Full name Angus Robert Charles Fraser

Born August 8, 1965, Billinge, Lancashire

Current age 43 years 335 days

Major teams England, Middlesex

Nickname Gus, Gnat

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Other Administrator, Commentator, Journalist

Height 6 ft 6 in

Education Orange High Senior High School

Relation Brother - AGJ Fraser

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

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1996
Awarded the MBE in 1998

Nov 17, 2007

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

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Nov 11, 2007

Angus Fraser and Michael Vaughan

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Dec 12, 2006

Angus Fraser swaps the press box for the cricket pitch

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