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Angus Fraser

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Player profile

Full name Angus Robert Charles Fraser
Born August 8, 1965, Billinge, Lancashire
Current age 43 years 117 days
Major teams England, Middlesex
Nickname Gus, Gnat
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Commentator, Journalist
Height 6 ft 6 in
Education Orange High Senior High School
Relations Brother - AGJ Fraser

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 46 67 15 388 32 7.46 1356 28.61 0 0 33 2 9 0
ODIs 42 20 9 141 38* 12.81 208 67.78 0 0 15 2 5 0
First-class 290 344 82 2934 92 11.19 0 2 54 0
List A 336 148 74 865 38* 11.68 0 0 56 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 46 79 10876 4836 177 8/53 11/110 27.32 2.66 61.4 5 13 2
ODIs 42 42 2392 1412 47 4/22 4/22 30.04 3.54 50.8 1 0 0
First-class 290 56281 24277 886 8/53 27.40 2.58 63.5 36 5
List A 336 17112 10387 392 5/32 5/32 26.49 3.64 43.6 9 1 0

Career statistics
Test debut England v Australia at Birmingham, Jul 6-11, 1989 scorecard
Last Test Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26-29, 1998 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut England v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Oct 15, 1989 scorecard
Last ODI England v India at Birmingham, May 29-30, 1999 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span 1984 - 2002
List A span 1985 - 2002

 Profile

The most controlled and consistent England bowler of the 1990s, injury and muddled selection policy permitting. Fraser was a classically English seamer, landing ball after ball outside off stump and brilliantly exploiting even the slightest hint of uneven bounce - as his record in the Caribbean shows. Ignore the downbeat demeanour: he looked almost as knackered at the start of a spell as he did at the end, and he cared passionately, once running from the field in tears when England won at Melbourne. Former chairman of selectors Ray Illingworth wasn't a fan, and Fraser had to wait 18 months before returning triumphantly for the tour of the West Indies in 1997-98. He was omitted after England's disastrous World Cup performance in 1999 and saw out his career at Middlesex. He retired in April 2002 to take up a job with The Independent newspaper.
Lawrence Booth

 Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1996
Awarded the MBE in 1998

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Nov 17, 2007

Angus Fraser and Michael Vaughan share a joke during a training session
Angus Fraser and Michael Vaughan share a joke during a training session
© AFP

Nov 11, 2007

Angus Fraser and Michael Vaughan
Angus Fraser and Michael Vaughan
© Getty Images

Dec 12, 2006

Angus Fraser swaps the press box for the cricket pitch
Angus Fraser swaps the press box for the cricket pitch
© Getty Images

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