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Michael Atherton is a former English batter and captain.
Atherton was given the captaincy at the age of 25 and led England in 54 Tests by 1998.
Atherton, after his retirement, took up commentary with Sky Sports and has been an active commentator ever since.
Michael Andrew Atherton
March 23, 1968, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire.
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Michael Atherton played his first Test against Australia in 1989 and he played his first ODI against India in 1990.
Michael Atherton played his last ODI in 1998 against Sri Lanka and he played his last Test against Australia in 2001.
Michael Atherton played 115 Tests and he scored 7,728 in them at an average of 37.49 with 16 hundreds and 46 fifties.
Michael Atherton played 54 ODIs and he scored 1791 runs in them at an average of 35.11 with two hundreds and 12 fifties.