Michael Andrew Atherton (born 23 March 1968) is a broadcaster, journalist and a former England international cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman for Lancashire and England, and occasional leg-break bowler, he achieved the captaincy of England at the age of 25 and led the side in a then record 54 Test matches. Known for his stubborn resistance during an era of hostile fast bowling, Atherton was described in 2001 as a determined defensive opener who made "batting look like trench warfare". He had several famed bouts with bowlers including South Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Glenn McGrath. Atherton often played the anchor role at a time when England batting performances lacked consistency.
His playing career included controversy, including ball tampering, and several brushes with the media with whom, by Atherton's own admission, he did not have a good understanding when he was a player. Often hampered by a chronic back complaint which was to contribute to the end of his career, Atherton was considered a leading England batsman during the 1990s. Following retirement he became a journalist and is a cricket commentator with Sky Sports, and chief cricket correspondent of The Times.
Læs mere...23. marts 1968 var en lørdag under stjernetegnet for ♈. Det var 82 dag på året. Præsident for USA var Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Date: 23 March 1968
Newark Eve News to cut back new NY ed from 45,000 top to 24,000; says it was unable to include features like late sports news and stock mkt data in time to catch homebound NJ commuter; paper sold about 19,000 in city before ed began
Date: 23 March 1968
By JOHN J. ABELE
John ABELE
Date: 24 March 1968
Special to The New York Times
Int; por
Date: 24 March 1968
Special to The New York Times
Sec Clifford orders security investigation throughout Defense Dept after pub of recent news articles allegedly based on classified information; several NY Times articles on various aspects of war that especially attracted attention of Clifford and Pres Johnson noted
Date: 23 March 1968
By RAYMOND H. ANDERSON
Raymond ANDERSON
USSR papers Pravda and Izvestia pub acct of Gomulka's s, 1st rept pub in USSR of disorders
Date: 24 March 1968
--DAVID BINDER
call for recognition of line seen ending 19-yr-old taboo; other W Ger parties seen gradually moving toward Soc Dem stand; history of territory revd; map
Date: 24 March 1968
By JACK GOULD
Jack GOULD
Havana radio seen major relay point in Western Hemisphere for dissemination of propaganda broadcasts originating in N Vietnam and N Korea (J Gould rept)
Date: 24 March 1968
-- ANTHONY LEWIS
comment on pol and econ implications of measures