James Michael Anderson is an English cricketer who plays for the England Test cricket team and Lancashire,and previously played for England's limited overs cricket teams. Anderson is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He holds the record for most wickets by a pace bowler in Test cricket history,having taken over 650 wickets. Anderson was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.
Jade Winston Dernbach is a former professional cricketer. He represented Surrey (2003–2021),England (2011–2014) and Italy (2021).
Christopher Timothy Tremlett is a former English cricketer who played international cricket for England and domestically for Hampshire and Surrey. He was a 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall fast-medium bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces. Tremlett started his playing career with Hampshire in 2000 and was awarded his county cap in 2004. He made his One Day International debut in 2005,and two years later played his first Test. Tremlett played three Tests in 2007 before injury interrupted.
Rikki Clarke is a retired English cricketer,who last played for Surrey. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College. Clarke began his career as a professional cricketer with Surrey in 2000,making his list A debut in 2001 and First Class debut in 2002,and the following year made his One Day International debut for England;later in 2003 he played his first Test match. Between 2003 and 2006 he played two Tests,both against Bangladesh and 20 ODIs.
Robert James Kirtley is a former English Test cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler and a right hand batsman. After prep school at St. Andrews School,Eastbourne,he was educated at Clifton College.
James Southerton was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1854 and 1879. After a slow start,he became,along with Alfred Shaw,the greatest slow bowler of the 1870s. He played in the first Test match and remains the oldest player to make their debut in Test cricket.
Liam Edward Plunkett is an English cricketer who bowls right-arm fast medium. He was an England international until 2019,and was part of the squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He most recently played domestic cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club and Welsh Fire. He currently plays for Minor League Cricket side The Philadelphians.
Ryan Jay Sidebottom is a former England international cricketer who played domestic cricket for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire and retired in 2017,after taking more than 1,000 career wickets. He is the only player in the last 15 years to win 5 county championships and also won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 with England.
Timothy James Murtagh is a retired English-born Irish cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club.
Stuart Christopher John Broad is a former English cricketer who played Test cricket for the England cricket team and was One Day and Twenty20 International captain. Broad was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. His longevity,and highly successful partnership with fellow fast bowler James Anderson has resulted in him cementing himself as one of England's greatest Test bowlers of all time.
Timothy Thomas Bresnan is an English former first-class cricketer,who last played for Warwickshire. He played as a fast-medium bowler who had ability with the bat. He was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.
Steven Thomas Finn is a former English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler,who also bats right-handed. At the age of 16,he became Middlesex County Cricket Club's youngest-ever debutant in first-class cricket. He made his England Test debut in 2010 against Bangladesh. He lives in Brighton. In 2019 he became a commentator for Test Match Special.
Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer who has represented India in Tests,ODIs and T20Is. He is a 6 ft 4 in tall right-arm fast-medium bowler. At the age of 18,Sharma was called to join the Indian squad for the tour of South Africa in 2006–07. However,after receiving the call and organising travel arrangements,he was deselected. In reference to his height and lean physique in his Under-19 days,the bowler was nicknamed Lambu. In 2011,he became the fifth youngest player to take 100 Test wickets. Against South Africa in 2013,Ishant Sharma became the fifth quickest Indian to grab 100 ODI wickets. While being a "rhythm" bowler,he still is considered one of the fastest Indian bowlers having bowled in excess of 150 km/h on several occasions in international cricket as well as the IPL,his fastest being 152.2 km/h bowled to Ricky Ponting on Boxing Day Test in 2011. In 2020,Indian government has awarded him the Arjuna Award to recognize his outstanding achievement in cricket. Sharma was a member of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Adil Usman Rashid is an English cricketer who plays for England in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket,and previously played for the Test team. In domestic cricket,he represents Yorkshire,and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.2 Crore,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction. He is regarded as one of the best English spinners of all-time
Ryan James Harris is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler who was a member of the Australia national cricket team until retiring in the Ashes tour lead up of 2015 due to a knee injury. It had hampered him for a majority of his career,but despite this,he performed as one of Australia's most highly rated fast bowlers.
Varun Raymond Aaron is an Indian cricketer from Jamshedpur. A right-arm fast bowler,he first played for Jharkhand U-19 followed by Jharkhand Ranji team. He played his first One Day International (ODI) for India in October 2011 and made his Test debut the following month.
The 2015 Ashes series was a series of Test cricket matches played between England and Australia for The Ashes. The venues were Sophia Gardens (Cardiff),Lord's (London),Edgbaston (Birmingham),Trent Bridge (Nottingham),and The Oval (London). Australia were the defending holders of the Ashes going into the series,having won in 2013–14.
Mason Sidney Crane is an English cricketer who plays for Hampshire. He is a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batsman. He also played for the England national cricket team in 2017 &2018.
Sophia Ivy Rose Dunkley is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey,South East Stars,Welsh Fire,Melbourne Stars and England. A right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler,she made her county debut in 2012 for Middlesex and her England debut in 2018,against Bangladesh at the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20. In 2020,she left Middlesex to join Surrey. In June 2021,Dunkley was awarded her first central contract with the England women's cricket team. In the same month,she made her Test debut,becoming the first black woman to play Test cricket for England.
Linsey Claire Neale Smith is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex,Southern Vipers,Northern Superchargers and Sydney Sixers. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler,she originally played for Berkshire before moving to Sussex ahead of the 2017 season. In October 2018,she was named in the England women's cricket team squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament,and made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut in the tournament against Bangladesh.
