Martin McCague
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Martin John McCague is a cricket
er who played for England in 3 Tests
from 1993 to 1994.
His development as a cricketer started in Australia
, where he grew up. He played first-class cricket for Kent
, 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. 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 he took 15 for 147 in the championship match against Derbyshire
. He continued to play county cricket for many years albeit intermittently. He played some Twenty20 cricket in 2005.
According to Steve Marsh's autobiography, Martin McCague consumed 72 pints of Guinness during a stag weekend in Dublin.
McCague played one first team game for semi-professional Australian rules football
team North Adelaide in 1990.
He has two children and now plays for Leeds and Broomfield CC. He opens the batting and scores lots of runs. He was recently deceived by a dushra bowled by Samuel Gracey which got him plum in front and he was dismissed LBW for 57 against Frindsbury CC
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for England in 3 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
from 1993 to 1994.
His development as a cricketer started in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where he grew up. He played first-class cricket for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
, 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
John Woodcock (cricket writer)
John Charles Woodcock OBE is an English cricket writer and journalist.He was born at Longparish, Hampshire, where he still lives, and was dubbed "the Sage of Longparish" by Alan Gibson. He is a co-author of the Longparish Village Handbook. Woodcock attended Trinity College, Oxford, and won hockey...
in view of the fact that he had started his career in Australia. He bowled well on debut, taking 4 for 121 in the first innings of the 1993 Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
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 he took 15 for 147 in the championship match against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
. He continued to play county cricket for many years albeit intermittently. He played some Twenty20 cricket in 2005.
According to Steve Marsh's autobiography, Martin McCague consumed 72 pints of Guinness during a stag weekend in Dublin.
McCague played one first team game for semi-professional Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team North Adelaide in 1990.
He has two children and now plays for Leeds and Broomfield CC. He opens the batting and scores lots of runs. He was recently deceived by a dushra bowled by Samuel Gracey which got him plum in front and he was dismissed LBW for 57 against Frindsbury CC