under-used offbreak bowler and a second-slip fielder of flawed brilliance. Many would have quietly retired once their international career ended, but Hick's appetite for runs remained undiminished and he scored heavily at county level, chipping away at the records as he went. After a - by his standards - poor 2005 and an uncertain start to 2006, in June some started preparing his cricketing obituary. He bounced back with a hundred, went on to score 1000 runs in an English summer for the 19th time, and signed a new contract with Worcestershire to underline that there was still life in the old dog. In 2008, Hick became the most prolific run-scorer in all cricket, with more than 64,000 runs to his name, and his tally of 136 first-class hundreds places him eighth on the all-time list. Later that season, he announced his retirement from the game, ending the remarkable career of a cherished English enigma. Cricinfo staff September 2008
