The Definitive Matthew Hoggard

The ex-England, Yorkshire and Leicestershire seamer picks out the moments which shaped his outstanding career

The step up
3rd XI to 1st XI, Pudsey Congs CC, 1994
A big moment for me was being taken from the 3rd XI and being put into the 1st XI by Phil Carrick. I was 17 when he made that decision and within two years I was playing for Yorkshire. That was a massive point in my life. Phil came into my club, Pudsey Congs, and set me on the road for Yorkshire. He saw something in me. That year we had a young overseas professional called VVS Laxman and he said you two will play Test cricket agai...

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