Mike Atherton

Full name:	Michael Andrew Atherton
Born:	23rd March 1968, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Batting:	Right-hand batter
Bowling:	Leg-break
Biography:	Awarded OBE in 1997 New Year's Honours for services to cricket
Education:	Manchester Grammar School; Downing College, Cambridge
Relations:	Brother: CD Atherton; Father-in-law: DF de Caires; Father: A Atherton; Son: JM de Caires
Teams:	England (Test: 1989-2001); England (ODI: 1990-1998); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1987-1989); Lancashire (Main FC: 1987-2001); Lancashire (Main ListA: 1987-2001); England Young Cricketers (Under-19 ODI: 1986/87-1987/88); England Young Cricketers (Under-19 Test: 1986/87); All teams
Lancashire cap: 1989
Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 1990
Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1991
Lancashire benefit season: 1997 (raised 307,000 pounds)
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles:	Flintoff's body has become unreliable: Atherton
	England v/s West Indies: A throwback to some memorable encounters
	No bad blood among England wicketkeepers, says Jones

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Test Career Batting and Fielding (1989-2001)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	115	212	7	7728	185*	37.69	16	46	37.49	83

Test Career Bowling (1989-2001)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England	408	12	302	2	1-20	151.00	0	0	204.00	4.44

ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1990-1998)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	54	54	3	1791	127	35.11	2	12	58.64	15

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1987-2001)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	336	584	47	21929	268*	40.83	54	107	268

First-Class Career Bowling (1987-2001)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	8981	289	4733	108	6-78	43.82	3	0	83.15	3.16

List A Career Batting and Fielding (1987-2001)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	288	280	24	9347	127	36.51	14	59	111

List A Career Bowling (1987-2001)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	812	4	711	24	4-42	29.62	1	0	33.83	5.25

Under-19 Test Career Batting and Fielding (1986/87)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
England Young Cricketers	2	3	1	112	84*	56.00	0	1	2

Under-19 Test Career Bowling (1986/87)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England Young Cricketers	456	27	158	6	3-64	26.33	0	0	76.00	2.07

Under-19 ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1986/87-1987/88)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
England Young Cricketers	11	11	0	293	80	26.63	0	2	6

Under-19 ODI Career Bowling (1986/87-1987/88)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England Young Cricketers	123	0	102	8	4-25	12.75	2	0	15.37	4.97