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Michael Atherton, England
Michael Atherton, a former England cricketer, was born on May 23, 1968. As of 2026, he is 58 years old and remains a prominent figure in cricket. Michael Atherton is a Right Handed batter and one of the greatest batters in the game.
Michael Atherton's cricket career spanned an impressive period from 1989 to 2001, during which he made significant contributions to the sport. His time on the field showcased his skills and dedication, leaving a lasting impact on the game.
In his Test cricket journey, Michael Atherton has played 115 matches in his Test career and has scored 7,728 runs, with an average of 37.70. Michael Atherton has hit 905 fours and 4 sixes in his Test career.
In ODI Internationals career, Michael Atherton has played 54 matches to date in his Odi career and has scored 1,791 runs, with an average of 35.12. Michael Atherton has hit 149 fours and 1 sixes in his Odi career.
Michael AthertonEngland
- Born: May 23, 1968 (57 years)
- Period: (1989-2001)
- Batting Style: Right Handed
- Bowling Style: Right Arm Leg Break
Captaincy Records
| Matches-Won-Lost | Tosses Won | Runs Scored | Batting Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 54-13-21 | 23 (42.59%) | 3815 | 40.59 |
| ODI | 43-20-21 | 20 (46.51%) | 1392 | 33.95 |
Batting Career Summary
| MAT | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 115 | 7 | 7728 | 185* | 37.70 | 37.32 | 16 | 46 | 905 | 4 | - | - |
| ODI | 54 | 3 | 1791 | 127 | 35.12 | 58.64 | 2 | 12 | 149 | 1 | - | - |
Bowling Career Summary
| MAT | Ov | M | Wkts | AVG | ECON | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 115 | 68.0 | 12 | 2 | 151.00 | 4.44 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Record (Batting)
| Venue | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 124 | 3 | 4716 | 160 | 38.98 | 9 | 31 | 45 | 0 |
| Away | 88 | 4 | 3012 | 185* | 35.86 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 0 |
| Overall | 212 | 7 | 7728 | 185* | 37.70 | 16 | 46 | 83 | 0 |
| Venue | MAT | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 2 | 908 | 127 | 47.79 | 62.02 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Away | 33 | 1 | 883 | 86 | 27.59 | 55.53 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Overall | 54 | 3 | 1791 | 127 | 35.12 | 58.64 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
Home/Away Record (Bowling)
| Venue | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53.0 | 10 | 2 | 232 | 116.00 | 4.38 | 159.00 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 15.0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Overall | 68 | 12 | 2 | 302 | 151.00 | 4.44 | 204.00 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 |
By Year Record (Batting)
| Year | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 47 | 18.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 767 | 151 | 51.13 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 326 | 105 | 23.29 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 145 | 76 | 29.00 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 616 | 99 | 38.50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1136 | 144 | 49.39 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1129 | 185* | 49.09 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 469 | 160 | 31.27 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 582 | 118 | 41.57 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 802 | 103 | 28.64 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 245 | 108 | 27.22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 990 | 136 | 49.50 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 448 | 57 | 23.58 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Overall (13) | 115 | 212 | 7 | 7728 | 185* | 37.70 | 16 | 46 | 83 | 0 |
| Year | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 59 | 33.00 | 53.23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 236 | 74 | 39.33 | 50.54 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 466 | 86 | 51.78 | 57.96 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 267 | 127 | 53.40 | 65.93 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 404 | 85 | 21.26 | 56.90 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 255 | 113* | 31.88 | 62.35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64.00 | 87.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall (7) | 54 | 54 | 3 | 1791 | 127 | 35.12 | 58.64 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
By Year Record (Bowling)
| Year | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | 45.0 | 10 | 1 | 211 | 211.00 | 4.69 | 270.00 | 1/60 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 2.86 | 42.00 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall (4) | 68 | 12 | 2 | 302 | 151.00 | 4.44 | 204.00 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 |
By Position Record (Batting)
| Position | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | 197 | 6 | 7476 | 185* | 39.14 | 16 | 45 | 74 | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | 0 | 215 | 60 | 16.54 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 212 | 7 | 7728 | 185* | 37.70 | 16 | 46 | 83 | 0 |
| Position | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | 43 | 2 | 1572 | 127 | 38.34 | 59.68 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 65 | 21.17 | 51.42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 25 | 17.67 | 57.61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19* | 46.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Overall | 54 | 3 | 1791 | 127 | 35.12 | 58.64 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
By Opponent Record (Batting)
| Team | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 33 | 66 | 2 | 1900 | 105 | 29.69 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 0 |
| India | 7 | 13 | 1 | 689 | 160 | 57.42 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1088 | 151 | 68.00 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 19 | 1 | 746 | 125 | 41.44 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| South Africa | 18 | 32 | 2 | 1315 | 185* | 43.83 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 8 | 0 | 144 | 44 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| West Indies | 27 | 50 | 0 | 1587 | 144 | 31.74 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 7 | 0 | 259 | 136 | 37.00 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Overall (8) | 115 | 212 | 7 | 7728 | 185* | 37.70 | 16 | 46 | 83 | 0 |
| Team | MAT | Innings | NO | Runs | HS | AVG | SR | The Hundred | 50 | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6 | 6 | 1 | 200 | 113* | 40.00 | 61.54 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 59 | 17.20 | 47.25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 10 | 0 | 269 | 81 | 26.90 | 53.91 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 162 | 66 | 40.50 | 69.23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 9 | 9 | 0 | 214 | 85 | 23.78 | 56.32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 64 | 43.00 | 86.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 11 | 11 | 2 | 638 | 127 | 70.89 | 62.37 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 106 | 26 | 21.20 | 40.61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Overall (10) | 54 | 54 | 3 | 1791 | 127 | 35.12 | 58.64 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
By Opponent Record (Bowling)
| Year | Ov | M | Wkts | Runs | AVG | ECON | SR | Best | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | |||
| India | 28.0 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 161.00 | 5.75 | 168.00 | 1/60 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 2.86 | 42.00 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall (4) | 68.0 | 12 | 2 | 302 | 151.00 | 4.44 | 204.00 | 1/20 | 0 | 0 |
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