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	Graeme Hick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hick was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), and was included in that country's World Cup squad at the age of 17.
		In 1985, Hick played both for Zimbabwe (who were touring England) and for his county, and he enjoyed a successful season, ending with a batting average of over fifty, and scoring his first century: 230 for the Zimbabweans against Oxford University.
		Hick followed his breakthrough century against India with scores of 47, 68, 26, 22, 34, 20 and 64 at an average of 40 and yet found himself dropped after the 2nd Ashes test of 1993.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graeme_Hick (2894 words)

	Graeme Hick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Graeme Hick, coming in to bat on Sunday, after possibly one of his worst days on Saturday, with a second ball duck, and two catches evading his usually safe grasp, decided that as his test career was once again hanging by a thread, he would give it a go.
		Hick pulled two sixes off Gillespie, and a four, in an over that was to cost 23, and at close of play on Sunday, had scored 42 runs, from 33 balls, in 52 mins, included 2 sixes and 4 fours.
		Graeme Hick is the 24th player to score 100 100's, and only Sir Donald Bradman and Denis Compton have scored it in fewer innings, only Wally Hammond was younger, and then by only 12 days.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /graeme.chambers/graemeh.htm (448 words)

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		Hick scored two centuries (104 and 132) in the match, only the third occasion in his career he has managed that rare feat.
		Hick's fine batting was not enough to earn him a recall to the England side, however, and it is now two seasons since he last represented England in a Test.
		Hick's ambition now is to return to the England team as a number four or five batsman.
	www.dispatch.co.za /1998/06/13/sport/HICK.HTM (652 words)

	Hick sets World Cup goal
		LONDON: Worcestershire captain Graeme Hick is preparing to end his year-long absence from the England set-up with a refreshing bid to return to the squad for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.
		Hick last played for England during the squad's tours to Pakistan and Sri Lanka last winter but, even at the seasoned age of 35, he feels he still has what it takes to play at international level.
		Hick's absence this winter from the non-stop international schedule is a factor, he says which could go in his favour.
	www.icricketer.com /news/apr06/news4.shtml (241 words)

	The Observer \| Sport \| Cricket: The big interview: Graeme Hick
		Hick thinks it had a lot to do with the sort of person he is, the background he comes from.
		Hick agrees there is little doubt he would have done better now with central contracts, a more competitive county championship, the academy, a sympathetic England coach in Duncan Fletcher (his captain in Zimbabwe's 1983 World Cup squad) - and no Ray Illingworth.
		Hick, who had batted for nearly four-and-half hours, sees it this way: 'To say I was disappointed would be putting it very politely.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /sport/story/0,,1754939,00.html (2047 words)

	Hick claims 100th century for Worcestershire
		London: Graeme Hick struck his 100th hundred for Worcestershire to become only the eighth player to score a century of centuries for a single county.
		Hick's total of 130 first class hundreds means he has now moved into eighth-place in the all-time list, overtaking former England captain and opening batsman Sir Len Hutton.
		Hick played the last of his 65 Tests against Sri Lanka at Kandy in 2001, finishing with 3,383 runs at a modest average of 31.32 with six hundreds.
	thatscricket.oneindia.in /news/2006/06/22/2206hick-century.html (506 words)

	No retirement plans for Hick - Domestic - ECB
		Worcestershire batsman Graeme Hick has no intention of hanging up his bat just yet and celebrated his 39th birthday with a blistering undefeated innings of 76 which took his side to victory by eight wickets against Essex in the Frizzell County Championship Division Two.
		Graeme Hick plays his favourite cover-drive © Getty Images“I feel quite happy with the way I am hitting the ball at the moment, it is good to play for the team at this time, the enjoyment levels are high,“ Hick said to ecb.co.uk adding.
		Hick has accumulated 127 first-class hundreds and is looking to add a few more to that total and has no plans to retire while he is enjoying the county circuit.
	www.ecb.co.uk /text-only/domestic/no-retirement-plans-for-hick,4294,EN.html (470 words)

	Spare the axe: Hick asks selectors for show of faith - Cricket - Sport
		Former England batsman Graeme Hick, a casualty of previous Ashes disasters, has urged the English selectors not to revisit the bad old days by axing players from the team that surrendered to Australia by 239 runs in the first Test.
		Hick, 41, believes England has a nucleus of players including South African-born Kevin Pietersen who, if they are supported by the selectors, can be successful in future Ashes series, if not this one.
		Hick said it remained to be seen whether this England side was strong enough to come back.
	www.smh.com.au /news/cricket/spare-the-axe-hick-asks-selectors-for-show-of-faith/2005/07/30/1122144056902.html (644 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 6 \| 1988: Hick makes cricketing history
		Graeme Hick, Worcestershire's 21-year-old prodigy, has scored more than 400 runs in a county championship match - the highest innings in England this century.
		Hick had to wait until 1991 before he was allowed to join the England team - and was widely regarded as its saviour.
		Although Hick is still considered by many as one of the world's finest one-day batsman, his international performance never quite matched his county championship achievements - he was dropped several times from Test teams.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_2512000/2512037.stm (407 words)

	Hick given captain's role on his return
		The alternative would be to go outside the touring party and pick either Hick, who was in excellent form yesterday (he was not beaten past his outside edge during his net, even when he used a practice bat of half the normal width), or else his Worcestershire team-mate Vikram Solanki.
		While Hick was relaxed and confident, even expansive, both at nets and in his press briefings, he declined to explain his refusal to fly out as cover for Michael Vaughan when requested, as exclusively revealed in the Sunday Telegraph.
		All that Hick would say was: "Grav [David Graveney] spoke to the three of us [Ramprakash, Nick Knight the official batsman on stand-by, and himself] and made his decision, that's all there is to it." There was rather more to it, but his appointment as captain has made it plain that bygones will remain so.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/01/09/schick09.html (657 words)

	Ben Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Not one for indulging a great deal in publicity, he is an extremely highly respected individual and a great mentor for the younger players in the squad who feel that they learn so much from him both on and off the field.
		Hick came to England in 1984, became an instant legend in the leagues and for Worcester seconds, and — batting at number nine - bashed 82 against Surrey on his Championship debut.
		Hick would have to wait for his first Test match century, but his 178 against India was a princely knock.
	www.wccc.co.uk /coding/Players/graemehick.html (612 words)

	Sport \| Interview - Graeme Hick
		Graeme Hick has scored more than 37,000 runs in first-class cricket, made 126 centuries over 20 years, and has broken more records than there's space to list.
		In the same interview, 11 months before England's unhappy World Cup campaign in South Africa, Hick argued that even if he was not worth a place in the Test squad, he should be in the one-day team where he had (almost) fulfilled his potential as batsman, bowler and extraordinary slip catcher.
		Hick is painfully aware of how quiet he was in the England dressing room.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4999410-108356,00.html (1727 words)

	Me and Hicky
		If he loses his way, it it because of mechanical failure, for Hick is a rigid batsman, an apostle of heavy bats and clean swings." Perhaps, he added, his height could work against him when confronting the world's great pacemen.
		We were enterting the golden age of Graeme Hick.
		Perhaps the most hurtful accusation was that Hick could never be a true cricketing legend because he was boring, a dullard, a social misfit.
	quicksitebuilder.cnet.com /peterhutcheon/cityofderrycricketclub/id33.html (4511 words)

	Hick makes comeback for charity - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Zimbabwe-born Graeme Hick will return to international cricket after a four-year absence in three tsunami benefit games between a World XI and New Zealand starting on Saturday.
		Hick, 38, said he was delighted to be invited to join the world team, captained by Shane Warne, for three matches against the Black Caps.
		Hick still plays for Worcestershire in English county cricket and is familiar with New Zealand conditions, having played for provincial team Northern Districts for two seasons in the late 1980s.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Hick-makes-comeback-for-charitys/2005/01/19/1106074817521.html (362 words)

	Exclusive: Hick refuses to fly to England's rescue
		Hick declined to comment on his reasons for not wanting to go to South Africa until today, but it is understood that he wanted to spend Christmas with his family in Worcestershire after a busy benefit year.
		The decision of the England tour management to send for Ramprakash, after Hick had withdrawn from the equation, was therefore greeted with some dismay in official quarters - until it became apparent that Fletcher had undertaken to use all his man-management skills to bring the talented but unfulfilled, and always intense, Ramprakash into line.
		No doubt Hick has his reasons: he is in training for the one-day series which starts in mid-January but has not had the net-practice to be ready for a Test match; he has his young family, and wants to be with them at Christmas for a change.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/12/26/schick26.html (1119 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today Kiwis stymied by Hick's double ton
		Former England batsman Graeme Hick's unbeaten 204 made sure New Zealand never had a chance of winning what turned out to be a drawn tour match against Worcestershire on Monday.
		Born in what was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Hick, 38 later this month, has never reproduced his remorseless run-scoring at first-class level in the international arena, a Test average of 31.32 in stark contrast to a first-class mark of over 53.
		But Hick blocked their path with a dominant run-a-ball-innings featuring eight sixes and 27 fours in the 15th double century of his career, as Worcestershire made 318 for six declared.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/321820.htm (488 words)

	Ananova - One-day stability the key for Hick
		Graeme Hick has urged England to decide upon their squad for the 2007 World Cup as soon as possible to allow players to accrue the necessary time and knowledge needed to challenge for glory in the West Indies.
		Hick believes England have suffered in past tournaments from throwing players in at the deep end with little limited-overs experience at international level.
		Hick, who played 120 one-day internationals and 65 Tests, is confident England will be too strong for Sri Lanka in the forthcoming Test series and could even gain the upper hand in the one-dayers.
	www.ananova.com /sport/story/sm_1808575.html (337 words)

	Hick Ousted As Captain \|\| Pear Shaped - Unofficial Worcestershire CCC News and Views
		Hicks time as captain saw a rejuvenated side last season finish second in the NCL Division 1,reach the semi-finals of the B&H Cup,the quarter finals of the C&G Trophy and also saw them narrowly miss out on promotion to Division 1 of the Frizzell County Championship.
		It is also felt that this would allow Graeme to concentrate on being the County and Country’s leading batsman and help the newly shaped team strive for higher honours into the future.
		Meanwhile,on a slightly controversial note,Graeme Hick has also released his own statement,revealing that he was "surprised and disappointed" when hearing the news.He also spoke in disbelief at the lack of communication that exsited between himself and the committee "at no time did I have the opportunity to express my ideas as Captain to the Committee.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s174/st15521.htm (446 words)

	Hick Graeme Ashley - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Hick Graeme Ashley - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Graeme Hick's County Championship Score of 405: The Times Report
		Graeme Hick is one of the most prolific run scorers in cricketing history.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Hick_Graeme_Ashley.html (100 words)

	The Hindu : Hick, Stewart hit centuries; England in command
		Graeme hick's sixth Test century in his first innings against Zimbabwe put England in a strong position on the third day of the first of two Tests at Lord's today.
		Hick's 101 had helped England to a lead of 186 and later it was expanded to 293 by Alec Stewart who is going strong with 115.
		Johnson bowled a bouncer and hick had to endure a torrid comeback over from streak, who beat the Outside edge and then had an appeal for caught behind rejected by umpire Peter Willey.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/05/21/stories/07210289.htm (414 words)

	The Ashes Cricket Series Since 1877 - 334 Not Out
		Hick may be one of England's leading one-day run-makers but he has never reached the levels expected of him after his sensational form in English county cricket.
		Born in Salisbury (now Harare), and part of Zimbabwe's 1983 World Cup squad at the age of 17, Hick moved to England in 1984 in the hope of Test recognition, something not afforded his homeland until 1992.
		A superb slip fielder, and a good but reluctant off-spinner, Hick fields in the outfield in one day cricket, where his superb throwing arm is put to good use.
	www.334notout.com /ashes/players/enghick.htm (266 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cricket - Graeme Hick leads England to victory over Zimbabwe - Wednesday February 16, 2000 02:39 PM
		BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Graeme Hick hit an unbeaten 87 to lead England to a five-wicket victory over his native homeland of Zimbabwe on Wednesday in their first one-day international.
		Hick was well supported by Mark Ealham, who scored an undefeated 36 and figured in a match-winning 90-run partnership with Hick.
		Hick was born in Zimbabwe but decided his cricketing future lay in England, where he has settled.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2000/02/16/england_zimbabwe_ap (478 words)

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