Posts Tagged ‘Matthew Hoggard’
“Don’t talk to me about hard work, lad. When I were your age I toiled down the pit for 27 hours a day, then ran over to Scarborough in the freezing rain to bowl 45 overs into a gale, then went in as nightwatchman in the pitch black and had to face Wes Hall with nothing but a Garibaldi to protect meself and when I got back in the dressing room Brian Close would beat us within an inch of my life and then and only then was I allowed to start on the double-entry book-keeping” – Alan Tyres pens the thoughts of the Yorkshire Cricket Club bursar as they might relate to Matthew Hoggard.
“The dispute between Matthew Hoggard and Yorkshire is a sign of bleaker times to come for seasoned cricket professionals, especially those who have passed the age of 27 and have slipped off the gravy train named ‘England’” – Christopher Martin-Jenkins looks at the economics behind the decision.
“I think I’ve been loyal to Yorkshire. I wanted to commit the rest of my career to the club and I’d have relished the thought of captaincy, which I had discussed. Now I’ve effectively been sacked and I’m not even going to play for Yorkshire again, which makes me incredibly sad” – Matthew Hoggard, on learning he has been released by his club.
